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Kuwait has enacted significant changes to its citizenship law, empowering the government to grant and revoke nationality with greater authority. The new decree tightens eligibility criteria, particularly for naturalisation and marriage-based applications, while reinforcing strict rules against dual nationality. These reforms aim to safeguard national identity and address past irregularities, ensuring citizenship is granted strictly…

Saudi Arabia stops Makkah access without permit, suspends Umrah visas / Image: file Saudi Arabia has enforced sweeping new restrictions ahead of Hajj 2026, halting entry into Makkah without official permits and suspending Umrah visas as authorities prepare for one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings.The move, led by the Ministry of Hajj and…

Image used for representative purposes Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps asserted their sweeping control over the Strait of Hormuz, even as it signalled that civilian maritime traffic remains permitted under regulated conditions.In a statement, quoted by AFP, the Guards’ naval command said, “All traffic… is under the full control of the armed forces,” accompanied by…

Three Pakistan Coast Guard personnel were killed on Sunday after Baloch militants opened fire on a patrol boat in the Arabian Sea near the Iran border, marking the first-ever attack of its kind on a maritime security vessel, according to security officials.Intelligence and police officials said the boat was on a routine patrol in a…

The US military has announced it will begin blockading all Iranian Gulf ports on Monday at 1400 GMT (April 13), while allowing vessels not bound for Iran to continue transiting the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.“The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including…

Hate crimes targeting Sikh Americans in the United States have risen over the past decade, increasing by about 3,700%, according to preliminary FBI data cited by Axios.The figures show anti-Sikh incidents jumped from just six cases in 2015 to 228 in 2025.The data also suggests shifts in hate crime patterns across the US, even as…

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that the United States will “probably” have to deploy special forces to secure Iran’s uranium stockpile.Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Haley said, “That’s probably what it’s going to come down to. I mean, this is a special force mission. It would take about a week to…

A Brazilian model has alleged she was detained and deported from the United States after a request linked to a close associate of US President Donald Trump. The model claimed the whole thing was a conspiracy by her ex to win the custody dispute over their teenage son.41-year-old Amanda Ungaro said her former partner Paolo…

An American media figure has gone viral after making bold claims about US military strength during a briefing on tensions with Iran.Riley Podleski, an American journalist and conservative media personality, said this week that the US used “less than 10%” of its combat power in operations against Iran. Her remarks came in an official video…

An anti-India US reporter says she was assaulted by protesters while covering a demonstration in Minneapolis. Conservative reporter Savannah Hernandez was assaulted while filming an anti-ICE protest outside the Whipple ICE Facility. According to witnesses, a group of demonstrators surrounded her, shoved her, and knocked her to the ground. After the confrontation, Hernandez got back…

Uganda’s army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has sparked a diplomatic controversy after demanding $1 billion from Turkey along with what he described as “the most beautiful woman” in the country, while threatening to sever ties if his conditions are not met.In a series of posts on X on Saturday, Kainerugaba said the payment should serve as…

An Easter ceasefire between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy quickly unravelled on Sunday, with both Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of thousands of violations despite a temporary pause in fighting for the Orthodox holiday.The 32-hour truce, ordered by Moscow from Saturday evening, had been presented as a humanitarian gesture, with Kyiv agreeing to observe…