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Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan said on Thursday February’s national election was stolen from his party, describing it as the “biggest robbery of a public mandate”. Khan, speaking in the Supreme Court via video link from Adyala jail in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, said he was being held in solitary confinement. His remarks were the first to be heard in open court since he was jailed in August. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “My party is being victimised. There have been gross human rights violations,” Khan said. “The February…
Sovereign wealth funds from the GCC, including three SWFs of the UAE, are on track to play an increasing role in European and global mergers and acquisitions in the years ahead. Five SWFs from the GCC — Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia), Mubadala and ADQ, Public Investment Fund (PIF) from Saudi Arabia, and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) – are heavyweights in the top ten players looking to step up their role in overseas M&As, particularly when it comes to capital-intensive projects, says Mergermarket. SWFs from the Middle East have also been taking environmental, social, and governance issues increasingly seriously, so…
Dear parents, picking up from where I left off two weeks ago on the birds and bees narrative, I want to examine what mostly deters us as parents to have open conversations about important but sensitive subjects such as this. It’s a given that parent-child relationships have now transcended the old restrictive models and there is a general bonhomie between the two generations that fosters friendship and understanding between them. Children are more likely to share their experiences now with parents than we might have done decades ago, and parents too are better cued to receive the inputs with equanimity.…
The International Boxing Association (IBA) will offer prize money to all those who become Olympic champions and medallists at this year’s Paris Games, the body announced on Wednesday. The body is not organising the boxing tournament at the Paris Olympics after it was stripped of recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last year. Based on the placings of boxers at the July 26-Aug. 11 Games, the IBA said it will award $100,000 to gold medallists, $50,000 for silver medals and $25,000 for bronze. The move follows that of World Athletics, which in April announced it would be the first…
Burtville: Construction Progress on “Ville 11” Burtville Real Estate Development, a Development company in the UAE real estate sector, announces the ongoing progress of construction works on the “Ville 11” project, recently launched in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. The project contains 111 residential units. According to the Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM) on the Dari website, Burtville has completed 11% of the construction works on “Ville 11,” which began immediately after obtaining the necessary permits. This milestone demonstrates the company’s commitment to adhering to the project timeline, with completion and unit handover scheduled for the third quarter of 2027. The steady…
Google Photos is set to get a long-overdue overhaul that will bring new and improved sharing and notification features to the app. With its automatic backups, easy sorting and search, and album sharing, Google Photos has always been one of the better photo apps, and it’s set to get a whole slew of AI features. According to an APK teardown done by Android Authority and the leaker AssembleDebug, Google is now set to double down on improving sharing features. Google Photos will get a new social-focused sharing page in version 6.85.0.637477501 for Android devices. The new “Sharing Activity” page will…
There will be a traffic diversion on a major road in Ajman, authorities announced on Thursday. Ajman Police said that traffic will be diverted on Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Street from Sunday, June 2. The diversion will take place for motorists coming from Ajman Port and the city centre towards Sheikh Khalifa Interchange. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. See the map below: The diversion is part of the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Street development project to improve traffic movement. Police urged motorists to adhere to traffic instructions that will be put in…
More than two months of gruelling and acrimonious campaigning in India’s general election that played out in sweltering heat ended on Thursday, two days before the final phase of polling, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency will cast its votes. India began voting in seven phases in the world’s largest election on April 19 and it is set to conclude on June 1. Votes will be counted on June 4 although television channels conduct exit polls and project results after voting ends. Modi, who is seeking a record-equalling third straight term and is widely expected to win, began his re-election…
Actor Daisy Ridley says reprising her role as Jedi hero Rey feels “exciting and nerve-racking” as she returns to the “Star Wars” franchise for a new film. Walt Disney Co, which purchased Star Wars producer Lucasfilm in 2012 and released three movies starring Ridley from 2015 to 2019 as well as different TV series, announced new plans for the franchise last year. It said Ridley’s new film would focus on rebuilding the New Jedi Order. “I’m very excited, it feels like a new adventure,” Ridley told Reuters at the London premiere of another Disney film, “Young Woman and the Sea”,…
“If I wasn’t the first, the best, I was nothing.” Ziyad*, a Dubai-resident from Syria, has always identified as a competitive person. Encouraged by his father to excel in school and at sports as a child, Ziyad naturally felt a sense of pride in winning and enjoyed the praise and attention he received from his dad. “When he passed away, I took that competition with others to a whole new level,” said the 34-year-old who moved to the UAE almost 15 years ago. “I felt like if I could be the best at everything, I’d honour his memory.” Competing took…