Iran has given an air base to Russia without time limits
Russia will use in Iran only one air base, but with no time limits. Russian Military Space Forces may use the air base in Hamadan…
Girls’ bodies found off Italian coast
The bodies of two Syrian girls have been found in the Mediterranean off the coast of Italy following the capsizing of their boat, the Italian…
Turkish child sex law hits Sweden relations
Istanbul: A billboard advertisement at Istanbul’s international airport accused Sweden of having “the highest rape rate worldwide”, state media reported on Friday just days after…
Azerbaijan holds 4 over links to Turkey ‘nemesis’ Gulen
Officials in Azerbaijan on Friday said they had arrested four men over suspected ties to US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of masterminding…
Nice becomes latest French city to ban burkinis
Nice has become the latest French seaside resort to ban the burkini, the body-concealing swimsuit associated with Islamic values that has sparked heated debate in…
Germany, Turkey and Islam
THIS is a very difficult moment in one of Europe’s most important relationships. A leaked report from the German interior ministry has accused Turkey of fomenting Islamism in…
Ten things you can’t do in Dubai
Laws in the United Arab Emirates have again been thrust into the spotlight after a British citizen in Dubai was arrested for sharing a charity…
Hotels gear up to welcome more tourists; 1.05 million visit Qatar in first 4 months
Amid stiff competition with the opening of several new hotels across the city, the hospitality industry is expecting a surge in business after the summer…
The Sad Reason Abandoned Workers Are Refusing To Leave Saudi Arabia
Despite receiving a free ticket out of the squalid desert camps where food is scarce, migrant workers in Saudi Arabia do not want to go…
Sexual harassment: Displaced Yemeni women accuse villagers of abuse
For women who have had to flee Yemen’s cities, life in conservative countryside feels like ‘prison’ Afnan al-Soroori, 22, used to live a comfortable middle-class…