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This year is likely to be one of the most pivotal in Myanmar’s modern history. The country is embroiled in a civil war, ignited by the military’s 2021 coup against an elected government. Fighting has escalated and the military regime, which calls itself the State Administration Council (SAC), has suffered mounting defeats. It has responded to the loss of control over border regions and swaths of territory to opposition forces with indiscriminate air attacks and atrocities against civilians. The military’s most formidable opposition – a coalition of ethnic armed groups – now controls most of Rakhine state in the country’s…

Sharjah: Al Khaleej, in celebration of World Braille Day, Kalimat Foundation, the non-profit organization concerned with empowering deprived and visually impaired children and ensuring their right to read, organized an interactive community program that included a range of activities aimed at integrating blind and visually impaired children into society. The program brought together blind and visually impaired children with sighted children in a living embodiment of one community, in line with the Kalimat Foundation’s mission and goals aimed at promoting the independence of all children. Their right to education, and ensuring their integration into society. The program was held at…

PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah addresses a press conference. — APP/FileSanaullah says PTI wasted 15 days themselves.Says PTI didn’t share list of those killed in Islamabad protest. He asks PTI to produce eye witnesses in support of their claim.  Shifting the blame for wasting 15 days on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Thursday urged the former ruling party to extend “its cut-off date” for dialogue until February 28.Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Naya Pakistan’, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader said: “PTI wasted 15 days themselves, now extend the deadline…

A plane crashed into a building at Fullerton Municipal Airport in California, Jan 2, 2025.— X/@ralvyandbubbaLOS ANGELES: A small plane crashed into a commercial building in California on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others, police said.The crash took place early in the afternoon near Fullerton Municipal Airport, 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles. The cause remains unknown. “There are two confirmed fatalities,” Fullerton police said on X. Additionally, 10 people were hospitalised and eight others were treated at the scene.Investigators do not yet know if the deceased were plane passengers or if they were…

Tish Cyrus makes bizarre link between ‘not smoking weed’ and ‘anxiety’Tish Cyrus is opening up about her journey before and after quitting weed.The podcast host, 57, spoke at length about the circumstances that led her to quit cold turkey in a recent episode of Sorry We’re Cyrus with her daughter Brandi, 37. “It was kind of by accident that I stopped smoking,” Tish began as she addressed her October statement where she had said she no longer smokes weed.“I went on vacation and it was somewhere I could not have pot and like three days in, [I] had the worst…

Zoe Saldana reveals unexpected reason for enrolling her sons in balletZoe Saldana, who is mother to to three sons, wanted her boys to learn dance.In a recent chat with W. Magazine in their first publish of 2025, the 46-year-old actress shared that she hopes her sons will take an interest in dance. “I’m trying. I’m not going to give up. Studies have shown that it is so therapeutic for men to take any form of dance at a very early age or throughout their lives because they carry so much tension and emotion,” she told the outlet.”At least my twins…

Meta-owned WhatsApp has announced its decision to stop supporting several older smartphone models from January 1, 2025. The move is part of the platform’s effort to adapt to newer technologies and enhance its services globally, including in Pakistan.Devices operating on outdated systems that are no longer eligible for updates will lose access to the app, preventing users from installing future WhatsApp updates or using its features.Affected DevicesThe following phones will no longer support WhatsApp starting January 1, 2025:Samsung:Galaxy S3Galaxy Note 2Galaxy Ace 3Galaxy S4 MiniMotorola:Moto G (1st Gen)Razr HDMoto E (2014)HTC:One XOne X+Desire 500Desire 601LG:Optimus GNexus 4G2 MiniL90Sony:Xperia ZXperia SPXperia…

Crowds have returned to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, as the city recovers after a deadly New Year’s Day attack that left 14 victims dead and 35 more injured. On Friday, visitors paid their respects at a pavement memorial on Bourbon Street, close to where a suspect drove his rented pick-up truck into a late-night crowd of revellers. Officials said the driver, 42-year-old United States military veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was inspired by the armed group ISIL (ISIS). Jabbar was fatally shot in a firefight with police after crashing his truck. A law enforcement bulletin published on Friday warned that federal…

Abu Dhabi: Abdul Rahman Saeed The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has confirmed that the domestic labor recruitment office may open branches in the same emirate in which it is licensed or in any other emirate, in accordance with 5 conditions that must be adhered to, which are: Evaluating and reviewing the value of the bank guarantee or insurance compared to the size Activity: Commitment to providing all requirements and conditions for licensing and the licensee mentioned in the requirements and documents for granting a license to the recruitment office for domestic workers, taking into account the requirements of…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat posing for a photo on October 25, 2024. —[email protected] Govt, establishment offered deal, claims Marwat.PTI lawmaker says embattled party rejected offer. “Imran Khan was approached directly on several occasions.” ISLAMABAD: Amid ongoing talks between the government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to defuse political tensions, party lawmaker Sher Afzal Marwat has claimed that the former ruling party was offered to move its incarcerated founder Imran Khan to Governor House in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nathia Gali.”[Interior Minister] Mohsin Naqvi and representatives of the government and the establishment tabled the offer to move Imran to Nathia Gali……