Prince Rahim Aga Khan with President William Ruto during a meeting in Dubai, February 11, 2024. President William Ruto on Sunday met with Prince Rahim Aga Khan in Dubai.

The wife of Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, Vivian Alexandra Spohr (51), this week crashed her SUV into 24-year-old Gaia Costa in Italy's Sardinia while she was on her vacation, reported the Daily Mail.

This 2025 edition is especially important as it’s the first led by Prince Rahim Aga Khan, following the late Aga Khan IV’s leadership.

The Festival reflects long-standing engagement between the Ismaili community, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Gulf region through collaboration with public and private institutions.

A message of global solidarity In a recorded video message, Prince Rahim Aga Khan thanked the UAE for its warm welcome and long-standing partnership with the Ismaili Imamat.

Vivian Spohr, the wife of Lufthansa's CEO, is under investigation for negligent homicide after fatally hitting 24-year-old Gaia Costa with her car in Sardinia.

Ralf Schumacher has suggested that Max Verstappen and Toto Wolff are holding secret talks in Sardinia as speculation mounts over the Red Bull driver's future.

Sheikh Nahyan also praised the hosts, saying: 'I congratulate the hosts of the festival - the Prince Aga Khan Ismaili Council for the United Arab Emirates.

A 24-year-old woman was killed in Sardinia earlier this week after being struck by an SUV allegedly driven by Vivian Spohr, wife of Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr.

Dubai: Dubai is set to host the Global Encounters Festival, an unprecedented international gathering celebrating the creative and athletic brilliance of over 4,000 young Ismaili Muslim artists and ...