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India Today
3 days ago
- Science
- India Today
Japan's ispace to attempt Moon landing tonight: When and how to watch touchdown
Japan's private aerospace company, ispace, will conduct a daring attempt to land its Resilience spacecraft on the spacecraft is targeting to land in the Mare Frigoris a.k.a Sea of Cold region in the lunar landing is scheduled for Thursday, June 6, 2025, at 12:47 am to Watch the Landing Live India Today Science will bring you all the updates of the landing live. You can follow it here. advertisementThe landing attempt will be streamed live by ispace, with coverage available in both Japanese and official livestream will begin about one hour before the scheduled touchdown, starting at 11:40 pm IST on June can watch the broadcast here: What to ExpectDuring the event, India Today Science will provide live updates as Resilience attempts its fully automated descent and coverage will include real-time insight into this critical phase of the mission as shared by ispace's mission control in successful, Resilience will become the first private Japanese lander to achieve a soft lunar landing. The mission is being closely watched as a milestone for commercial space exploration, especially after ispace's first attempt in 2023 ended in
Al Etihad
4 days ago
- Business
- Al Etihad
UAE Central Bank issues commemorative coins to mark Golden Jubilee of Dubai Islamic Bank
4 June 2025 15:14 ABU DHABI (WAM)The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has issued 7,000 silver commemorative coins to mark the Dubai Islamic Bank's (DIB) Golden Jubilee and to honour its achievements in the banking sector since its establishment in issuance includes 2,000 coins of 50 grams and 5,000 coins of 20 grams. The obverse of the coin features the inscription "50 Years of Progress," the mnemonic descriptor of this occasion in Arabic and English, signifying the 1975- 2025 period, along with the name "Dubai Islamic Bank" in both reverse side displays the nominal value of "50 dirhams" in Arabic, encircled by the inscription "Central Bank of the UAE' in both Arabic and issuance of the coin comes as part of DIB celebration of its anniversary and the launch of its journey full of growth, development, and achievements over fifty years, making it a prominent financial institution in the UAE that provides innovative banking services to individuals and companies, in line with the economic and developmental aspirations of the commemorative coins will be formally handed over to DIB and will not be available for sale to public through CBUAE or CBUAE's Assistant Governor for Banking Operations and Support Services, Saif Humaid Aldhaheri, said, 'The Central Bank issues these commemorative coins that embody DIB's fifty-year journey of contributions and successes and its effective role in supporting the national economy. This issuance reflects the central bank's support to document the prominent institutional achievements that are integral to the financial sector's history, and it highlights the continuous efforts to enhance trust and financial stability in the UAE.' Group Chief Executive Officer of DIB, Dr. Adnan Chilwan, said, 'We are deeply honoured by the Central Bank of the UAE's gesture in adopting the DIB initiative and issuing commemorative coins to mark our 50-year legacy. More than a symbolic tribute, it reflects the enduring partnership between DIB and the nation's financial ecosystem, and our shared commitment to building a resilient, inclusive, and forward-looking economy. As we celebrate five decades of pioneering Islamic finance, this recognition reinforces our resolve to lead with purpose, inspire innovation, and shape the future of banking in the UAE and beyond.'
BBC News
28-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Straight-talking Ismael's strong first impression
Rightly or wrongly, first impressions are really important to 26 years in the industry, I've lost count of how many new managers or head coaches I've been privileged to speak first meeting is generally a pooled interview or press conference, and it's only when things get to a week or so in, that faces become familiar and a level of trust can hopefully be the BBC local reporter, it's about treading that fine line of being respectful always but getting as much information as you can that the supporters are chatting about at the match, in the pubs, and online. The role has certainly evolved over my time at BBC Radio Lancashire. Valerien Ismael is the 17th different man that I've stuck a microphone in front of at Blackburn Rovers the main, a new man has been brought in because something has gone wrong. This certainly isn't the case with this one. Ismael inherits a team that is in the top six ahead of his first match. He told me that the majority of clubs across Europe that he's spoken to over the last year have been battling at the wrong end of the table, and only this opportunity felt is an imposing figure, a tall man with a presence. He seemed completely at ease with every question coming his way. He immaculately answered them all in fluent main takeaway from our conversation was that the interview process worked both ways. He answered the questions the powers that be had for him, and then it was his turn to ask the questions to make sure that this opportunity would work for him. He felt there were 'no grey areas' in terms of the job description and was happy to take views the role as both short and long-term. His deal is for three-and-a-half years, and he told me, "The idea is simple. To create an identity, a way to play, and to create a pathway for young players."That identity will wait for now - 12 games left of a season with half of the squad either out of contract in the summer or returning to their parent clubs isn't the time to put a big stamp on things."With 12 games remaining, it's just to support the players and not to touch too much," he said. "The players have done well so far. I'm just here to support and to observe."Those observations will be key with how the club moves forward next season, regardless of the division they find themselves in."The other hand is the vision for the summer," Ismael added. "Prepare for the windows and be prepared to assess which players will be able to continue with us from the academy."I see this as a chance to pick the right players we need for the team. For sure it's a lot of work to do, but I see this as a great opportunity."I was left with no doubt that Ismael's key principles are not optional for his players to adhere to. He'll be as clear with them as he was with me."I have my principles on the pitch, and I have my rules: respect, discipline, commitment and hard work. My rules as a player, as a human being and as a head coach. I try to stick to my rules because it's brought me success."So my first impressions leave me with nothing but positive thoughts. A straight-talking man who knows what he wants. Someone who will concentrate on fine-tuning over the final 12 games but have an eye on the future too and what he wants it to look always, results are the only important thing in a managerial appointment. But relating to the fanbase is crucial too.
Saudi Gazette
20-02-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Hamas hands over bodies of four Israeli hostages
GAZA — Hamas on Thursday handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza — the first time the group has released deceased captives since October 7, are said to include the bodies of Shiri Bibas, who was aged 32 when she and her sons Ariel, 4, and Kfir, 9 months, were abducted from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel by Hamas-led militants more than 16 months two boys have become the most recognizable victims of the October 7 terror attacks, and the first return of hostage bodies marks a hugely emotional and somber moment for fourth body is said to be that of Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 years old when he and his wife, Yocheved Lifshitz, were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz. Yocheved was released by Hamas on October 24, of the handover, Hamas militants placed four black caskets on a stage in the southern city of Khan Younis, behind which was a propaganda backdrop with slogans in Arabic, Hebrew and caskets were first handed to the Red Cross then transferred to the Israeli military inside Gaza, Israeli authorities bodies will be taken to the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv for forensic the handover, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said hearts across the country 'lie in tatters,' and asked for forgiveness on behalf of the government for failing to protect those captured on October 7.'Agony. Pain. There are no words,' he wrote in a post on claimed in November 2023 that the Bibas children and their mother were killed in an Israeli airstrike, but did not produce any evidence. Israel has never confirmed their children's father, Yarden Bibas, was released by Hamas earlier this month after 484 days of captivity. He was one of the 19 Israeli hostages freed alive under the January 2025 ceasefire Israeli military had previously retrieved the bodies of multiple hostages in just 9 months old, Kfir was the youngest hostage kidnapped into Gaza and the youngest to have been killed. A photo of him holding a pink elephant toy and looking directly at the camera with a toothless smile has been featured in numerous campaigns and protests around the brother Ariel, just 4 at the time of the attack, was often shown in a photo taken after he had a haircut, still wrapped in the hairdresser's cape. Earlier photos of the family showed Ariel, a big fan of Batman, with locks of long red picture was shown on the large screens at New York City's Times Square, printed on t-shirts worn by protesters in London, Berlin and elsewhere, and brought to the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.A video of the Bibas family's abduction became one of the symbols of the brutality of the October 7 attack. It showed a terrified Shiri clinging tightly to her children wrapped in a blanket, with Ariel still sucking his Israel Defense Forces (IDF) later released another video, which they said showed Shiri and the two boys alive in southern Gaza on October 7. The footage showed a person wrapped in a blanket carrying a child being ordered around by armed militants before being put in a car and driven two boys and their mother were not released from Gaza during the temporary truce in late November 2023, even though the deal agreed between Israel and Hamas called for all women and children to be set IDF said at that time they believed the family was being held by other militant groups, not that week, Hamas said the two Bibas children and their mother were killed in an Israeli airstrike, without providing evidence. Israel never confirmed their deaths.A few days after making the claim, Hamas released a video of Yarden, the father, in which he blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the death of his wife and two appeared to be in extreme distress in the video and was very likely speaking under a statement published shortly after his release this month, Yarden urged the world to 'continue doing everything possible' to ensure all hostages return home.'Sadly, my family hasn't returned to me yet. They are still there. My light is still there, and as long as they're there, everything here is dark. Thanks to you, I was brought back - help me bring the light back to my life,' he said, referring to the Israeli run-up to the release of the four bodies on Thursday was marred by the Bibas family's anger at the Israeli Prime Minister's office, which they said had released the names without their approval.A source in the Prime Minister's office told CNN that while it had not published an official statement with the names of the dead hostages, IDF liaison officers had approved the publishing of the names to reporters without clearing this first with the forum later released a statement at the request of the Bibas family asking the public not to 'eulogize our loved ones until there is a confirmation after final identification.' The final identification is expected to come in the following days. In a statement Wednesday ahead of the release, Lifshitz's family said that 'these are not easy times for us, after we were informed that our beloved Oded is on the list of the hostages who will return to Israel tomorrow, after being kidnapped alive from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.' — Agencies
