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The ruling coalition of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party is set to finalise the federal cabinet soon with the PML-N deciding to request its prime supporter PPP to join the cabinet, according to a media report on Sunday. A meeting chaired by the PML-N supremo and three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif and attended by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif besides other leaders decided that the PPP should be approached again with the request to join the federal cabinet. “Shahbaz Sharif told the meeting, which was held prior to the presidential election on Saturday, he would talk to Asif Ali…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Re-entry and Splashdown SpaceX’s Crew-7 is preparing to depart the International Space Station (ISS) after a six-and-a-half month stay aboard the orbital outpost some 250 miles above Earth. NASA will live stream all of the key moments of the homecoming (full details below). NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, will board their Crew Dragon spacecraft and undock from the ISS at just after 11 a.m. ET on Monday, March 11. Mogensen, who’s been dazzling earthlings with his photographic skills…
Three key Libyan leaders said on Sunday they had agreed on the “necessity” of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed elections. A political process to resolve more than a decade of conflict in Libya has been stalled since an election scheduled for December 2021 collapsed amid disputes over the eligibility of the main candidates. The leaders are the president of the Presidential Council (PC) Mohamed Menfi, the head of High State Council (HSC) Mohamed Takala, who are both based in Tripoli, and Aguila Saleh, speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) in Benghazi. Stay up to date…
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation to exhibit at “London Book Fair 2024“ 10 March 2024- The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) will be participating in the London Book Fair 2024, a major international event that brings together publishers, writers, and other experts from the literary field. The event will take place in London from 12 to 14 March 2024. During its participation, the MBRF will host a range of events that will highlight the Dubai International Program for Writing (DIPW) and its knowledge contributions over the past decade. Additionally, a series of sessions and discussions will address…
The biggest pop culture event of the year is upon us. The 2024 Oscars ceremony is this weekend, and everyone is asking one question: Who is going to win? An endless parade of precursor awards like the Golden Globes, the Critics Choice Awards, and the SAG Awards, have given some clues to potential victors, but no one really knows for sure who is going to win Best Picture, Best Actress, and the other 21 categories. Will the two movies that made up last summer’s Barbenheimer phenomenon, Oppenheimer and Barbie, emerge triumphant? Or will underdogs like The Holdovers or Poor Things…
Private schools, nurseries and universities in Dubai are allowed to conduct online classes on Monday, March 11. The decision was announced by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) on their social media accounts on Sunday. The decision comes as heavy rain, thunderstorm and lightning hit parts of the UAE, causing disruptions on Saturday, March 9. Despite Saturday being the peak of such weather, authorities are taking precaution due to expected unstable weather conditions today. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts mostly fair to partly cloudy…
Qatar has announced that with the sighting of the Ramadan crescent on Sunday, the holy month will begin on March 11, 2024. Ramadan, determined by the lunar Islamic calendar in which months span either 29 or 30 days, commences and concludes based on the sighting of the crescent moon. Hence, Ramadan is not set on any specific days annually. Local media in Saudi Arabia earlier announced that the crescent moon had been spotted in the Kingdom, making Monday the first day of fasting for Muslims in the country. Soon after, UAE too made a similar announcement. While Kuwait and Bahrain…
Sean O’Malley put on a tremendous display of striking to defeat Ecuador’s Marlon “Chito” Vera by unanimous decision and retain his bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 299 at Miami’s Kaseya Centre on Saturday night. O’Malley, who beat Aljamain Sterling to claim the title back in August 2023, suffered the only loss of his pro career to Vera, going down in the first round of their August 2023 bout after suffering a foot injury that impaired his movement. The re-match proved a different proposition as American O’Malley stayed out of trouble by putting on a striking mastercalass, mixing…
International SOS highlights need to prioritise mental wellbeing and health during holy month of Ramadan UAE, March 10, 2024 – International SOS, the world’s leading provider of medical and security services, reminds everyone observing Ramadan to prioritise their safety and health by providing expert advice and personalised support. The holy month of Ramadan is due to start this year on or around March 11, and Muslims across the globe are preparing to begin a period of fasting and introspection. Fasting hours vary by location and will gradually increase throughout the month, as the time to start the fast (Imsak) and…
The long awards season is finally reaching its high point: the 2024 Oscars. The best actors, directors, screenwriters, and below-the-line talent will be honored on March 10. Netflix will be represented by several prestige films looking to bring home an Oscar, notably Maestro, Nyad, Rustin, and May December. But not everyone is a fan of the Oscars, and that’s quite OK. If you are not interested in watching the ceremony, fire up Netflix and stream a TV show. Four of our five suggestions are from 2024, including two TV adaptions of popular movies and one hit reality show. However, there is…