Fit to train: Saudi woman leading the Sweat Army
After eight years of private personal training and boot camps, Rawan Zahran has taken her boot camp experience to the next level, officiating the Sweat…
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Omani lowcoster SalamAir seeks to organize flights to Azerbaijan
Omani lowcoster SalamAir, which began organizing flights to the Iranian Shiraz since February 28, announced plans for the near future. The company announced plans to…
Iranian woman who removed headscarf jailed for two years
An Iranian woman who publicly removed her veil in protest against Iran’s compulsory headscarf law has been sentenced to two years in prison, the judiciary…
Saudi woman defies stereotypes, works as handywoman
A Saudi woman carrying a bag of woodwork and plumbing equipment, hammers and saws to repair doors and install windpipes in her house has become…
Cairo removes Ottoman name amid Egypt-Turkey strife
CAIRO — Cairo Gov. Atef Abdel Hamid announced Feb. 6 that the city will rename Selim I Street in eastern Cairo’s El Zaytoun district. The new name is yet…
Another Woman Arrested In Iran For Protesting Compulsory Veiling
A woman has been arrested in Iran after peacefully protesting against compulsory veiling, the latest such incident in recent months. Video uploaded to YouTube on February 15…
Tillerson faces prospect of ‘Ottoman slap’ amid Turkey tensions
Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson faces perhaps the most difficult stop of his Mideast trip in Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has doubled…
German woman to become first European female executed in Iraq for belonging to Isil
An Iraqi court condemned to death by hanging a German woman after finding her guilty of belonging to the Islamic State jihadist group. She is…
Meet the first woman to work at a petrol station in Saudi Arabia
When Mervat Bukhari decided to become the first Saudi woman to run a gas station in Saudi Arabia, she thought of adding a feminine touch…
Relatives of Yemen’s slain ex-president Saleh arrive in Oman
Relatives of late former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, arrived in Oman after fleeing from the Houthi movement in Sanaa. The Saudi-led alliance facilitated their…