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They Came Home for a Visit — Now Thousands of Bangladeshis Cannot Return to Their Lives in the UAE
For thousands of Bangladeshis, a temporary trip home has unexpectedly become an indefinite stay. Workers and business owners who left the United Arab Emirates for short visits to Bangladesh have discovered that their residence visas were cancelled while they were away, preventing them from returning to jobs, businesses and, in some cases, family members still living in the Gulf state. Bangladeshi officials and expatriate groups say the number of reported cases has risen sharply, with ministry sources putting the latest figure at around 4,800 people. What remains unclear is why so many visas have been cancelled. The UAE has not…
When the Grand Mosque Became a Battlefield: The 1979 Mecca Siege That Changed Saudi Arabia
For a brief period this week, an emergency warning in Mecca brought an uncomfortable question back into focus: what happens when violence approaches a place regarded by more than a billion Muslims as sacred? Saudi Arabia said its air defenses intercepted a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered restricted airspace. The Houthis denied targeting the holy city. The circumstances are completely different from what happened nearly 47 years ago. Yet the latest security scare has revived memories of one of the most extraordinary episodes in modern Middle Eastern history — the day hundreds of armed men seized the…
Trump Turns on Supreme Court Appointees After Mail-Ballot Defeat Ahead of 2026 Midterms
President Donald Trump has launched an unusually personal attack on the US Supreme Court after it refused to allow his administration to impose new mail-ballot restrictions ahead of the November midterm elections. But behind Trump's angry response lies a larger constitutional story. During his first presidency, Trump appointed three Supreme Court justices and helped create the Court's 6-3 conservative majority. Yet once confirmed, Supreme Court justices receive lifetime appointments and do not answer to the president who selected them. That independence is now creating an increasingly public clash between Trump and a Court he played a major role in shaping.…
They Came Home for a Visit — Now Thousands of Bangladeshis Cannot Return to Their Lives in the UAE
For thousands of Bangladeshis, a temporary trip home has unexpectedly become an indefinite stay. Workers…
When the Grand Mosque Became a Battlefield: The 1979 Mecca Siege That Changed Saudi Arabia
For a brief period this week, an emergency warning in Mecca brought an uncomfortable question…
Trump Turns on Supreme Court Appointees After Mail-Ballot Defeat Ahead of 2026 Midterms
President Donald Trump has launched an unusually personal attack on the US Supreme Court after…