Dubai Parks and Resorts to open their gates on Oct 31
The region’s largest theme park will open its gates to the public on Monday, October 31, it was announced on Thursday. Dubai Parks and Resorts…
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Trump: Obama ‘is the founder of ISIS’
White House hopeful accuses Hillary Clinton of also bearing blame for foundation of ISIL, which was formed in Iraq. Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama…
Ankara, Moscow Working on Mechanism to Deal With Syrian Crisis
Turkey and Russia have moved to build a new mechanism between the two countries on Syria after acting to soothe strained relations at a summit…
Kuwaiti ‘neutral’ al-Deehani wins men’s double trap at Rio Games
Kuwait’s Fehaid al-Deehani, competing at the Rio Games as an independent athlete, won men’s double trap gold on Wednesday. Marco Innocenti of Italy took silver…
UAE women asked not to wear ‘Burka’ in Switzerland
The UAE’s embassy in Geneva has advised Emirati woman not to wear Burka in line with a new law banning the face veil in some…
Syria conflict: Aleppo medics appeal to Obama for help
The last doctors in the rebel-held east of the Syrian city of Aleppo have urged US President Barack Obama to come to the aid of…
Solar Impulse 2 still in Abu Dhabi but no decision yet on public visits
Solar Impulse 2, the first solar plane to circumnavigate the globe without a drop of fuel, is still in Abu Dhabi but no decision has…
Israel deports 5 American activists
Five American campaigners were detained, interrogated and deported by Israeli officials as they tried to enter the country to “observe the conditions under which Palestinians…
Syria doctors issue plea over Aleppo siege
Syrian doctors in opposition districts of Aleppo have accused the United States of inaction in the face of repeated atrocities in the devastated city. In…
Russia to open three-hour aid windows daily amid battle for Syria’s Aleppo
Russia’s defence ministry said it will cease hostilities around Syria’s ravaged city of Aleppo for three hours each day to allow humanitarian aid into the…