Coalition leaders ‘plan to airdrop troops’ into IS-held Mosul
Iraqi military officials and US-led coalition leaders have met to discuss plans to airdrop troops into areas of Mosul still held by the Islamic State…
Israeli bus company bows to pressure, drops announcements in Arabic
An Israeli bus company has removed announcements in Arabic on its vehicles in Beersheba, following numerous complaints from Jewish residents in the southern Israeli city….
2 mass graves found in Mosul, one in Fallujah
The bodies contained in the Mosul graves, discovered in a village near Tal Afar, are believed to belong to people executed by the extremist group,…
Ilham Aliyev on the new stage of space industry in Azerbaijan
Bakutel-2016 International Exhibition, turning into the most important event on telecommunications and information technologies in the Caspian region, plays the role of the space which…
Buy alcohol in Qatar and pay an annual fee
Qatar residents will have to start paying an annual fee to purchase alcohol from the country’s only liquor store as of Dec. 1. The Qatar…
Saudi women’s spouses not exempt
The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has said non-Saudi spouses of Saudi women are not exempted from the Saudization decision of the telecommunication sector….
Denmark: Parliament votes to ban burqas, niqabs in some public places
The Dutch Parliament’s lower house voted on Tuesday to ban the wearing of face-covering clothes – such as burqas and niqabs – in some public…
Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed bin Rashid announces engagement to member of RAK ruling family
Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed bin Rashid, daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has announced her engagement to Sheikh Faisal…
Eleven Turkish schoolgirls killed after massive dormitory blaze
At least 12 bodies were recovered after a fire broke out in a private girls’ dormitory late on Tuesday in Turkey’s southern Adana province, the…
Dubai in 2016 more visited city than New York
Dubai is one of this year’s most visited cities according to statistics released by the World Economic Forum and Mastercard. The emirate, which is world…