French mayor bans burqinis in Cannes
The mayor of Cannes has banned the wearing of burqinis – full-body swimsuits – on the beaches of the French Riviera resort famous for its…
Middle East
Iraq Kurds say IS financier killed in joint raid with US
Kurdish authorities said their troops conducted a joint raid with US forces Thursday, killing a jihadist financier near a western Iraqi town that is far…
British schoolgirl who joined Daesh ‘killed in airstrike’
One of the three British schoolgirls who made headlines last year when they fled their London homes to find husbands in the Daesh extremist group…
UN, US welcome Turkey-Russia cooperation against Daesh
A United Nations spokesman on Thursday welcomed a joint pledge by Turkey and Russia to cooperate against Daesh, APA reports quoting AA. “We welcome any…
IMF agrees $12 billion loan to boost Egypt economy
Egypt has reached an initial agreement with the International Monetary Fund for $12bn in funding over three years, the fund said on Thursday. The Egyptian government…
Turkish military attaches missing after being summoned in post-coup probe: official
Two Turkish military attaches working in Greece are missing after being called back to Ankara in a post-coup probe Two Turkish military attaches, both working…
Nine parents in Dubai court over fight at children’s birthday party
Nine parents have appeared in court after a fight broke out at a child’s birthday party. The brawl started after a 41-year-old Egyptian threw a party…
Assad regime ‘has destroyed 57% of hospitals under opposition control’
Forces loyal to the Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad have destroyed 57 per cent of the hospitals in parts of the country controlled by opposition…
Dubai Parks and Resorts to open their gates on Oct 31
The region’s largest theme park will open its gates to the public on Monday, October 31, it was announced on Thursday. Dubai Parks and Resorts…
Trump: Obama ‘is the founder of ISIS’
White House hopeful accuses Hillary Clinton of also bearing blame for foundation of ISIL, which was formed in Iraq. Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama…