Middle Eastern market is the best for high fashion industry
The acquisition of Balmain, the Paris fashion house, by Mayhoola for Investments, a Qatar-based fund, is the latest sign of Middle Eastern investors’ appetite for…
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Ban Ki-moon meets Saudi Arabia prince to discuss report on children
The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has met Saudi Arabia’s powerful deputy crown prince to discuss improving civilian protection in Yemen after a UN…
Pope to visit Armenia after annoying Turkey with ‘genocide’ label
Pope Francis visits Armenia this weekend and will try to avoid reigniting a diplomatic dispute with Turkey after his branding of the 1915 mass killings…
Islamic State suspects held in Turkey over transgender attack plot
Three suspected Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants were arrested in Istanbul late on June 17 after a tip-off that they had…
Gumer Isaev: I wouldn’t say that Russia can use the gas issue as a political tool
Turkish-Russian relations still remain in the spotlight of many media outlets and experts. TheGreatMiddleEast offers you an interview with Gumer Isaev, the head of Center…
Emirati raises UAE flag at World’s Seven Summits
Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani is one of just 350 mountaineers in the world who have conquered the Seven Summits Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani,…
Bahrainis condemned Iranian commander for his threats
Bahrainis have dismissed a warning by Qasem Sulaimani, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, saying that it was merely more evidence of his country’s blatant…
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…
Let Boeing sell to Iran
Last year’s deal to lift economic sanctions against Iran, in return for a lengthy suspension of the Iranian nuclear program, had many pros and cons….
Israel returns stolen sarcophagi to Egypt
Two ancient Egyptian sarcophagus covers were delivered to Cairo’s Egyptian Museum Tuesday after Israel confiscated them from smugglers and returned them to Egypt. Antiquities Minister…