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West Asia
“Pseudo-Experts” Turn Crisis into Currency as Media Faces Credibility Test
Mohammad Al Momani addressing the media By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Amid the brutal war gripping the Middle East, and as tensions intensify, concern is mounting over a growing class of “pseudo-experts” who are transforming crises into content and confusion into personal fame. This noticeable phenomenon has taken hold well beyond…
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Two Rockets, Two Worlds: One Reaches the Moon, the Other Targets Lives
Contrasting worlds: People cheer as the Artemis II rocket carries hope and dreams in Florida (Right). Buildings damaged and people injured as rocket (missile) hits residential area in Bahrain (Left) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: In Florida, crowds gather with a sense of awe and collective pride, watching as the Artemis…
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Civilians From 30 Countries Killed, Injured in Attacks on UAE
By Habib ToumiMANAMA: People from 30 countries have been killed or wounded in the hundreds of missile and drone attacks launched by Iran against the United Arab Emirates, official statistics indicate. In its latest report, the UAE Ministry of Defense said that “since the start of the blatant Iranian attacks,…
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Santhanaselvam Krishnan Another Innocent Life Gone
Santhanaselvam Krishnan By Habib Toumi MANAMA: On most days, lives like Santhanaselvam Krishnan’s pass quietly, without headlines or notice. He was not a public figure. Not a soldier. Not a man whose decisions shaped events or whose name carried weight in political circles. He was, simply, a worker in Kuwait,…
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Iran Targets Gulf with 83% of Attacks, Leaving 17% for Israel: GCC Chief
Minister of Defense Shaikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah inspects Kuwait International Airport following a drone attack targeting fuel storage facilities (KUNA) By Habib ToumiRIYADH: Since the outbreak of war on February 28, approximately 83% of Iran’s missiles and drones have been directed at Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)…
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia Denies Allegations of Encouraging U.S.-Iran War Escalation
HH Shaikha Sheema bint Nasser Al Khalifa, Head of Humanitarian Voluntary Initiatives at the Royal Humanitarian Foundation, checking on the condition of a child injured in Bahrain following the attacks that targeted residential areas and civilian infrastructure By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Saudi Arabia has denied claims that its leaderships has…
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Arab Voices Clash Over the U.S.-Israel-Iran War, Future of the Middle East
German Ambassador to Bahrain Ambassador Henning Simon offering his condolences to the family of Sara Dashti, the 29-year-old Bahrain killed in a drone attack while she was sitting with friends By Habib ToumiMANAMA: A lively debate has erupted across Arab social media over the implications of the U.S.–Israeli war on…
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West Asia
Lives Cut Short: Migrant Workers Among Dead in Drone, Missile Attacks Across UAE
Alaa’s father being condoled on the death of his daughter By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Six foreign nationals — including three Pakistanis, one Palestinian, one Bangladeshi, and one Nepalese — have been killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), highlighting the growing civilian toll of…
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Civilians Continue to Bear Brunt of Appalling Middle East War
Funeral prayers for Sara Dashti By Habib Toumi MANAMA: In the Qur’an, the holy book of Muslims, there are verses that stand as a timeless reminder that every human life carries inherent dignity and value, and that no act of oppression or injustice—especially against the most vulnerable—escapes divine scrutiny. Those…
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West Asia
When Drones, Missiles Replace Late-Night Laughter recommended by Kim Hyung-gon
Kim Hyung-gon who died 20 years ago at the age of 45 in late years pictures(Photo: en.namu.wiki) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: “Late-night television should be comedy so that people can fall asleep smiling. Late-night television should be comedy so that people can fall asleep smiling. We should have a Day…
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