Turkey calls for Aleppo cease-fire by next week
Turkey is pressing for a cease-fire in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo to be introduced before the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha next week,…
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4 killed in explosions in Somali capital
Three people were killed and several wounded Tuesday when a bomb was detonated at the Somali capital’s main market. “There was blood, pieces of clothing…
The Mufti of Saudi Arabia Says Iran’s Leaders ‘Not Muslims’
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric intensified the kingdom’s rhetoric against Iran, saying in comments published on Tuesday that Tehran’s leaders are “not Muslims” in response to…
Gazans appeal to Obama to halt business collapse
Palestinian factory owners in the Gaza Strip have appealed to U.S. President Barack Obama to intervene to prevent the collapse of their businesses. In an…
Bye bye burka: ISIS bans burka in Iraqi city after killings by veiled women
The so-called Islamic State terror group has allegedly banned women from wearing the burka at security centers in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul despite…
Man sentenced to 10 years in jail for planting marijuana in Dubai
A 48-year-old Emirati who was caught with 38 marijuana pots in a villa he had transformed into a marijuana nursery was sentenced to 10 years…
A year on, migrant crisis hangs over votes in Hungary, Austria
On a warm morning in late August, two dozen migrants carrying stuffed plastic bags and backpacks boarded a bus outside a refugee center in Vamosszabadi,…
Water is the new oil of the Middle East
Since ancient times, water is an important component of life, for both people and animals. In dry areas water has been and still is worth…
Abbas says no meeting with Netanyahu in Moscow planned
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that a proposed meeting in Moscow with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be held for now. “President Putin has…
Sheikh Hamdan lays cornerstone for Dubai Metro extension
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, on Monday laid the cornerstone for the extension of Dubai Metro’s Red Line. The 15-kilometre section of…