In the UAE, you may face fines up to AED 500,000 and legal action for posting defamatory or offensive messages online/ Representative image In the UAE, online insults and defamation are criminal offences, not just civil matters. Social media comments are treated like published content, with serious legal consequences. A woman was fined Dh30,000 for…
Coldplay fan who recorded the video from the concert and posted in on social media says she feels partially bad. When Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was featured on the big screen with his company’s HR Kristin Cabot during a Coldplay concert in Boston, a 28-year-old woman filmed the video and framed their expression. Grace Springer,…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A 41-year-old undocumented immigrant has been arrested for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping in order to raise money and falsely accuse federal law enforcement.The US department of justice announced on Thursday that Yuriana Julia “Juli” Pelaez Calderon faces charges of conspiracy and making false statements to federal officers.According to the department of…
Starting in 2026, the UAE will tax sugary drinks based on their sugar content to encourage healthier consumption and reduce sugar intake/ Image: File UAE to tax sugary drinks based on sugar content starting 2026. Flat 50% tax on sweetened drinks will be replaced by a sugar-based tiered system. More sugar = higher tax; less…
Saudi Arabia’s labour reforms under Vision 2030 have lifted women’s workforce participation from 17% in 2017 to over 35% in 2024 and counting/Representative Image TL;DR: Female labour-force participation jumped from ~17% in 2015 to 36.2% in Q3 2024, well above Vision 2030’s initial 30% target . “Mada” digital payments saw e-commerce sales grow 25.8% to…
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan officially designated Union Pledge Day to honour the historic 1971 signing of the UAE Union/ Image: WAM TL;DR Union Pledge Day marks the 1971 signing that set the UAE‘s unification in motion. It honours the vision and leadership of the founding fathers, especially Sheikh Zayed. It reflects the…
US President Donald Trump‘s proposal to cut $9 billion in federal spending targeting public broadcasters was passed by Congress on Friday. The bill now awaits the president’s signature. It includes major broadcasters like Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR).The House approved the bill by a narrow margin of 216–213, with two Republicans,…
A bizarre birthday letter gifted to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 has started a row surrounding the MAGA chief himself.Donald Trump seems to be in deep trouble as The Wall Street Journal revealed and reported a note gifted to the pedophile Epstein bearing Trump’s name and included a crude drawing of a naked woman. The US…
US President Donald Trump is planning to reverse environmental regulations introduced during the Biden administration, announcing two years of regulatory relief for coal-fired power plants, chemical manufacturers and other industrial polluters.The decision, framed as a national security measure, was revealed through a series of presidential proclamations issued late on Thursday.The exemptions apply to a broad…
Russ Vought (Image: X) and Jerome Powell (AP image) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sent a letter on Thursday to White House Budget Director Russ Vought, responding to allegations that he mismanaged the renovation of the Federal Reserve Board’s Eccles Building and the 1951 Constitution Avenue facility.The letter comes amid growing speculation that the Trump…
