Oil is near 8-week highs
Oil prices edged lower on Friday but were still near eight-week highs, buoyed by a decline in US inventories and oil cartel Opec’s ongoing efforts…
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King Salman efforts ease Al Aqsa crisis
The intervention of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud helped defuse the Al-Aqsa Holy Mosque crisis and the…
Coalition airstrikes killed ISIS Leaders
Coalition airstrikes killed several senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria propagandists and facilitators in Iraq and Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials announced…
Chief of Arab League: Israel risks igniting ‘religious war’
The head of the Arab League warned Thursday that Israeli attempts to control highly sensitive religious sites in Jerusalem by force risk igniting a “religious…
Unveiled and beer-drinking Iranian TV host is criticized as ‘hypocrite’ after leaked images appear online – Video
Women in Iran are required, by law to cover their hair with a veil and wear loose-fitting clothing. Many choose to wear a chador —“tent” in Farsi—a long…
Shrinkage of lake Urmia threatens people’s lives in Southern Azerbaijan
On 14 July 2017, a group of people and activists from Urmia region formed a human chain around the lake to demand its protection, despite…
Man molested sleeping woman in Dubai
An employee has been accused of trespassing into a flat at 4am, molesting a woman manager while she was asleep and stealing her Dh500 from…
Oil price pauses
Oil futures edged lower on Thursday after fresh gains in the U.S. amid bullish weekly data on both supplies and production. The Energy Information Administration…
Netanyahu wants to expel Al-Jazeera from the country
Israel has in the past accused the network of bias in its coverage of the Palestinian conflict. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said…
ISIS strongholds in Syria: 43 civilians killed by airstrikes
Airstrikes killed at least 43 civilians in areas under the Islamic State (IS) control in northern and eastern Syria on Wednesday, activists said. At least…