Tue, 21-Oct-2025

An awkward-looking embrace between Macron and Zelenskyy

Macron

The French, German, and Italian leaders paid a visit to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. French President Emmanuel Macron has subsequently gone viral on social media. The Ukrainian president has had a tense relationship with each of the three leaders. The French, German, and Italian leaders paid a visit to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This photo … Read more

Escaping slow death in Beirut, Lebanese embrace farm life

Lebanon

SINAY, Lebanon: At 28, Thurayya left behind the Beirut neighbourhood where she was born and moved to the family farm, not because of environmental concerns but forced there by Lebanon’s bruising crises. “Living in the city has become very miserable,” she told AFP from the lush south Lebanon farmland planted with avocado trees that is now … Read more

Football industry embraces crypto as Messi helps ‘fan tokens’ take off

PSG

PARIS: When Paris Saint-Germain signed Lionel Messi, the salary package included something previously unheard of for a player — a one-off payment, understood to be worth around one million euros ($1.15m), made in PSG ‘fan tokens’. It was the result of a partnership signed by the French giants in 2018 with Socios.com which sees fans … Read more

Rapid digitalisation must to ensure prosperity, sustainability in ME

ISLAMABAD: As more industries across the Middle East embrace digital transformation, a focus on collaborative development will be pivotal to extending the gains achieved to-date, according to Huawei’s top executive in the region. Steven Yi, the recently appointed president of the Huawei Middle East, spoke with journalists from around the region on the sidelines of … Read more