Mosul: Iraqi forces seize ground in Old City
An operation began on February 19 to retake Mosul’s west, the last major Islamic State group urban bastion in the country, which includes the Old…
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UN official quits over ‘apartheid’ Israel
UN chief Antonio Guterres has accepted the resignation of the head of the UN West Asia commission after he asked her to remove from the…
London: Teens accused of plotting to join Daesh in Syria go to trial
Four teenagers accused of planning to travel to Syria to join Islamic State will face trial in the summer. Ahmedeltigani Alsyed, 19, along with two…
Lots of killed in Yemen mosque attack
Twenty two people were killed in an attack on a mosque during Friday prayers inside a military base in Yemen’s Marib province, local officials said….
Turkey: Holy wars in Europe are coming
The populist politician Geert Wilders failed to score victory for his far-right party in this week’s Netherlands elections, but that hasn’t stopped Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlüt…
The most wild and beautiful places in Iran – Photos
The rising sun illuminates the stacked terraces of Badab-e Surt, Iran. PHOTOGRAPH BY JAKOB FISCHER, ALAMY STOCK PHOTO Iran is home to one of the oldest…
According to study Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion
Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion, according to a recent Pew Research Center study widely reported on this week. The study estimates that from 2010…
Air Arabia launches flights to Baku
Sharjah-based Air Arabia has launched its inaugural service to Baku, marking the airline’s first entrance into Azerbaijan. An official delegation including Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi,…
Is printing press Turkish invention?
In 1620, Francis Bacon said that the world’s most important inventions are the printing press, gunpowder and the compass. While these things originated in Asia, they…
The Queen owns less of London than Qataris – Photos
Qatari investors own more property in the capital than the Mayor of London’s office and three times more than the Queen, according to new data seen…