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Who is Peter Finch? Meet YouTube golfer set for pro debut at the Egyptian Open
Peter Finch is a YouTube golf coach who will make his pro debut at the Egyptian Open. Finch received a sponsor’s exemption to enter the tournament, which featured 132 players competing for a prize purse of $125,000. Finch is involved with online...
Türkiye showcases African women’s creativity and empowerment at TABEF 2025
The African Culture House and Handicrafts Market, a social initiative founded by Türkiye’s First Lady, Emine Erdoğan, was among the exhibitors at the Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum (TABEF 2025). The showcase celebrated African...
UAE moves to formalise yoga as competitive sport
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is actively moving to formalise yoga, or yogasana, as a competitive sport, elevating it from a wellness and lifestyle practice to a recognised sporting discipline, as reported by The National. This shift is largely...
Israel Launches Strikes on Eastern Lebanon Despite Ceasefire
Military targets Hezbollah sites in Bekaa Valley and Hermel region Israel launched multiple airstrikes on mountainous areas in eastern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting Hezbollah positions, according to statements from both Lebanese and Israeli...
New Mansfield firefighter is 2020 Madison grad
New Mansfield Firefighter Dominic Planck of Mansfield was sworn in Monday at the Mansfield Fire Department, saying he is excited to serve his hometown. Planck, 23, served 3.5 years in the U.S. Army as an infantryman and was deployed to Syria. He...
Cigna International Health Study 2025: UAE Emerges as a Global Leader in Vitality, Well-Being, and Health Innovation
The UAE has once again demonstrated its leadership in health and well-being, achieving a Vitality score of 73.3 and Overall Well-Being score of 70%, placing it second in the world in the latest Cigna International Health Study 2025, released today...
New Continuous Fiber Composite Filament Setup for 3D Printing
Researchers from the Institute of Space Technology (IST) in Islamabad, in collaboration with the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and Ajman University in the United Arab Emirates, have developed a new production setup for...
Investing in Sanitation could add $4.8 billion to Ghana’s economy — ISSER Experts
Experts from the University of Ghana’s Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) are urging government to treat waste management as a major economic growth strategy, not merely a public health concern. In a recent paper titled...
Israeli professor in London says masked students threatened to behead him
Masked demonstrators stormed the classroom of an Israeli-born economics professor at City University of London Wednesday. The professor, Michael Ben-Gad, said they threatened to behead him and shouting accusations that he was a “war criminal” and...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Kyiv ready for peace talks anywhere except Russia and Belarus
Putin not approaching peace efforts in good faith, says Zelensky Volodymyr Zelensky has argued that Vladimir Putin is not approaching peace talks in Ukraine in good faith, as he criticised Moscow’s refusal to budge on its maximalist demands for a...
Beside what the media tells them, American Jewish youth know little about Israel
Judy Maltz, a journalist for Haaretz, has just returned from a project involving American Jewish college kids; the object was to find out what October 7, 2023, means to them, has it changed their regard for Israel, etc. It’s a vast topic if done...
Fastest Growing Tech Niches in the Middle East
A generation ago, most Gulf cities focused on trade and construction. Now, a different kind of industry fills their skylines – one built on data and imagination. Start-ups and labs are popping up everywhere, replacing those old warehouses. Tech is...
What Israel and Hamas Actually Want from the Gaza Ceasefire
Earlier this month, Israel and Hamas announced a ceasefire to the two-year war in Gaza. The agreement was brokered in part by the United States, but American officials are concerned, according to the New York Times, that the Israeli Prime...
Israel is not a Colonizing Power
Along with other screams, those protesting Israel call it a colonial power; Palestine has been colonized. Yes, there have been lots of colonial powers. And the behavior of these countries leads to the definition of a colonizer. A colonizing...
VF’s Q2 Profit Indicates Progress on Turnaround Plan
VF Corp. is progressing on its turnaround plan, besting Wall Street’s expectations in the second quarter. For the second quarter ended Sept. 27, VF posted net income of $189.8 million, or 48 cents a diluted share, versus net income of $52.2...
Israel Seeks to ‘Legalize’ Annexation of the West Bank
October 23, 2025 Hour: 10:58 am On Wednesday, the Israeli Parliament’s (Knesset) approved two draft laws aimed at imposing “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied West Bank and on Israeli illegal colonial settlements. RELATED: Israel Has Killed...
Four killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon as US head of ceasefire committee visits Beirut
At least four people were killed in Israeli bombardments across Lebanon on Thursday as the US general heading the monitoring mechanism of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire landed in Beirut. Zainab Moussa, 82, and Maher Younis, 43, were killed and two...
Relazioni Italia–Turkmenistan: visita di Stato del Presidente Serdar Berdimuhamedov a Roma
Assessment La visita ufficiale del Presidente del Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, a Roma il 24 ottobre 2025 rappresenta un momento di rilievo nella proiezione internazionale di Ashgabat e nel rafforzamento dell’impegno dell’Italia in Asia...
Police: Indecent exposure reported near Paly
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who reportedly exposed himself to a girl as she was walking near Palo Alto High School last week. The incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 just east of the high school, according to a news release...
Why Trump may push Israel to free ‘Palestinian Mandela’
Donald Trump has suggested he could tell Israel to release the one man who could unify the Palestinians from prison in Israel where he has spent more than two decades US President Donald Trump has declared that he may push for the release of the...