Iran and Saudi Arabia execute more than 350 people in six months
Iran and Saudi Arabia execute more people than anywhere else in the region – with Iran killing at least 250 in 2016 Iran and Saudi…
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Standoff in Armenia turns into a “Maidan”
The standoff in the Armenian capital of Yerevan between militants of the radical opposition organization “Constitutive Parliament” and security forces is ongoing. The holding hostage…
View of Mecca 131 year ago – photo
A Saudi newspaper on Wednesday published what it said was a picture of Makkah nearly 131 years ago. The picture in ‘Ajel’ Arabic language daily showed…
Standoff in Armenia continues
Gunmen holed up at a police headquarters in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, have refused to surrender ten days after they raided the facility and took…
Business and work styles in Dubai
The UAE is popularly-known as a safe haven in the world of business. Rightly so. Be it property, banking and finance, tourism, trade and travel,…
Panama Papers investigation: Mossack Fonseca linked to shell companies in Africa
The new revelations were uncovered by a team of investigative journalists probing the Panama Papers Shell companies created by the law firm behind the Panama…
Erdogan to visit Russia on August 9
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will visit Russia on Aug. 9 for his first face to face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin since Moscow and…
5 things to do in Dubai this weekend – Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo
Visit Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo and see the Shark Week exhibit, based on the Discovery Channel TV show, and featuring a hybrid of digital…
Will Smith coming to Dubai for Suicide Squad screening
The actor will attend a screening of his super-anti-hero movie on August 7 Will Smith will attend a Dubai screening of his supervillain film, Suicide…
Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan attended Endurance Festival in Italy
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, attended on Sunday, along with Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince…