Arsenal, Chelsea aim to avoid FA Cup upsets

Arsenal are in red-hot form this season. Photo: AFP LONDON: Arsenal head to Mansfield and Chelsea face Wrexham in the FA Cup fifth round, with the Premier League clubs aiming to avoid embarrassing giant-killings, while Liverpool bid to avenge a painful defeat at Wolves. AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of this weekend’s … Read more

Some wealthy Asians look to move Dubai assets closer to home on Iran war fears

Not all ​wealth managers, however, view the ongoing Middle East ​conflict as prompting immediate capital flight A view of Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 1, 2026, after an Iranian attack. PHOTO: REUTERS Soon after ​the first Iranian missile and drone attacks on Dubai last week, two Indian entrepreneurs based there tried … Read more

‘Operation Epic Fury’ burns an estimated $5.82b in just 100 hours

US offensive costs rise rapidly as asset losses, munition consumption increase exponentially US carrier operations are continuously targeting Iran in the region. PHOTO: CENTCOM/FOX NEWS The first 100 hours of ‘Operation Epic Fury’ have cost US forces at least an estimated $5.82 billion, or about 0.69% of the entire 2026 US defence budget, according to data … Read more

ECC approves Rs3b gas supply schemes for villages near production fields

[ Also okays NDMA summary seeking Rs3.63b for reimbursement of flood operations expenditures and overseas assistance Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb chairs the ECC meeting at the Finance Division in Islamabad on Friday. Photo: Ministry of Finance/X The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday approved a series of technical supplementary grants (TSGs), … Read more

Piastri edges Antonelli in second Australian GP practice

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was fastest in second practice for the Australian Grand Prix. Photo: AFP MELBOURNE: McLaren’s Oscar Piastri powered to the quickest time ahead of Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli in second practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday as drivers grappled with sweeping new engine changes. The Australian sent his home crowd into … Read more

Suicide attack at check post in North Waziristan injures 14

Miranshah DHQ medical superintendent says four of the injured in critical condition Screengrab of a fire at a school in North Waziristan. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE PESHAWAR: At least 14 civilians were injured after a suicide attack at a checkpost in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan on Friday, according to officials. The police said the attack targeted the Chashma Sarbandi checkpost on the Miranshah-Bannu … Read more