New evidence of early human agriculture discovered in Israel
The findings were published Monday in scientific journal Nature Genetics, and show that the region was among the places in which the agricultural revolution occurred….
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Armenia standoff: Last four police hostages released
Armed men, who had once held nine police officers hostage in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, have released all four remaining captives, a mediator between the assailants…
Turkey’s president orders closure of 1,000 private schools linked to Gülen
Turkey’s president has signed a decree that allows for the extension of the pre-charge detention period and the closure of institutions linked to Fethullah Gülen,…
Turkey detains Gulen’s nephew after coup attempt
A nephew of U.S.-based preacher Fetullah Gulen, leader of the FETO terrorist organization, has been detained in Turkey amid a nationwide probe into the July…
Iraq: Army to dig ‘security trench’ around Fallujah
The Iraqi military will use a medieval tactic to keep control of Fallujah after recapturing it from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant…
Over 1.28 million visited Qatar during Jan-May
DOHA: The total number of visitors to Qatar in the first five months of the current year reached 1.28 million, a rise of 21 percent…
Bahrain says Q1 economic growth picks up to 2-year high
Bahrain experienced a pronounced pick-up in its headline growth during the first quarter of the year, according to the Economic Development Board (EDB). Its latest…
149 nationalities invest Dh57bn in Emirate’s real estate sector
The biggest investors in Dubai property market have been UAE nationals followed by Indians in the first six months of 2016, according to Dubai Land…
Turkey rounds up 283 members of president’s guard in post-coup crackdown
Turkey issued warrants for the detention of 300 presidential guards after last week’s Gülenist coup attempt. At least 283 had already been detained and taken…
Over 25,000 March in Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Under Stringent Security
Some 25,000 Israelis, including dozens of Knesset members, marched in Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade on July 21. They were taking part in much more than a heart-warming…