Dubai International Holy Quran Award 2026: Dubai ruler names Sheikh Al-Hussary 2026 International Quranic Personality – What it means for the Muslim world? | World News

Celebrating Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary and Young Quranic Voices at 2026 Global Awards / Image: file In a powerful tribute to Quranic scholarship and legacy, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has named Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary as the 2026 International Quranic Personality. The announcement comes as part of the 28th edition of the Dubai International…

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Abandoned and decaying: What’s left inside Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ after years grounded? | World News

Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’. For nearly a decade, the Boeing 727 once owned by Jeffrey Epstein has sat motionless on an outdoor slab in Brunswick, Georgia — its once-polished fuselage streaked with grime, its engines removed, its interior frozen in a kind of disquieting time capsule.Nicknamed the “Lolita Express” by the press, a moniker…

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UAE rolls out 3-year academic calendar: Key dates, mid-term breaks and final school days explained | World News

UAE approved a three-year academic calendar covering 2026 to 2029 for public and private schools/Image: File Parents, pupils and school leaders across the UAE now have clarity well in advance.. The Ministry of Education has approved the academic calendar for the next three school years, covering 2026–2027, 2027–2028 and 2028–2029, setting fixed start dates, term…

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‘Trade deficits distinct from BOP deficits’: Gita Gopinath backs Neal Katyal on Trump’s 15% tariff move

Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath has backed Indian-American lawyer Neal Katyal in questioning US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 15 per cent global tariff.Responding to Katyal’s post on X, Gopinath supported his argument that trade deficits and balance-of-payments deficits are conceptually different, a distinction central to the legal debate over the administration’s…

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s brother calls her ‘real victim’ in Epstein scandal; labels Virginia Giuffre ‘monster’

Andrew pictured with Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell/ US Department of Justice via Press Association Ian Maxwell, brother of convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, defended his sister, saying she is the “real victim” in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and called Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre a “monster.”In an interview with The Telegraph published Friday, he lashed…

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