Dubai plans to move international airport to US$35 billion new facility within 10 years

“We are building a new project for future generations, ensuring continuous and stable development for our children and their children in turn,” Sheikh Mohammed said in an online statement on Sunday. “Dubai will be the world’s airport, its port, its urban hub and its new global centre.” A rendering shows plans for Al Maktoum International … Read more

20,000 Georgians ‘March for Europe’ in protest against ‘foreign influence’ bill

On Sunday evening – before staging what organisers called a “March for Europe” – at least 20,000 people turned out at Tbilisi’s central Republic Square, according to an Agence France-Presse estimate. The kilometre-long procession, which featured a huge European Union flag at its head, stretched out along Tbilisi’s main thoroughfare towards parliament. “I am here … Read more

Hezbollah says ‘dozens’ of rockets fired at Israeli army HQ; Israelis protest at Netanyahu’s home

This was in response to Israeli attacks on “southern villages and civilian homes”, most recently in Srifa, Odaisseh and Rab Tlatin. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli strikes on the three villages on Monday. The Israeli military said “approximately 35 launches were identified crossing from Lebanon into the area of Ein Zeitim in … Read more