Saudi gets its first female pilot
Despite a ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, Hanadi Zakaria Al-Hindi has become the first woman in the kingdom to become an air pilot….
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Pictures appear to show British special forces on Syrian front line
Images published by BBC depict soldiers securing the perimeter of a rebel army base following an attack by Islamic State. The first images of what…
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…
Pressure mounts on Israel to release Bilal Kayed
At least 100 Palestinian political prisoners have now joined a mass hunger strike in support of Bilal Kayed, as he nears 50 days without food…
Flash – “Forty donkeys for sale” by Israeli army
“Forty donkeys for sale,” reads a notice in Palestinian newspapers. Nothing out of the ordinary about that, except for the fact that the advertiser is…
Montenegro Opens Weapons Supply Line to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s state-of-the-art military has emerged as an unlikely buyer of Montenegro’s vast stockpiles of surplus arms and ammunition. The deals were arranged through a…
US Military Target ISIL in Libya First Time
Washington says air raids aimed at backing Libyan forces seeking to retake city of Sirte from the group. US fighter jets have carried out air…
FM official visits Chad as Israel seeks to establish ties with majority Muslim states
Пeneral Dore Gold visited Chad last week as part of Israel’s push to establish ties with that majority Muslim African State, which is on the…
149 nationalities invest Dh57bn in Emirate’s real estate sector
The biggest investors in Dubai property market have been UAE nationals followed by Indians in the first six months of 2016, according to Dubai Land…
Egypt-Qatar face off in bid for UNESCO leadership
The ongoing feud between Qatar and Egypt took on global dimensions as Cairo announced July 19 that it had selected a candidate to challenge Doha’s…