Qatar Airways becomes world leader
Qatar Airways announced yesterday it will be the global launch customer of GlobalBeacon(sm), a technology solution by Aireon LLC and FlightAware, designed to provide up-to-the…
Monarchy – the guarantor of stability in the Middle East?!
The modern Middle East is a fabric that consists of countries with different kinds of regimes and forms of government. Once, almost the entire Middle…
Why USA must respect diversity?
President Barak Obama’s speech at the seventy first session of the United Nations General Assembly on 20 September carries great significance. This is not only…
Jordan: Islamic party voters reject Christian candidates
In Jordan’s legislative elections, Islamic voters refused to support Christian candidates, reports Archbishop Maroun Lahham, the patriarchal vicar for the Jerusalem patriarchate. Under Jordan’s complicated…
Terror Warning: Western-owned hotels in Turkey targets of imminent attack
TOURISTS have been warned against staying in western hotels in Turkey due to an imminent terrorist threat. The US State Department issued stark advice to…
Pentagon: IS bent on using chemical arms when Mosul invasion comes
Islamic State militants are “dead set” on using chemical arms and are likely to try them again as Iraqi forces advance on Mosul, a Pentagon…
Russia ‘must face justice’ over Syria aid convoy attack
Russia should be hit with the “full weight of international law” if its planes are found to have killed 20 civilians in an aid convoy in Syria,…
Powerful video on drug abuse in UAE
A powerful video by Dubai Police shows the harsh reality of drug addiction and its devastating impact on one’s entire family. What happens when drug…
Israeli forces open fire at fishermen off coast of Gaza City
Israeli naval forces opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip on Monday morning, the head of the Gaza fishermen…
Local credit cards in Iran for the firs time in decades
Iranian banks have begun issuing credit cards for the first time in decades, local media reported on Monday. The report by several newspapers, including the…