Saudi Arabia to get first 4DX movie theaters in the region
South Korea-based CJ 4DPLEX has signed a new partnership with Cinemacity to open three locations in Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh, and other major Saudi…
Economic confidence down in April in Turkey
Economic confidence in Turkey slipped month-on-month in April, falling by 2 percent to 98.3, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on April 27. The decrease…
Torture fears for 500+ protesters detained by the Iranian regime, including women and children
Concerns are growing for the well-being of two of the Ahwazi Arab women who were detained along with hundreds of other protesters by the Iranian…
Turkey: 52 FETO terror suspects arrested in raids
A total of 52 suspects linked to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the terror group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey, were arrested in…
Candidate in upcoming Iraq elections claims ‘to be a prophet’
Baghdad – In a peculiar case, a candidate for parliamentary elections in the province of Dhi Qar claimed to be a prophet in order to win…
Turkey condemns Juncker’s statements on detained Greek soldiers
The Foreign Ministry has rejected as “hypocritical” statements by European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker regarding two detained Greek soldiers in Turkey. “With these remarks…
Iran releases messaging app Soroush to replace Telegram
The Iranian government has officially released a mobile messaging app in a bid to encourage users to abandon the currently banned Telegram messenger. Soroush, a homegrown app…
BP ink Azerbaijan exploration deal with SOCAR
BP has announced today that it has signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic for exploration rights to…
Amazon surprises Wall Street with huge profits, optimistic outlook
Amazon.com Inc’s march in retail and cloud computing showed no sign of slowing on Thursday, as the company reported a surge in first-quarter sales and…
For Iraq, Bombing ISIS in Syria Was the Easy Part
The Iraqi air force sortied high-tech F-16 fighter jets armed with laser-guided bombs to strike suspected Islamic State forces near the town of Al Shaddi…