ISIS’s defeat in Iraq and Syria makes attacks like New York inevitable
Sayfullo Saipov left a chilling note behind in the truck he allegedly used to kill eight people in Manhattan on Tuesday. “The Islamic State,” he…
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Yemen/UAE: Aden Hunger Strike Highlights Detainee Abuse
(Beirut) – A hunger strike by dozens of detainees in Yemen’s provisional capital of Aden highlights the mistreatment of prisoners throughout Yemen, Human Rights Watch said today….
What not to do in Dubai as a tourist
Over 10 million travellers visited Dubai last year, almost all without incident – but there are things you need to be aware of before travelling…
UAE launches unified Hijri calendar of 1439
The unified Hijri calendar is based on Shariah and astronomical principles. The United Arab Emirates launched a unified Hijri calendar ahead of the new Islamic…
Iran claims it foiled major IS plot ahead of holy month
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that a member of the Islamic State (IS) who was seeking to organize a new series of…
Turkish hoteliers demand extended Eid al-Adha holiday
Local hoteliers are pushing for an extension to the public holiday for Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) to 10 days to help Turkey’s struggling tourism…
Qatar accuses Saudi Arabia of ‘politicizing’ Hajj pilgrimage
The war in Syria and crisis in the gulf countries has cast its shadow on the annual Muslim pilgrimage to the holiest city of Mecca…
Prince Hamdan captures Dubai like never before – Photo, Video
The Crown Prince of Dubai is no stranger when it comes to taking breath-taking views of the city. In his latest Instagram story, Shaikh Hamdan…
Syrian child raped and murdered in Jordan
This week, the body of a young boy was found in an abandoned warehouse in the Jordanian capital, Amman. The news spread quickly; a Syrian…
1st gay Muslim marriage in UK
In what the British media is calling a first for the United Kingdom, a gay Muslim man has married his partner of two years. Jahed…