UAE foils terror plot, arrests cell members

UAE State Security authorities announced they have dismantled a terrorist cell and arrested its members over alleged involvement in covert activities aimed at undermining national unity and destabilising the country. According to the statement carried by Emirates News Agency (WAM), investigations revealed that the group had planned to carry out organised terrorist and sabotage operations on […]

Support for a Loved One With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Annie Bond, 37, was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in August 2015. Shortly after sharing her diagnosis, some of her friends sent miracle cures and wigs in the mail.  “That was weird because I didn’t even know if I was going to lose my hair,” Bond says. Bond has lived with metastatic breast cancer for […]

Students Return to In-Person Classes with Safety Measures

More than a million students have been allowed to return to all educational institutions in the UAE from today after weeks of distance learning due to geopolitical tensions that ensued the US-Israel-Iran war. Most of the school students are returning to campuses after a pause of around 50 days since March 2. The yellow buses […]

Truce in Balance After US Seizes Iranian Ship

Concerns grew on Monday that the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran could collapse, after the United States announced it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to breach the blockade imposed on the Islamic Republic’s ports, prompting the Islamic Republic to vow to retaliate. Efforts to achieve a more lasting peace in the region […]

Naomi Watts urges women to own menopause

Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts has continued to have fame on the screen into her 50s, but she is building more of her life story around navigating deeply personal and often unspoken health and aging issues.She has become increasingly open about topics many public figures, and Hollywood actresses in particular, avoid, using her platform to normalize […]

How to stay patient in an instant world

From next-day delivery to kids’ TV shows on demand, have we forgotten how to wait for … anything? The good news is that patience is a skill that can be cultivated – by parents and children alike. Here’s how Your kids want to know why their new book (ordered 18 hours ago) is “taking so […]

Flight cancellations: your rights during fuel shortages

The war in the Middle East has prompted fears that potential shortages of jet fuel could result in flight cancellations this summer and warnings that holidays could be severely disrupted. Airports have said jet fuel could run short within three weeks as a result of supply problems after the strait of Hormuz was effectively closed when war […]

Suspicion over US influencer’s Zanzibar death

Ashly Robinson, a US lifestyle influencer, died last week while on vacation in the Tanzanian islands of Zanzibar with her boyfriend, Joe McCann. Robinson’s death on 9 April, just days after her birthday and a marriage proposal from McCann, has sparked suspicion on social media, with users doubtful of the current narrative surrounding her death. No arrests have been […]

Dubai resumes school bus services

In line with ongoing assessments conducted by the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority, in coordination with the Ministry of Education, bus services for private educational institutions in Dubai will resume starting Monday, April 20, 2026, in accordance with the approved safety protocols. This decision is an extension of the country’s continuous assessment approach during […]

Ships report attacks as Iran shuts Hormuz

Trump convenes White House Situation Room meeting Donald Trump convened a White House Situation Room meeting on Saturday morning to discuss the renewed crisis around the strait of Hormuz and negotiations with Iran, according to reporting from Axios. A senior US official told Axios that unless there is a breakthrough in peace talks, it appears […]