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…
Russia ready to support weekly 48-hour humanitarian ceasefires in Aleppo – Defense Ministry
The Russian defence ministry on Thursday supported a proposal by the United Nations Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura for a 48-hour weekly humanitarian…
Our future is female and Muslim
While politicians in Europe work themselves into a frenzy telling women what they can and can’t wear by banning burqinis at the beach, they may…
German interior minister calls for curbs on Burka
The German Interior Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, has called for a partial ban on the burka, a day after saying a full ban might not…