Ajman bans epileptic drivers after McDonald’s accident
Protective barriers are to be placed in front of any restaurant or shop in Ajman that has a glass facade following the McDonald’s crash that…
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Bomb scare on Dubai-Amritsar SpiceJet flight
A bomb disposal unit was called to Amritsar airport earlier today after an ‘unidentified bag’ was discovered aboard a Dubai-bound flight. According to local media…
Jordan to close down ‘Gulen’ schools
The Jordanian Ministry of Education closed a boarding school funded by Turkish religious scholar Fethullah Gülen, who is suspected of being the mastermind behind the…
Scores injured in Armenia clashes as police station hostage crisis continues in capital
Around 45 people have been injured as clashes breakout in the Armenian capital Yerevan between police and protesters outside a police station that was seized…
Al-Qassam pledges to free Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails
Al-Qassam Brigades has pledged to free all Palestinian prisoners who are being held in Israeli jails,Quds Press reported yesterday. In a report published on its…
Unity government condemns French military presence in Libya
Any assistance in fighting against IS ‘should be based on a request’ by Libya, unity government says Libya’s UN-backed government on Wednesday criticised the presence…
Middle East Stocks Mixed, Qatar and Saudi Arabia Weighed by Disappointing Corporate Results
MidEast shares were mixed, with Qatar and Saudi Arabia weighed by disappointing earnings. Egypt was pressured by a drop in its currency in the black…
The lessons Saudi Arabia can learn from South Africa’s renewable energy program
One of the kingdom’s main goals under Vision 2030 is to increase the kingdom’s production of renewable energy. Saudi Arabia in April unveiled Vision 2030,…
Dubai’s first Solar Decathlon draws big response
Universities from 19 international and Middle Eastern countries have registered for the inaugural Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 (SDME 2018), which will be held in…
Why Iran needs to fight Saudi Arabia to forge peace
Turki al-Faisal Al Saud’s call for regime change in Tehran, let alone his mere participation at the July 9 Mujahedeen-e-Khalq’s (MEK) annual conference in Paris, is…