UAE among global top 10 for smart e-services
The UAE prominently featured major developments in its e-services and ranked high in the latest UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ (DESA) E-Government Development…
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High-Ranking terrorist leaders destroyed in past 24 hours
Syrian military forces continued their advances against terrorist groups in the mountainous regions North of the newly-liberated town of Kinsibba and took back one more…
STR: Downturn for GCC hotels correlates with oil prices
Hotels in the GCC have experienced a downturn in performance and overall profitability that correlates with a decline in oil prices, according to data and…
Dubai gets heart-shaped island with hotel, floating homes
This is the first official picture of the heart-shaped island set to be one of the most iconic elements of the World Islands. Nestled within…
Unique floating homes set for Dubai launch
Dutch developer New Living on Water (NLW) is planning to unveil its futuristic-looking floating homes concept at Cityscape Global in Dubai next month. The company…
Secret sex life of the ultra-Orthodox has Israelis reading
One must admit the truth: Reading the book by Esti Weinstein, a former adherent of Gur Hasidism who committed suicide in June after long years of…
Turkey Closes European Fund
The Turkish authorities have decided to end the scholarship program of the European Union. The program is called a financial instrument to facilitate the entry…
France set to seal $1.1bn chopper deal with Kuwait
France will supply 30 military helicopters to Kuwait in a deal worth over one billion euros ($1.1 billion) that French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian…
US sells tanks, weapons worth more than $1bn to Saudi Arabia
The United States has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 153 tanks, hundreds of machine guns and other military gear in…
Russia, Turkey pledge to put ties back on track
Turkey and Russia can rebuild their damaged ties and grow even closer, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, said Aug….