Egypt prosecutor sifts wheat from chaff in corruption probe
Egypt’s prosecutor general and an anti-corruption agency are to consider a parliamentary commission’s report on corruption in the country’s wheat industry which found the government…
UN pays tens of millions to Assad regime under Syria aid
With no end in sight to the vicious civil war in Syria, a U.K. daily has unearthed evidence that backs a sickening claim that the…
Fire breaks out at Abu Dhabi high-rise construction site
Hundreds of workers have been evacuated from an under-construction building adjacent to Beach Rotana hotel and Abu Dhabi Mall. Thick, dark smoke continues to billow…
Syria: Their War, Not Ours
The debacle that is U.S. Syria policy is today on naked display. NATO ally Turkey and U.S.-backed Arab rebels this weekend attacked our most effective…
Saudi Arabia continues to rapidly spend foreign reserves
Riyadh’s foreign reserves dropped to $555 billion, down $6 billion in July, as low oil prices continue to eat up the country’s assets abroad. Saudi…
Colored robes as a breakthrough for Saudi women
For more than a decade, Bashayer Al Shehri covered her face with a black veil in public, automatically donning the niqab like all her female…
Saudis furious after Bing translates ‘Daesh’ as ‘Saudi Arabia’
Saudi Arabia’s monarchy was left fuming after Microsoft’s Bing search engine translated ‘Daesh’ – the Arabic acronym for Islamic State – as ‘Saudi Arabia.’ Many…
Dubai Dreams: success story of a billionaire
Even after having lost everything when Gulf War broke out in Kuwait in 1991, for Rizwan Sajan, the Founder & Chairman of Danube Group, there…
Nine top officials sacked after Dubai ruler’s spot check reveals empty desks
Dubai’s ruler has ordered a shake-up of the city state’s management, including the retirement of nine senior officials, a day after he conducted a surprise…
Obama, Erdogan to meet Sunday amid tensions
President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan will meet this week, the White House announced Monday amid tensions about Turkey’s ongoing Operation Euphrates…