Month: April 2018

Syria monitor: Missile attack kills 26, mostly Iranians

A missile attack targeting government outposts in Syria’s northern region killed 26 pro-government fighters, mostly Iranians, a Syria war monitoring group said Monday, amid soaring Mideast tensions between regional archenemies Israel and Iran. Iranian media gave conflicting reports about the overnight incident amid speculation that it was carried out by neighboring Israel. The attack came […]

Saudi Prince Comments on Palestinian Issue Made People 'Fall Off Their Chairs'

During a closed-door meeting with heads of Jewish organizations in New York, the heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia reportedly criticized the Palestinian administration for its alleged refusal to accept the peace proposals it was offered on many occasions. Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, berated the Palestinian leadership for missing "one […]

Caravan of migrants reaches US border, temporarily turned away by Border Patrol

A caravan of people from Central America seeking asylum in the United States reached the U.S.-Mexico border at San Diego where Border Patrol authorities said they are unable to process them due to space constraints. The Border Patrol facility at San Ysidro in San Diego won't be processing any more people hoping to enter the […]

Medical tourism packages for GCC residents

Dubai Health Authority’s Health Tourism Council and Emirates Holidays, the tour-operating arm of Emirates Airline, are collaborating to offer visitors a plethora of tailor-made health and wellness holidays in Dubai. The several medical tourism packages launched include options for GCC residents. The move will help DHA achieve its objective of attracting 500,000 medical tourists by […]

Adnoc awards OMV 20% stake in offshore concession

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) signed an agreement awarding Austrian firm OMV a 20 per cent stake in Abu Dhabi’s SARB and Umm Lulu offshore concession. The signing of the agreement, which has a term of 40 years from March 9, 2018 was witnessed by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown […]

ENOC as Expo 2020 Dubai’s official integrated energy partner

Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) has been appointed Expo 2020 Dubai’s Official Integrated Energy Partner with plans to set up a “service station of the future” at the next World Expo. The move includes setting up a fully functioning, futuristic service station during the six months of the event using multiple sources of energy, from […]

Etihad Group taking ‘disciplined’ approach to new partnerships

The new chief of Etihad Aviation Group said in his first public speech that the company is taking a “disciplined and measured” approach towards evaluating any new partnerships and that it remains “very optimistic.” Tony Douglas, group chief executive officer of Etihad Group, said the company will also “consider where appropriate” other areas of possible […]

Transport companies to pass on waste disposal fees to clients

Dubai is gearing up to implement new waste disposal fees on companies transporting and dumping rubbish in landfills and treatment plants. The waste transport companies say the fee will then be passed on to their clients generating waste as “pay-as-you-throw fee”. On Sunday, Dubai Municipality organised a customer forum with the waste collection and transport […]

Future of transport and publicly traded celebrities

It’s a busy week for business. Our week kicked off with a Hyperloop announcement featuing Richard Branson and DP World and will close out with the Future Blockchain Summit, which promises to have truly innovative applications of this new technology. Sandwiched in between these two events, we’ll be watching to see how global equity markets […]

In Trumps America, Raising American Muslim Children in Trump Era.

By: Wasan Abu Baker* American Muslim Students : During my experience as a teacher, I have found that when working with English Second Language (ESL) learners it is important to understand the diversity of native languages spoken at home and the cultural background of each student. This background is an important part […]

A Tunisian fugitive from ISIS tells his story

By Dr. Haytham Mouzahem* -- Tunisian writer Hadi Yahmad recently published a book in Arabic about Tunisian jihadi Mohammed Al-Fahem. Born in 1990, Fahem traveled to Syria in late 2014 to join the “The Islamic State”(ISIS) — for him and his extremist cohorts, a dream come true. Fahem fled ISIS territory a year later and […]

Russian FM says US trying to 'divide Syria into parts'

Russia's foreign minister said Saturday the United States is trying to divide Syria. During a meeting with his counterparts from Iran and Turkey, Sergey Lavrov said the recent U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria "seriously aggravated the situation." He added that statements about supporting the territorial integrity of Syria "are only words that, apparently, cover plans […]

Palestinian protesters are being shot in their legs by Israeli soldiers, and some face amputation

Mohammad al-Ajouri is a lanky teenager who loves to run, a medal-winning track star with ambitions to compete abroad. But last month, while participating in a protest along Gaza's border, he was struck by a bullet fired by an Israeli soldier. It penetrated his calf, shattering his leg before exiting the shin. Doctors tried to […]

North Korea will close nuclear test site in May, South says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will shut down his nuclear test site in May and invite experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States into the country to ensure "transparency" around its closure, South Korea's presidential office said Sunday. It is the latest breakthrough on the peninsula ahead of a meeting between […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Saudi Arabia

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, kicking off the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America's top diplomat. Pompeo arrived in the Saudi capital of Riyadh for talks with the Saudi king, crown prince and foreign minister just weeks ahead of several key dates that could […]

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