Syria: Manbij has become the new frontline in the battle against IS
We travelled along the road to Manbij, a small town in northern Syria that has become the new frontline in the battle against the jihadist…
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Saudi Arabia Major Donor To Clinton Campaign
The Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton is under fire this election cycle for a litany of scandals that involve illegal fundraising practices. However, a recently…
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…
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…
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…
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….
Another revolution in the desert
Forever is a long time, but it doesn’t last forever, not even in the Middle East. The Saudis are taking the first baby stops to…
Who will stop funding Israel’s occupation?
Occupied West Bank – “Do not let the occupation make your iftar”, reads a poster from the latest boycott campaign launched across the occupied West…
Dubai will have the world’s tallest beauty – 360 degrees view
10 decks, auto façade cleaning, wind doors The oval-shaped bud atop the 928-metre The Tower, the centrepiece of six-square-kilometre Dubai Creek Harbour development, will house…