Germany wants to push EU sanctions on Russia over Syria
Germany is considering a push for European sanctions against Russia in response to its actions in the Syria conflict, a person familiar with the German…
US Airlines removes Muslim from flight for saying ‘InshaAllah’
A Muslim man was told to leave a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger overheard him speaking Arabic on his mobile phone. Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a…
Teen worked as prostitute in Dubai to pay for dad’s surgery
A teenage prostitute claims she was made to sleep with men by an aunt who promised to help pay for life-saving surgery for the girl’s…
Saudi apache helicopters hit militias near Jazan
Saudi Arabia’s apache helicopters targeted militia in a border attack across Jazan and recorded direct hits, an Al Arabiya News correspondent reported. Saudi Arabia has…
Qatari buys Banif to set up private banking
One of the largest private companies in Qatar, Al Faisal Holdings, has bought Banif Portugal group’s 78.6 per cent shareholding in Banif Malta, ending a…
Erdogan and Putin had phone conversation about energy and Syria crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin announced on Wednesday. In the context of the upcoming…
Families in Aleppo warned to leave
A statement issued said the army had cut off insurgents’ supply lines into the northern city and that it had accurate information about the location…
Will Donald Trump defeat ISIS?
THE ISSUE The Islamic State group seized swaths of land in Iraq and expanded its territory in Syria in a dramatic blitz in 2014, taking…
Interview with the last man who knew Shimon Peres as a child in Poland
Uladzimir Volkau, a 93-year-old man in Belarus who is believed to be the last living childhood neighbor of Shimon Peres, said goodbye to Israeli politician…
Turkey and Iraq in war of words over Mosul
Tensions between Iraq and Turkey have surged as the two neighbours gear up to launch the long-awaited battle to oust the Islamic State group from…