Some factors to watch about Turkey on Oct 7
Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Friday. The lira stood at 3.0517 against the dollar at 0531 GMT,…
King Abdullah Port ranked fastest growing port
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Port is ranked the fastest growing port in the world in a report issued by Container Management magazine, a British global…
Mystery of dead woman in plastic bag in Dubai solved
Police forces of Umm Al Quwain and Dubai have solved the mysterious crime in which the decomposed body of an unidentified woman was found tied…
Islamic State jihadist jailed nearly 7 years in Germany prison
A German court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old jihadist who fought in Syria on behalf of the Islamic State group to six years and nine…
Iran: Saudi King might be killed
As Saudi Arabia holds a naval drill in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a powerful Iranian general has been quoted as suggesting the kingdom’s deputy…
Bomb blast near police station in Istanbul
At least five people were wounded in an explosion near a police station in the Yenibosna neighborhood of Istanbul on the afternoon of Oct. 6,…
Palestinian woman sentenced to death by hanging in Gaza
A court in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday sentenced a Palestinian woman to death by hanging after she was convicted of premeditated murder, Palestinian media…
Textbook about ‘Palestinian terrorists’ withdrawn in Dubai
A school operator has withdrawn a ninth-grade history textbook after parents complained that sections on terrorism in Palestine cast the country in a negative light….
Palestinian leader Abbas in hospital
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was taken to hospital Thursday after complaining of exhaustion, said a source close to his office, but the president’s spokesperson said…
Iraq War records reignite debate over US use of depleted uranium
Records detailing as many as 181,000 rounds of depleted uranium munitions shot in 2003 by American forces in Iraq have been unearthed by researchers, representing…