Military “Inzhirlik” base in Turkey locked tonight
At the moment, the base protects the more than seven thousand Turkish military. There are several versions explaining the incident. For example, some Turkish media…
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Syria conflict: ‘Families leave’ besieged Aleppo
The civilians boarded buses and were taken to temporary shelters, state news agency Sana said. Some rebels had also surrendered to government forces, the report…
Hundreds of Indians jobless in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait: Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday that a large number of Indians have been rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and Minister…
U.S., Israel ready to clinch largest American security aid deal in history
The United States and Israel are closing in on a massive military aid agreement that will reportedly become the largest security package the American government…
Yemen government withdraws from Kuwait talks with rebels
Yemen’s government delegation has quit talks in Kuwait with Shiite Houthi rebels despite resuming them earlier this month. Officials with Yemen’s internationally recognized government of…
Gaza’s Hamas hands out land hoping to avoid financial crisis
Earth movers dig into sand dunes on land where once Jewish settlements stood — prime real estate that the Gaza Strip’s ruling Hamas group hopes…
Oil price crash draining Saudi Arabia’s budget
The 2014 oil price crash together with the high spending of the last several years have been draining the Saudi government budget, the World Bank’s…
Nasrallah Attacks Saudis for ‘Normalizing Ties With Israel’
‘Saudi Arabia is establishing a relationship and is set to recognize Israel,’ the Hezbollah secretary general said in a broadcast; he warned Saudi Arabia from…
Why Israel is the most important startup ecosystem in the world
Spelled in Hebrew as ‘ḥutspâ’, chutzpa is the rare quality of audacity. According to Elena Donets, CEO at StarTau, Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center, what…
MMajid Al Futtaim’s charity drive gets record support
About 13,000 people donated more than 63,000 books, 46,500 toys, and 52,000 kilograms (kg) of clothes during Majid Al Futtaim’s annual ‘Make a Difference’ Ramadan…