Dubai looks to boost cultural life with opera house
A boat-shaped hulk of steel and glass at the foot of the world’s tallest tower, Dubai’s new opera house is set to boost the cultural…
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CENTCOM Reviewing Congress Report on Alleged Daesh Intelligence Manipulation
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has provided a more “positive depiction” of the fight against Daesh than realities on the ground in 2014 and 2015, an…
Best Sports Bars in Dubai to Watch Live Matches
Get everything you need to know about Dubai’s best sports bars, including drinks deals, happy hours, numbers of screens and extras, like pool tables Whether…
17 killed, 100 injured in Gaza by unexploded ordnance since 2014
Two years on from the devastating Israeli offensive, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip remain at risk from unexploded ordnance – or Explosive Remnants of War…
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…
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…
Turkey sends humanitarian aid to Syria
The Turkish Red Crescent sent Thursday 10 trucks of humanitarian aid to Syria via the Oncupinar border crossing in the southern province of Kilis. Syria…
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…