Most people felt the shift without seeing it. Payments got faster, crypto stopped feeling fringe, and a new rulebook started to settle in. What changed is simple, and profound. The world is moving money onto programmable rails. Some countries are building central bank digital currencies, CBDCs, and the United States is embracing fully reserved dollar … Read more

TEL AVIV: Thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for an end to the war in Gaza, a day after the Israeli government vowed to expand the conflict and capture Gaza City. Demonstrators waved signs and held up pictures of hostages still being held in the Palestinian territory as they … Read more

PUBLISHED August 10, 2025 Despite a number of books, volumes, reviews and articles penned on the late Amjad Islam Amjad, legendary poet, playwright and author, this is my humble attempt to pay a tribute to him, as his 81st birthday fell earlier this week on August 4. I feel that there is a dire need … Read more

More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, authorities said Sunday. The incident took place overnight on the route between the two Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, located in the centre and south of Iraq, … Read more