Mystery Surrounds Shahbaz Taseerâs Captivity and Return
Shahbaz Taseer was a high-profile kidnapping victim in Pakistan â missing for almost five years after he was…
Big Tobacco Leaves Huge Ecological Footprint: WHO
GENEVA, May 30 â Tobacco growing is causing âmassive harmâ to the environment through the extensive use of…
Saudi Arabia Says Kingâs Contact with U.S. Helped Ease Al Aqsa Mosque Tensions
RIYADH, July 27 â Saudi Arabia said on Thursday King Salman had been in contact with the United…
Lost Children are Legacy of Battle for Iraqâs Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq, July 30 â Thousands of children have been separated from their parents in the nine-month battle…
S&P: Negative Rating Actions Taken On Qatari Banks
⢠On June 7, 2017, S&P lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the State of Qatar to…
Turkey to Fast-Track Draft Bill Approving Troop Deployment in Qatar
ANKARA, June 7 â Turkeyâs parliament is expected to fast-track on Wednesday a draft bill allowing its troops…
Egyptâs President Sissi is Bullying Rivals Ahead of His Re-election Bid
If Khaled Ali is worried, he isnât showing it. Sitting behind a wooden desk in his office in…
Israelâs Struggle to Integrate Ultra-Orthodox and Arabs Raises Economic Fears
BNEI BRAK, Israel, July 19 â Chaim Rachmani spends his days studying Jewish religious texts in the Israeli…
El Chapoâs Narco Mafia
A video showing the hideout of JoaquĂn GuzmĂĄn Loera (aka âEl Chapoâ), filmed October 6 by the Mexican…
Weaponizing Global Finance
Looking back at the American-led response to the 9/11 attacks, it is difficult to find clear-cut successes tied…
Saudi move to relax male guardianship welcomed by womenâs advocates
BEIRUT, May 5 Â â A move by Saudi Arabia to give women more control over their life choices…
MENAâs Private Education Sector: A Burgeoning Market
âProbably the greatest social challenge for all of us is our youth â because they are our future.…
Malala Yousafzaiâs Father on Raising Feminist Sons
At the Investing in the Future UN Women Conference in Sharjah, UAE, Newsweek Middle Eastâs Arfa Shahid asked Malala…
Fifteen Years After Bloody Riots, Indian Muslims Struggle to Escape Gujarat Ghettos
AHMEDABAD, India, July 24 â Shahjahan Bano was a young boy in February 2002, selling vegetables with his…
Technology in Education
It seems that for every generation, schooling can be defined in its own unique way. Where the chalkboard…
Education: Is It Just A Business?
In a bustling emirate that has unquestionably turned into the Middle Eastâs main business hub over the past…
MENASA Women: Breaking Glass Ceilings
âWe donât give women their rights in the form of charity. Womenâs rights are not at the discretion…
Yemen Cholera to Spread with Rains; Oxfam Sees 600,000 Cases
GENEVA, July 21 â Yemenâs cholera outbreak is far from being controlled and may be further exacerbated by the…
Qatar C.Bank Says Country Has $340 Bln in Reserves, Can Weather Arab Sanctions
DUBAI, July 10 â Qatar has $340 billion in reserves including holdings of its sovereign wealth fund that…
Being Insta-famous comes at a price
Watch what happens when a person with 8 million followers on Instagram turns on their notifications. Still want…
The Terrorist Algorithm
Could Omar Mateenâs killing spree in Orlando, Florida on June 12 have been prevented if Facebook had employed…
Iran-Born Maryam Mirzakhani, Award-Winning Mathematician, Dies at 40
July 16 â Maryam Mirzakhani, the first and only woman to receive the equivalent of the Nobel Prize…
Turkeyâs Opposition Leader Launches Court Challenge As He Marches To Istanbul
ISTANBUL, July 4 â Turkeyâs main opposition leader launched a European court appeal on Tuesday over an April…
Turkish Phone Users Get Surprised by President Erdogan
Mobile phone users in Turkey were surprised to hear a voice message by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on…