Bahrain Economy Set For Further Slump Following Renewed Political Clampdown
On June 14, a court in Bahrain ordered the main opposition party Al Wefaq to be closed and its funds seized, following a request by…
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Tel-Aviv approves new settler homes in East Jerusalem
Israeli municipal authorities on Wednesday approved the construction of a three-storey residential building for Jewish settlers in a Palestinian neighbourhood of East Jerusalem. Hundreds of…
Sanda of time, 1910: Difficult living conditions in ancient Egypt – In photos
The city of Meroë lay undiscovered for two millennia before British archaeologist John Garstang excavated it in the early 20th century – and created some…
Tourist girl from Holland fined $800 and deported from Qatar
Qatar is to deport a Dutch woman who was convicted of adultery on Monday and given a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped…
Qatar banking industry maintains the highest lending growth in region
Qatar’s banking industry, whose profitability rose 1.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter (Q1) of this year against a 0.7% fall in the Gulf Cooperation…
Top 10 decadent restaurants in Dubai
In the glimmering Middle Eastern city of Dubai, where luxury is good and over-the-top opulence is even better, there’s no shortage of fancy restaurants. Some…
Parliament can annul president’s deal on islands
Egypt’s foreign minister says the country’s parliament has the power to annul a decision by the president to hand over two strategic Red Sea islands…
Pakistani boy in coma dies after Dubai nursery drowning incident
The family plans to fly Raza’s body back to his native Pakistan from Dubai as soon as possible. AdTech Ad A two-year-old boy has tragically…
Abdulrahman al-Rashed: “The Saudi-Iranian struggle in Iraq”
What is happening today in Iraq and Syria is due to decades of conflict between two major axes, Iran and the Arabs. It began with…
Iran – enemy or ally?
It’s a repressive theocracy, but Iran is no threat to the United States and is a staunch opponent of jihadi groups like ISIL and al-Qaeda….