School protests sweeping France cause ‘heaviest toll in decades’

October 7, 2026 12:41 PM

School protests sweeping France cause ‘heaviest toll in decades’

Demonstrations swept across France on Tuesday as teachers and parents took to the streets with high school pupils on the biggest day of what Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu described as the most violent student demonstrations in decades. Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent groups on the fringes of marches in Paris, Strasbourg, Rennes and Toulouse, among other cities. The marches drew more than 250,000 people in dozens of cities, the interior ministry said, though organi...

Drone strike triggers fire at Fujairah oil hub; operations suspended

March 16, 2026 3:52 PM

Drone strike triggers fire at Fujairah oil hub; operations suspended

Emergency teams are responding to a fire at the petroleum industrial area in Fujairah after a drone strike hit the Fujairah Oil Industries Zone on Monday morning, marking the second attack on the strategic energy hub within 48 hours. The Fujairah Government Media Office said the strike triggered a limited fire at the facility. Civil Defence units were deployed immediately and managed to bring the blaze under control. Authorities confirmed that no injuries have been reported. However, oil loadin...

Two Years On: How the October 7 Attack Redefined West Asia

October 7, 2025 2:22 PM

Two Years On: How the October 7 Attack Redefined West Asia

Today marks two years since Hamas carried out its unprecedented assault on Israel , a strike that killed around 1,200 people and triggered a conflict that has since reshaped the geopolitics of West Asia. The anniversary coincides with ongoing negotiations in Egypt over President Donald Trump’s ceasefire initiative, which offers a faint yet significant prospect of ending a war that has taken tens of thousands of lives. In the early hours of October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a highly coordinate...