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DXB handles 95.2 million passengers in 2025

Dubai

DXB handles 95.2 million passengers in 2025

Dubai International Airport has once again demonstrated its unrivalled dominance in global aviation, handling 95.2 million passengers in 2025 and ranking second worldwide for total passenger traffic, according to the latest rankings released by Airports Council International (ACI).

Six vessels turn around under U.S. Hormuz blockade

Strait of Hormuz

Six vessels turn around under U.S. Hormuz blockade

No ships have made it past a U.S. naval blockade of Iran's ports and coastal areas, and six merchant ships have followed orders to turn back, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, providing the first details on a day-old effort ordered by President Donald Trump after peace talks between the U.S. and Iran broke down.

Rubio calls Israel-Lebanon talks a historic chance for peace

Lebanon

Rubio calls Israel-Lebanon talks a historic chance for peace

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted a rare meeting between Israeli and Lebanese envoys in Washington on Tuesday, saying he hoped the two countries would agree to a framework for a peace process, even as Israel pressed its war on Hezbollah.

Two arms brokers face UK trial over Libya weapons deals

Libya

Two arms brokers face UK trial over Libya weapons deals

Two arms brokers arranged illegal deals to supply ex-Soviet surface-to-air missile systems to South Sudan and fighter jets to Libya during its civil war, British prosecutors told a London court on Tuesday.

School shooting in Turkey leaves 16 wounded

Turkey

School shooting in Turkey leaves 16 wounded

A teenager opened fire at a high school in Turkey's southeastern province of Sanliurfa on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people including students and teachers before killing himself, the province's governor said.

Saar calls for normalization with Lebanon

Israel

Saar calls for normalization with Lebanon

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has signaled his country's desire for full normalization with Lebanon, just ahead of a key round of peace talks scheduled in Washington.

How the Middle East crisis is hitting LVMH hard

Business

How the Middle East crisis is hitting LVMH hard

LVMH's most prized division, fashion and leather goods, home to Louis Vuitton and Dior, has reported a 2% decline in organic revenue in Q1, undershooting even the modest contraction analysts had anticipated, according to Gate Advisory, a firm specializing in Financial Intelligence.

Pope Leo returns to his spiritual roots

Algeria

Pope Leo returns to his spiritual roots

Pope Leo paid homage to his spiritual roots on Tuesday, travelling to the ancient birthplace in Algeria of St. Augustine of Hippo, who inspired him to become a priest.

Cuba's top destinations deserted, without power or fuel under US sanctions

Politics

Cuba's top destinations deserted, without power or fuel under US sanctions

The sun is setting in Pálpite, a small town on the edge of Cuba's vast Zapata Swamp, when suddenly the road swarms with activity. But not with the red land crabs that once attracted hundreds of thousands of tourists annually to one of the island's top eco-tourism destinations.

Ceasefire and security : Top agenda in Israel-Lebanon talks

Lebanon

Ceasefire and security : Top agenda in Israel-Lebanon talks

Israeli and Lebanese envoys will meet for U.S.-mediated talks in Washington on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to calm weeks of Israeli fighting with Iran-backed Hezbollah that has threatened to derail a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

Islamabad talks may restart within days

Iran

Islamabad talks may restart within days

Negotiating teams from the U.S. and Iran could return to Islamabad later this week, five sources said on Tuesday, days after the highest-level talks between the two countries in decades ended without a breakthrough.

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