America Has No Choice But to Cooperate with Russia in Syria
The United States is running out of options in Syria, and the Obama administration is becoming increasingly desperate. That was the broad assessment from the…
In Egypt, Many Leaders Quietly Cheered Turkish Coup Plotters
Egyptians watched raptly over the weekend as military forces moved to unseat a democratically elected Islamist president in Turkey, reminding many of a similar move…
RPT-Exodus of professional workers reshaping Qatar
* After layoffs, malls, hotels face shrinking clientele * Businesses aimed at Qataris less fearful about demand * Qatar says growth will outlast 2022 World…
Dubai Police adds 24 Kawasaki Concours bikes to its fleet
Dubai Police has inducted 24 high-powered Kawasaki Concours-1400 into its fleet, which were upgraded with a special police ‘up-fit’ kit. The bikes, which are widely…
UNESCO postpones vote on draft resolution on Al-Aqsa Mosque
The United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) postponed on Sunday a vote on a draft resolution that would designate Al-Aqsa Mosque as an…
Eurasian bloc in Turkey: Erdogan and the Kemalists vs Gulen and the US
On July 15th, at around 23:00, the press reported a military coup d’etat in Turkey. In Ankara, shots rang out, and there were military planes…
ISIS claim responsibility for German train axe attack
ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an attack by an axe-wielding Afghan refugee on a German train, the websites close to terrorist group’s…
World’s longest luxury hotel chain project being revived in Dubai
Bawadi, announced as the largest hospitality and leisure development in the world in 2007, is being revived in Dubai, Dubai Holding Chief Executive Officer told…
Al-Jazeera publishes messages sent between the organisers of the failed Turkish coup
Qatar’s Al-Jazeera TV channel has obtained copies of messages sent between the organisers of the failed Turkish coup, which occurred in the late hours of…
‘Crisis’ in Lebanon for Syrian children out of school
Mariam Khatib, a 15-year-old Syrian refugee in Lebanon, says she has just one wish in life – to be able to go back to school….