Qatar Airways uses Brexit dip to boost stake in BA parent
The carrier, one of three big airlines based around the Gulf that are reshaping worldwide long-haul aviation, increased its ownership in International Airlines Groupfrom 15.67…
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Using VPN: What UAE residents need to know
The legality around the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) has not changed and not all residents in the UAE who use the technology automatically…
Children Killed, Wounded Fleeing ISIS; 116 Killed Across Iraq
The United Nations warned Iraq that hastening death sentences for accused militants would likely increase the number of innocent people executed for crimes they did…
Supporting Trump: the GOP’s Equivalent of the Iraq War Vote
In the Time Capsule thread (now up to #66), I’ve been chronicling some of the ongoing words, deeds, and gestures that the Republican party has…
Sargsyan’s regime in agony: Armenia banned the sale of weapons
According to the newspaper “Haykakan Zhamanak”, after the capture of the building of the Armenian police patrol service regiment and the following events, the sale…
Iran’s Top Leader Distances Himself from Nuclear Pact, Which He Once Supported
Iran’s top leader distanced himself on Monday from the nuclear agreement reached with major powers a year ago, accusing the United States of failing to…
Saudi Arabia Just Created a Division for Women in Sports
Bager is a multimedia journalist and one of the first two Saudi women to graduate from the Columbia Journalism School Princess Reema will head it…
US begins new airstrike campaign against Daesh in Libya
President Barack Obama has authorized new airstrikes against Daesh in Libya at the request of the government there, the Pentagon confirmed Monday. Obama authorized the…
Erdogan invites party leaders to huge anti-coup rally
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday sent letters to the leaders of three major political parties inviting them to attend and speak at the Democracy…
Yemen government leaves Kuwait talks after agreeing to UN proposal
Yemeni government negotiators said they were leaving peace talks in Kuwait on Monday after Houthi militia foes rejected a United Nations proposal aimed to ending…