Etihad lands in Ethiopia with new daily flights

Dubai: Etihad Airways has launched daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Addis Ababa, marking its official entry into Ethiopia and strengthening air links between the Middle East and Africa. The inaugural flights operated at full capacity in both...

Undiscovered Destinations Ventures Into the Unknown With Extraordinary 2025-27 Group Tours

Award-winning tour operator Undiscovered Destinations is unveiling its carefully crafted collection of small group and tailor-made journeys for 2025–2027, reinforcing its position as one of the UK’s leading specialists in authentic, truly...

Building on the Australia-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Amidst the gloom – if not doom – over India-U.S. ties, an Australian defense industry trade mission reached India on October 6. While the objective was to bring together Australian and Indian defense companies in the specialized fields of command,...

Minister Radegonde meets newly appointed members of STA governing board

Members of the STA governing board in a souvenir photograph with Minister Radegonde and his team The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, met with the newly appointed governing board of the Seychelles Tourism Academy on...

Haunting hyena wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

A hyena prowling an abandoned mining town and a beetle perched to witness the destruction of its forest habitat are the winners of the year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The two grand prize winners and 19 category winners were...

Alluring Athens: Food, Stories, Love. Greece Travel To Inspire You

Fantasizing about a getaway in Greece? Be inspired by the appetite-arousing Athenian pleasures heralded by culinary expert Diane Kochilas, whose book, Athens: Food. Stories. Love., will be published October 28 by St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint...

Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

Maddie MolloyClimate & Science reporter ShareSave A brown hyena standing beside the ruins of an abandoned diamond mining settlement has earned wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He set up his...

Kerala’s Ayurvedic medical tourism earns ₹13,500 crore in 2024

V. K. C. Razak, Chairman of CII Kerala and Managing Director of VKC Footgear Pvt. Ltd., addressing the press meet; P. M. Varier, Convenor of the CII Kerala Ayurveda Panel and Chief Physician & Managing Trustee of Arya Vaidyasala, Kottakkal; Saji...

FO° Talks: Chagos and Diego Garcia: Understanding Colonialism, Displacement and Geopolitics

Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and political anthropologist and author David Vine explore the history, displacement and enduring struggle over the Chagos Islands, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean that saw one of the most significant legal and...

7 fintech incorporation myths that are holding founders bac

Starting your own company in FinTech might seem daunting, especially with the skyrocketing levels of competition in the sector. Indeed, big industry players like Coinbase Asset Management or Grayscale Investment are leading the game, while...

UAE Green Finance Report 2025

UAE Green Finance Report 2025 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a dominant force in the Middle East’s green-finance landscape, driven by strong government commitments, influential sovereign-wealth funds, and clear regulatory frameworks. The market...

Xlence Announces Gold Sponsorship at iFX EXPO ASIA 2025 in Hong Kong

Meet the team and explore recent platform enhancements from 26 to 28 October at ASIAWORLD EXPO Hall 2 DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Xlence will serve as a Gold Sponsor at the iFX EXPO ASIA 2025, Hong Kong. The event unites brokers, prop...

Six Ugandan startups in Top 20 as Absa and MEST name MEST Africa Challenge 2025 finalists

Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa, in collaboration with the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) has announced the top 20 finalists advancing to the next stage of the pan-African competition. Six of the...

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

Crypto Exchange HTX, Linked To Justin Sun, Under Fire In UK Lawsuit

The United Kingdom’s (UK) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has initiated a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange HTX, which is owned by controversial crypto investor Justin Sun, alleging violations of UK financial promotion regulations. On...

Travel insurance is becoming mandatory in more destinations. Here's what you need to know.

Remember those travel insurance requirements during the pandemic? They're back. A growing number of countries aren't just suggesting you buy coverage. They're demanding it as a condition of entry. "Travel insurance checks are making a quiet...

Meet the 20 fintech startups selected for MEST Africa Challenge 2025 semifinals

MEST Africa has announced that twenty fintech startups have been named semi-finalists in the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025. The startups will now be allowed to showcase their ideas that proffer solutions to financial constraints across Africa....

Russia secretly acquired Western technology to protect its nuclear submarine fleet

Russia is using sensitive high-tech equipment it secretly acquired from European, U.S. and Asian companies to protect its nuclear submarine fleet in the Arctic, according to Russian Secrets, a new cross-border investigation that exposes how the...

Madagascar Erupts, Indian Ocean Power Dynamics In Flux

Above photo: The Cradle. And new conflicts, in a sea increasingly shaped by multipolar ambitions. After weeks of protests and a mutiny, former Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina boarded a French military plane and fled the country. With a public...

MEST Africa, Absa Reveal 20 Semi-Finalists for 2025 MEST Africa Challenge

Twenty startups from across the continent have advanced to the semi-final stage of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025, an initiative by MEST Africa in partnership with Absa. The competition recognises some of the continent’s most innovative...