UAE gets ready to celebrate Eid Al Fitr
A wave of joy is sweeping across the UAE as the Eid Al Fitr festival celebrating the completion of Ramadan arrives. Families and friends will…
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Why don’t we stand with Turkey, like we did with Paris and Orlando?
Night was coming on as I arrived in Heathrow airport on Tuesday. In a waiting lounge at the airport’s central bus station, the urgent and meretricious…
Reporting Syria: ‘There’s a direct threat for everyone’
Beirut – He is mourned and remembered far beyond Syria and the modest patch of earth where he now rests. The death of Syrian citizen…
Suicide bombers strike Lebanese village, kill five
At least five people killed and more than a dozen wounded in suicide bombing attack in village near the Syrian border. At least five people…
Dubai and Abu Dhabi still among most expensive cities for expats
Dubai and Abu Dhabi remain firmly entrenched among the most expensive cities in the world for expats, with the strong dollar being the primary factor…
Russia and Iran have progress in finding solution for Syrian
As the treacherous swirls of the multi-sided fighting in Syria keep sinking hopes of relief for its brutalised people, signs are emerging that Iran —…
Did George W. Bush Bless Israel’s Killing of Yasser Arafat With Polonium?
French jurists delayed their decision on whether to reopen an investigation into the cause of Yasser Arafat’s death, but mounting evidence of polonium poisoning and…
Why our nuclear deal with Iran is turning to dust
Many of Europe’s largest banks won’t do business with Iran for fear of breaching other US sanctions, which have nothing to do with the nuclear…
Profitability of Dubai hotels under pressure as room rates slide
Hotels in Dubai saw profit per room fall by 22 per cent in the first four months of this year, due to a significant drop…