UAE: Sandboarding hits the dunes – Videos
A perfect playground awaits a new breed of desert thrillseeker only a few kilometres from the sprawling metropolis of Dubai. Riding the vast dunes of…
Jerusalem chief rabbi: Homosexuality is an abomination – Photo
Jerusalem’s chief rabbi lashed out at Israel’s gay community in an interview released Friday, calling homosexuality an “abomination” and earning himself a police complaint for…
Sarkozy says no to Turkey in EU again
Turkey does not belong in the European Union, the two leading conservative candidates for France’s 2017 presidential election, Nicolas Sarkozy and Alain Juppe, said on…
80 killed in Aleppo as regime steps up assault
Air raids and ferocious artillery fire pounded rebel-held east Aleppo on Friday as an escalating military offensive underscored the Syrian regime’s determination to take full…
Breaking an Arab taboo
On this day in 1977, Egypt President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to make an official visit to Israel. A look at the…
Hope fades as Turkish rescue workers struggle to reach buried miners
Rescue teams recovered another body from a copper mine that collapsed in southeastern Turkey, officials said Friday, raising the death toll to four. A rescue…
Iran says Israel’s nuclear weapons threaten “regional security”
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday that Israel‘s nuclear arsenal endangers the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and threatens security in…
Brazil and Iran to boost economic ties
A meeting of a Brazilian-Iranian commission concluded here Friday with agreement to foster expanded bilateral trade and investment. The conference was chaired by Brazilian Foreign…
Syria: Daesh prepare to execute two men with machine guns
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US exhibition: The Art of the Qur’an
“The Art of the Qur’an,” The Smithsonian’s Sackler/Freer Galleries’ new exhibition, serves as a timely reminder of the beauty and history of the Qur’an. This…