Yemen/UAE: Aden Hunger Strike Highlights Detainee Abuse
(Beirut) – A hunger strike by dozens of detainees in Yemen’s provisional capital of Aden highlights the mistreatment of prisoners throughout Yemen, Human Rights Watch said today….
Pence to visit Israel, Egypt in December
DALLAS – Vice President Mike Pence announced Wednesday that he will travel to Israel and Egypt in late December, and said the U.S. will redirect…
How Dubai’s prime property prices compare to cities worldwide
Dubai: The city of Dubai is rightly famous for the glitz and glamour of its architecture. There’s an abundant supply of majestic properties with sprawling…
Ex-Turkish minister Meral Aksener launches new party
Using “Turkey will be good” as its slogan and a bright sun as its logo, ex-Turkish minister Meral Aksener has launched a new political party with a…
Iraq’s Abadi heads to Iran for regional security talks
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is set to meet Iran’s leaders for talks on regional security, including the future of Iraq’s Kurdistan and the role…
Turkey poised for first EU budget cut
MEPs are preparing to withhold up to €80 million from Turkey’s EU funds in the first follow-up to last week’s EU summit. The budget vote,…
Azerbaijan is key to Europe’s energy security
Azerbaijan is key to Europe’s energy security, said Art McHaffie, a former senior Amoco executive and now an honorary consul for Azerbaijan, chron.com reported. “When…
Kurds offer to freeze independence vote to end fighting with Iraq
Iraqi Kurdish leaders offered Wednesday to freeze the outcome of last month’s vote for independence, taking a step back in a major crisis that prompted…
Potential showdown in eastern Syria over IS-held
BEIRUT—As United States-allied fighters hurtle down the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, a showdown could ensue between the U.S. and Russia, whose allies are…
Reminder: Dubai’s ‘Day without Service Centres’ is tomorrow
You will not be able to use Dubai’s government service offices on Thursday for services that can be done online. The day-long initiative was approved…