Sharjah asks private school teachers, staff to resume in-person work today

New round of talks with Tehran over 'next two days', Trump says

US President Donald Trump said that US-Iran peace talks could resume this week, while Israel and Lebanon agreed to launch direct negotiations, signaling movement on two key fronts in efforts to ease the Middle East conflict.

The parallel diplomatic openings came even as violence persisted, underscoring both the fragility of the process and Washington's push to stabilize a region shaken by the over-six-week war.

Trump told The New York Post a new round of talks with Tehran could take place in Pakistan "over the next two days," after saying the day before that unnamed Iranian officials had called him seeking a deal.

At the same time, Israel and Lebanon agreed to open direct talks after meeting in Washington, in what amounted to a rare diplomatic breakthrough between two countries formally at war for decades.

Sharjah nurseries to open tomorrow, private school teaching staff to return today

In an announcement made late last night, the Education authority in Sharjah announced that all administrative and teaching staff in private schools and nurseries across the emirate will resume in-person duties effective Wednesday, April 15. The decision is intended to ensure full operational readiness ahead of the resumption of in-person learning, with a particular focus on conducting mandatory training sessions on emergency and crisis response protocols.

Meanwhile, nurseries in Sharjah will welcome back children starting Thursday, April 16.