Russia’s Lavrov says Syrian militants using ceasefires to regroup
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov complained on Monday that Syrian militants had used temporary ceasefires in fighting in and around Aleppo to regroup and rearm….
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Obaida’s killer gets death sentence
The man who raped and killed 8-year-old Obaida Al Aqrabawi was sentenced to death on Monday morning. About 10 members of the victim’s family were…
Austria to send back migrants
Austria can enter emergency mode due to the influx of refugees. It involves the closure of the border and deport migrants on the simplified procedure. This…
Dubai Crocodile Park to open in 2016
A crocodile park, one of the first in the Middle East region, will open in Dubai by year-end, according to Dubai Municipality. Located near Mushrif…
Airstrike kills 10 children in Yemen
At least ten children were killed in an airstrike on a school in Yemen’s stronghold of the Houthi group on Saturday, aid group Doctors Without…
Syrian refugees invent app for Germany’s bureaucracy maze
Interminable queues, impenetrable paperwork, unpronounceable German words — the hurdles for any newcomer to Europe’s top economy can be daunting but now there’s an app…
Russian bombers launched from Iran to bomb Syrian rebels
Russia has deployed long-range bombers to an air base in the Iranian city of Hamadan to carry out air strikes against militants in Syria, the…
Israel destroys home of Palestinian who stabbed girl in bed: Army
The Israeli army on Monday destroyed the home of a Palestinian near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, after he stabbed to death a 13-year-old…
World’s tallest stained glass mural in Dubai in urgent need of a new home – PHOTO
The clock is counting down to find a new home for the world’s tallest stained glass mural before the demolition crews arrive in Bur Dubai….
Two-month kingfishing ban takes effect in Qatar
For the second year in a row, Qatar’s environment ministry has imposed a fishing ban on kingfish to protect dwindling supply. Starting today, fishermen are…