US State Dept removes ‘Palestine’ as a country from its website

AFP | Palestinian leaders are in an uproar after the US State Department's website removed the territories from its list of countries and areas, following...

Saudi Arab’s modernization continues: Shops stay open during prayers

AFP | With burger patties sizzling over a hot grill, a Saudi eatery did the unthinkable as a muezzin's call to prayer sent Muslim worshippers...

UAE “has the right” to maintain bilateral relations with India: FM Qureshi

News Desk | Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the UAE or any other country has the right to maintain bilateral relations...

Qatari envoy says aid, contacts helping prevent new Gaza war

AFP | Speaking in an interview, in Gaza City, Mohammed al-Emadi said a new payment of $10 million is expected to be distributed on Sunday...

Quarrelsome woman takes husband to court for being too nice

News Desk | A woman in the United Arab Emirates filed for divorce after she felt that her husband’s love for her was too much...

India won’t get an inch of Kashmir; Indian forces fail at Kashmir’s Gaza

AFP | Young men sit beside a pile of rocks and a bonfire, protecting the only entrance to a besieged neighborhood they call "Kashmir's Gaza"...

US offers $5 million for information on ISIS leaders

Anadolu | The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday it is offering rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to the capture of three...

Sisi’s Dictator-esque Leadership: Fears over Egypt’s Judiciary

AFP | Last month, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the President of Egypt, installed the heads of the Supreme Constitutional Court, the Court of Cassation and the...

Saudi Arabia hosts Heavyweight Title Match, HR groups lash out

AFP | The high-profile December 7 duel, dubbed 'Clash on the Dunes', will see Britain's Joshua trying to win back the IBF, WBA and WBO...

Qatar-Russia investment partnership bolster to $13bn

News Desk | Rashid bin Majid Awad Al Suwaidi, First Secretary at Qatar’s Embassy to Russia has said that the volume of investments between Qatar...

Fake Emirati princess steals €1.6mn worth of jewelry from Paris

RT | A fraud posing as a princess from the United Arab Emirates has pulled off a daring con at a high-end Paris jewelry store,...

Why is the Middle East Such a Complicated Region to Study?

Sarmad Ishfaq | A culturally, politically, and historically diverse area, the Middle East has been quite an enigmatic region for scholars to study. This is...