Arab countries will meet in Bahrain to discuss Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will meet in Manama tomorrow to discuss the latest developments on their blockade of Qatar, Egypt’s…
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Refugee boat sank off Turkish coast
Five children and two women died after a boat carrying refugees to a Greek island sank off Turkey’s coast Thursday evening. Citing Coast Guard authorities,…
Petroleum companies slim drilling budgets as caution takes hold
Caution lights are flashing for the oil industry. Facing lower-than-expected commodity prices, drillers from ConocoPhillips to Hess to Statoil have slashed their capital spending plans…
About 7,000 ISIS affiliates remain in Iraq
High-ranking Iraqi security officials say up to 7,000 Daesh group affiliates remain in Iraq after the fall of Mosul, where the group’s leader declared the…
Dubai: British woman to be deported for illicit sex with Emirati
A British woman, who was caught in bed with an Emirati man after police raided their hotel room, will be deported for having consensual sex…
Syria zoo: Animals were evacuated to Turkey
An international animal welfare charity was on Friday completing the evacuation of a dozen animals stranded in a neglected zoo in the conflict-torn Aleppo province…
Eight people wounded in quake in Iran
Head of the Emergency Center of Hamedan Medical University said five of the wounded have been discharged from the hospital and the rest were being…
Dubai: Woman beats sex pest with slipper
A visitor, who was beaten by a female lawyer when he stopped her in a mall and asked to have sex with her, has been…
Kuwait and UAE pledge to cut oil output
Kuwait joined the United Arab Emirates in promising to pump less oil after Saudi Arabia called on fellow OPEC producers to cut more supply to…
Erdogan’s aide: Israel should learn Turkish history
Turkey on Thursday defended President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks on the Al-Aqsa crisis from Israeli criticisms. “We are proud of our history. All religions, even…