Dubai looks to boost cultural life with opera house
A boat-shaped hulk of steel and glass at the foot of the world’s tallest tower, Dubai’s new opera house is set to boost the cultural…
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British schoolgirl who joined Daesh ‘killed in airstrike’
One of the three British schoolgirls who made headlines last year when they fled their London homes to find husbands in the Daesh extremist group…
Kuwaiti ‘neutral’ al-Deehani wins men’s double trap at Rio Games
Kuwait’s Fehaid al-Deehani, competing at the Rio Games as an independent athlete, won men’s double trap gold on Wednesday. Marco Innocenti of Italy took silver…
The cheapest time to book a hotel in Dubai
Ask ten random people in Dubai what their number one worry is and rent is very likely to come up at least once in conversation….
Unique floating homes set for Dubai launch
Dutch developer New Living on Water (NLW) is planning to unveil its futuristic-looking floating homes concept at Cityscape Global in Dubai next month. The company…
UAE wins Olympic bronze medal in Judo
Judoka Sergiu Toma has created history for UAE at Rio 2016 Olympics by winning a bronze medal in the men’s under 81 kgs class on…
The Qatar Tourism Agency (QTA) has opened a new representative office in Istanbul
The Qatar Tourism Agency (QTA) has opened a new representative office in Istanbul in a bid to boost bilateral tourism ties, the agency said in…
My Grandfather: Scapegoat for a Century of Middle East Madness
My grandfather, Sir Mark Sykes, was only 36 years old when he signed one of the most controversial treaties of the 20th century, the Sykes-Picot Agreement…
Qatar to build Zaha Hadid’s desert flower hotel
Qatar will construct two buildings designed by late Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, including a tower shaped like a desert flower close to the site of…
Conflict within a conflict: Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud
Syria’s largest city has been under siege since government forces shut down Castello Road – a bombed-out gauntlet that for months served as the lifeline…