Israel launched a retaliatory strike on Iran following last week's missile and drone barrage from Tehran, according to two US officials, though media from both countries appeared to downplay the severity of the incident. An explosion was heard early Friday in Isfahan, Iran's third-biggest city, Fars news agency reported. Nuclear facilities located there are safe, state television and the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said. Neither the Iranian nor Israeli government has confirmed there was a strike by Israel. The Jewish state rarely comments on specific military actions linked to Iran. Fligh ..read more

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a phone call with Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to discuss the latest, dangerous developments in the region and their repercussions on the regional and international peace and security. During the call, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed emphasised the importance of exercising the utmost self-restraint and working to prevent the expansion of the circle of tension in the Middle East, pointing out that diplomacy and dialogue are the only way to resolve differences and ensure ..read more

Nestle, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, has found itself entangled in a myriad of controversies over the years. From the infamous Maggi noodle ban and allegations of child labour, the company has faced its fair share of scrutiny. Adding sugar in baby food A recent report has once again put Nestle in the spotlight, revealing differences in Nestle's baby food products across different regions. While products sold in Europe were found to be free of added sugars, those distributed in Asia, Africa, and Latin America contained them. This revelation is a cause for concern, as ..read more

Dubai recently experienced an unprecedented weather event as severe thunderstorms swept through the city. It affected air travel and caused flooding on the streets throughout the United Arab Emirates, halting normal activities. The state-run weather agency said it was a "historic weather event" and Dubai had not seen such rain in 75 years. Many videos from the rain-battered city are doing rounds on social media. Now a time-lapse video that shows the massive storm is going viral online.  This ominous-looking clip appears to be straight out of a sci-fi film. An X user shared the video on th ..read more

Israeli strikes on Friday targeted a Syrian army position in the country's south, Syria's government and a monitor said, as US media reported Israel had hit its arch-rival Iran. In a statement, Syria's defence ministry said "the Israeli enemy carried out an attack using missiles... targeting our air defence sites in the southern region" and causing material damage. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Israel targeted an army radar position in the southern province of Daraa that had detected the entry of Israeli planes into Syria's airspace. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Br ..read more

The world has its fingers crossed as Iran's state media has reported explosions in the Isfahan province, days after Iran's drone attack on Israel sparked fears of a major escalation in West Asia. While Israel authorities have not confirmed a strike and Iran state-media, too, has downplayed claims of an attack on a military site, US media has quoted officials saying that Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes. What Happened In Isfahan Iran's Fars news agency reported early on Friday that "three explosions" were heard near Shekari army airbase in the northwest of Isfahan province, news agenc ..read more

Explosions rocked Iran's central Isfahan province on Friday, according to state media, while US officials told American news outlets that Israel carried out a retaliatory strike on the Islamic republic. The attack comes less than a week after Tehran launched a barrage of more than 300 drones and missiles in its first-ever direct assault on Israel's soil. That unprecedented onslaught was itself a reprisal for an earlier strike in Syria widely blamed on Israel. The escalating tit-for-tat between the arch-rivals has prompted global powers to urge caution and appeal on both sides to not allow fric ..read more

Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli attack on Iran, flight tracking data showed. Iran closed its airports in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan after the attack and cleared flights from the western portion of its airspace for a few hours after the attack, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24. By 0445 GMT the airports and airspace had reopened, and closure notices posted on a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration database had been ..read more

Apple has removed the Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China following an order from the country's top internet regulator, Bloomberg reported Friday citing the tech giant. Beijing engages in some of the world's most extensive internet censorship, with web users in mainland China unable to access everything from Google to many foreign apps without using a virtual private network. "We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree," said Apple in a statement, according to Bloomberg. "The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) orde ..read more

Around 60 doctors in Japan have accused Google Maps of ignoring vitriolic reviews of their clinics in a class-action lawsuit touted as the first of its kind. The medics are seeking 1.4 million yen ($9,000) in total damages from Google in a bid to hold the US tech titan accountable for inaction over the reviews. They sued the company on Thursday, saying they are powerless to reply to, or refute, reputation-damaging reviews because of their obligation to patient confidentiality. "People who post online can say anything anonymously, even if it's nothing but slander or verbal abuse", one of the pa ..read more