ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian federal police on Tuesday announced the arrest of 17 individuals who were allegedly involved in a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The suspects, allegedly led by a trafficking kingpin named Mohamed Tahir Aden, aka “Wordi”,extorted money from the victims’ relatives and were linked to the deaths of over 60 migrants. In addition to committing serious crimes, including sexual violence against several women, police also accused the trafficking group of collecting more than 1 billion birr (about $6.19 million) from victims in the process. Tahir and his co-accused have yet to appear in court or comment on…
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DUBAI, 21st July, 2026 (WAM) — Dubai Land Department (DLD), represented by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the UAE Football Association (UAE FA) in a strategic step to organise a series of sports events and tournaments for developers and professionals across the real estate sector. The partnership aims to strengthen engagement among industry stakeholders, encourage active lifestyles, foster a culture of positive competition and teamwork, and support community and sports initiatives that contribute to the sector’s sustainable development. The signing ceremony, held at the UAE Football Association’s headquarters in Dubai, was attended…
Dr. Najwa Aaraj. The world’s largest powers now treat cryptography as critical national infrastructure. We cannot afford to be spectators. In June 2026, the United States issued two executive orders that accelerate the nation’s transition to post-quantum cryptography while expanding investment in quantum technologies. Together, they send a clear message: computation has become an instrument of national sovereignty. Just as nations protect their airspace, energy grids and telecommunications networks, they must now protect the cryptographic foundations that make the digital economy possible. For decades, national security was measured primarily in physical terms – territory, military capability and economic strength. Today, however, one of the greatest strategic…
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the country’s army commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and offered a “prominent position” to the defense minister he sacked last week. In a late-night TV address, Zelensky said he was appointing Mykhailo Drapatyi, a popular and innovative general, as the new head of Ukraine’s armed forces. Drapatyi would oversee a reorganization of the army’s command structure, Zelensky said. It comes just days after the removal of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in a move that triggered street protests nationwide. Initial rumors that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to a conflict between him…
[Editor’s Note: This article is part of Khaleej Times’ Schools and Parents, a dedicated section designed to support families in the UAE as they explore educational choices. The section offers explainers, guidance from education leaders, expert advice and insights from parents to help readers make informed decisions about schools, curricula and communities.] Dubai parents are getting a clearer picture of their education choices ahead of the 2026-27 academic year, with private school fees frozen and families taking a closer look at what Outstanding-rated schools offer — from learning experiences and facilities to student opportunities and asking: are these ratings worth the price tag? Families in…
Despite the harmful effects of smoking being well-known, many smokers are unable to quit. However, a new research is showing that data on personal wearables that indicate exactly how smoking is affecting the body could be a key factor in helping smokers quit. A landmark study by wearable brand Whoop published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, analysed more than 12,000 new members over 72 weeks. It found that continuous health monitoring co-occurs with substantial, sustained reductions in tobacco use, and those reductions track with measurable improvements in cardiovascular and sleep health. The study found that the probability of daily tobacco use…
DALLAS/NEW YORK, 21st July, 2026 (WAM) — The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), MGX, and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) (collectively, the Consortium), today successfully completed their previously announced acquisition of 100 percent of the equity in Aligned Data Centres from private infrastructure funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management and its co-invest partners. The transaction, which represents Aligned’s enterprise value of approximately $40 billion, stands as one of the largest private investments made to date in digital infrastructure. Aligned Data Centres is one of the largest and fastest-growing data centre developers globally, with a portfolio spanning 51 campuses and more…
BOLOGNA — Police have clashed with demonstrators during a protest in Bologna after a Moroccan-born man died pleading for help while being forcibly restrained by two police officers in the northern city. Human rights campaigners and Italy’s opposition parties have demanded urgent answers over the death on Sunday of Abderrahim Fakir, 42, who had lived in Italy since he was five years old and ran a small removals and cleaning business. A video shared widely on Italian media shows Fakir, who reportedly had heart issues and asthma, repeatedly calling out “aiuto, aiuto, basta” (Help, help, that’s enough) as two officers…
RIYADH — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the Muslim World League (MWL) have strongly condemned recent allegations made by the Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia, reaffirming their support for the Kingdom and stressing the need to safeguard international maritime navigation. GCC Secretary-General Jassim Al-Budaiwi denounced the statements issued by the Houthi militia’s so-called military spokesman, describing them as baseless allegations aimed at distorting facts and evading responsibility for actions that have deepened the suffering of the Yemeni people and threatened regional security and stability. Al-Budaiwi said the accusations could not obscure Saudi Arabia’s longstanding efforts to…
When Shaukat Ali Rana opens the front door of his villa in Mirdif to visitors, they quickly realise they have stepped into something far more than an ordinary home. Walls are lined with black-and-white photographs. Vintage cameras sit beside film projectors, Polaroids and wooden field cameras. Glass cabinets display yellowing newspapers, old passports, pre-Union border permits, coins, stamps, driving licences and documents that many people would have discarded decades ago. However, Rana does not begin the tour with any of these. Instead, he walks to a framed black-and-white photograph of Al Maqta Fort near Abu Dhabi. “This was the first…