Arabian city names and the meanings behind them
The origins of these names will probably surprise you. Arab city names: you know many of them, but do you know the meanings behind them?…
Is Clinton better for Israel than Trump?
With just four days to go until the American election, a new poll published Friday indicates that a clear majority of Israelis prefer Democratic presidential…
Egypt: 2,000-year-old woman was ‘brought back to life’ – Video
Earlier this year scientists from the University of Melbourne and Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine rediscovered the mummified head of Meritamun, an Egyptian woman who…
Taxi launches Brake Plus system in Dubai
RTA’s Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) has recently fitted taxicabs with a four-way flasher system that automatically operates once the driver applies the brake to slow…
Grandson of Saddam injured in accident
Mesut Uday Saddam Hussein, the grandson of Iraq’s overthrown leader Saddam Hussein, had a motorcycle accident near Turkey’s southwestern resort town of Muğla, reports said…
Tough resistance for Iraq
Extremist fighters unleashed a deluge of bombs and gunfire on Friday on Iraqi forces punching into the streets of Mosul for the first time, forcing…
Helicopter of Russia hit by ISIS rocket – Video
Islamic State’s news agency Amaq has released a video which purportedly shows a Russian helicopter being destroyed by an IS rocket in Syria. The Russian…
The best expensive luxury hotels in Middle East
The Burj Al Arab has been ranked as the most expensive luxury hotel in the Middle East, according to a recent survey conducted by Luxury-Hotels.com….
Iraqi forces re-take Mosul – Photos
More than 50,000 Iraqi soldiers, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen are engaged in a bloody battle to re-take control of Mosul…
Azerbaijan drags Armenia into a costly arms race
The other day, an important development took place in the context of relations between Russia and Azerbaijan – Baku hosted a meeting of the Azerbaijani-Russian…