Week of Renewed Aleppo Strikes Kills 141 in East, 16 in West â Observatory
BEIRUT, Nov 22 â At least 141 civilians, including 18 children, have been killed in a week of…
Trump Outlines Plans for First Day in Office, Meets with Cabinet Hopefuls
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Nov 22 â U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outlined plans on Monday for his first day in…
Netanyahu Hit By Conflict of Interest Allegations over German Submarines
JERUSALEM, Nov 21 Â â A deal to buy three German-made submarines has come under public scrutiny in Israel…
Civilian Casualties from Mosul are Overwhelming Capacity, U.N. Warns
ERBIL, Iraq, Nov 20 â Mounting civilian casualties from fighting in eastern Mosul between Iraqi forces and Daesh…
Skydiving Magic, Bungee Dunk for Guinness World Records Day
LONDON, Nov 17 â From the highest dunk of a biscuit into a cup of tea by a…
Five Decades and 200 Films Later, Jackie Chan âFinallyâ Wins Oscar
LOS ANGELES, Nov 13 â When Jackie Chan saw an Oscar at Sylvester Stalloneâs house 23 years ago,…
Erdogan Says Turkish-Backed Rebels Close to Taking Syriaâs Al Bab
ANKARA, Nov 16 â Turkey-backed rebels are just 2 km (1.25 miles) from the northern Syrian city of…
HRH Princess Haya Addresses a Heartfelt Letter to her Father HM Late King Hussein of Jordan on his Birthday
I decided to write to you directly today, because I am trying to figure out how to celebrate…
Haya Bint Al Hussein: A Princess on a Mission
I feel good when we are able t0 bring in the aid to those in need says HRH…
Kabul Welcomes Back National Geographicâs Green-Eyed âAfghan Girlâ
KABUL, Nov 9 â Afghanâs president on Wednesday welcomed back Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed âAfghan Girlâ whose 1985…
Thousands of Anti-Trump Protesters Take to Streets of U.S. Cities
CHICAGO/NEW YORK, Nov 10 â Demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest against…
Traces of Daesh âMass Graveâ Rot in Iraqi Spa Town
HAMMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq, Nov 10 â On the banks of the Tigris river, men sit and watch, smiling…
Kabul Welcomes Back National Geographicâs Green-Eyed âAfghan Girlâ
KABUL, Nov 9 â Afghanâs president on Wednesday welcomed back Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed âAfghan Girlâ whose 1985…
Business Outlook: Will âShare Economyâ be Disrupted by Blockchain Technology?
Trust and authority are the two basic tenants needed for a society to function and for its members…
Shiâite Militias Launch Offensive to Seal off Western Mosul
AL-SHURA, Iraq/BAGHDAD Oct 30 â Iraqi Shiâite militias launched an offensive towards the west of Mosul on Saturday,…
Israel Says âNoâ to Middle East Peace Conference in Paris
JERUSALEM, Nov 7 â Israel on Monday formally rejected Franceâs invitation to take part in a Middle East…
As Calais âJungleâ Closes, Women Migrants in Smaller Camps Fear Influx
NORRENT-FONTES, France, Oct 25 â At a small, muddy makeshift migrant camp in the quiet countryside of Norrent-Fontes,…
Vast Moroccan Solar Power Plant is Hard Act for Africa to Follow
OUARZAZATE, Morocco, Nov 6 â On the edge of the Sahara desert, Morocco is building one of the…
Lebanonâs Ice Cream King
Nearly seven decades ago, a young man launched his own sweets parlor on a narrow street in eastern…
Rapid Currency Slide Chokes Business in Egypt
CAIRO, Nov 1 â Business is grinding to a near-halt in Egypt as companies struggle to keep pace…
In a West Bank Refugee Camp, Political Struggle Turns to Violence
BALATA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank, Nov 3 â Hundreds of bullet holes scar the concrete walls, shop fronts…
The Real War-Torn Yemen
In 2014, Iran-backed Houthi rebels (also known as Ansar Allah) launched an offensive that took over most of northern…
MENA Transfer Pricing in a Post BEPS World
Historically, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been perceived as a region where taxation and…
U.N. Says Tank Shell Hits its Aleppo Office
GENEVA, Nov 1 â A tank shell hit the United Nations office in western Aleppo on Sunday, damaging…