Directory An unfiltered guide to getting around in Saudi Arabia (as a foreigner) Saudi Arabia has opened its doors to tourism. We're here to give you the lowdown on what it's really like. 18/10/2019
target Nur-Sultan: Smart city pioneer With the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) hosting it's 2019global summit in Nur-Sultan, we look at how they're using tech to become a "smart city". 17/10/2019
Taste "Veganity": World's largest vegan restaurant opened in Dubai Each year as more and more people kick their meat habit and go plant-based, even fast-food giants are offering vegan alternatives to meat. In Dubai, one restaurant is hoping to get into the Guinness book of records for having the ‘world’s largest vegan menu’. 17/10/2019
Syria Turkey's Syria incursion: Can Ankara force NATO to provide assistance? Western countries have widely condemned Ankara for its military operation in northeast Syria, but Luxembourg's top diplomat said they could be dragged into the conflict should Turkey, a NATO member state, trigger the body's defensive clause. 17/10/2019
View Hong Kong protesters are angry. And mainlanders like me are paying the price ǀ View Hong Kong wants its freedom, and I understand this goal. But I hope protesters do not mimic the behavior of the people they are fighting against. 17/10/2019
Syria Watch: Explainer on Turkey’s military incursion into northern Syria Take a look at our video explainer that sketches out what has happened during the first week of Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria. 16/10/2019
no comment Latest cutting-edge technology showcased at Japan trade show From a motorcycle for the sky to avatar robots, our future selves will live even more in touch with technology. 16/10/2019
View With the US absconding, the EU is facing a day of reckoning over Turkey’s Syria campaign ǀ View Apart from the immediate disastrous results for the Kurds who have freed their areas from Islamic State (IS) with tremendous sacrifice, the US troops’ pull-out will have vast security implications for Europe as well. 15/10/2019
Syria What next for Syria as Kurds join forces with Assad? Abandoned by their U.S. allies, the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting alongside the Syrian army in Manjib. 15/10/2019
no comment Rescuers capture four-metre-long King Cobra in Thailand Rescuers from the Krabi Pitakpracha Foundation captured a four-metre-long king cobra. 14/10/2019
Taste The secrets of shoyu, a Japanese tables’ must In Japan, soy sauce is an art made with three elements: raw materials, techniques and fermentation time to create a unique product. 14/10/2019
Taste Chef Thierry Voisin’s beef cheek pot-au-feu with Soy Sauce Thierry Voisin is the French Michelin-starred chef of the "Les Saisons" restaurant at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. Why not try this French-Japanese fusion at home and become a true chef? 14/10/2019
no comment Japan rescue crews search for typhoon survivors Rescue teams continued to search for survivors after one of the worst typhoons to hit the region. 14/10/2019
View Who has the hottest stealth drones and hypersonic missiles? Not the US Despite starting technologically well behind America, China has developed new systems faster and more cheaply to fend off the U.S. in East Asia. 14/10/2019
Syria Kurds strike deal with Syrian regime as US prepares to withdraw troops Kurdish authorities in Syria said on Sunday nearly 800 close relatives of fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS) fled the Ain Issa camp in the north of the country, according to AFP. 13/10/2019
Japan Typhoon leaves as many as 33 dead as Japan continues rescue efforts Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday. 13/10/2019
Syria IS fighters escaping detention, Kurds warn, adding more will follow "We are still securing jails hosting IS fighters but if this war continues we will be obliged to gather all forces to protect our land and families from this terror," a Kurdish official told Euronews. 13/10/2019
Syria Families of IS fighters in Syria hope Turkish offensive offers way out There’s no doubt that Turkey’s military incursion into Syria has shifted the pieces in the complex puzzle that is the 8-year conflict. The families of IS fighters detained in camps in the country hope it could provide a way out for them. 13/10/2019
no comment India Prime Minister Narendra Modi helps clear beach of rubbish Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked up a bag of rubbish at a beach in southern India where he was conducting informal talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 12/10/2019
Syria Civilian death toll up to 30 in Syria after Turkey offensive: monitor According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, further casualties include 74 members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and 49 Syrian rebels aligned with Ankara. 12/10/2019
Japan Typhoon Hagibis batters Japan with high winds and heavy rain Hagibis is wreaking havoc on mainland Japan and is expected to bring with it the heaviest rain and winds in sixty years. More than a million people have been advised to evacuate. 12/10/2019
no comment Tornado hits in Japan as country braces itself for typhoon A tornado ripped through Chiba Prefecture — south-east of the capital Tokyo — on Saturday, as Japan continued to brace itself for the arrival of a powerful typhoon that is forecast to be the worst in six decades. 12/10/2019
Japan Japan advises hundreds of thousands to evacuate as typhoon approaches The tropical cyclone was expected to make landfall late Saturday on the main island of Honshu. 12/10/2019
Syria Erdogan: Turkish offensive 'won't stop' as 100,000 flee homes in Syria "The humanitarian impact is already being felt. An estimated 100,000 people have already left their homes," the UN said in a statement. 11/10/2019
The Cube Iranian women at football: a cause for celebration or all just a show? Social and international news coverage was awash with women’s faces daubed in green and red face paint and proudly holding Iranian flags aloft. 11/10/2019
Inspire Middle East How to reach consumers through social media? GITEX experts answer As the number of people on social media increases, using online platforms to reach consumers is a growing trend for brands around the world. 11/10/2019
Iran Watch: Iranian women attend first football match in 40 years Women had been banned from stadiums when men's teams are playing since soon after the 1979 Islamic revolution. But 4,000 women's tickets were allocated for the World Cup qualifier between Iran and Cambodia. 11/10/2019
Good Morning Europe Former YPG fighter says Kurds 'thrown to the wolves' by allies A British man who fought alongside Kurdish forces in Syria to defeat Islamic State told Euronews the Kurds have been "thrown to the wolves" after Turkey launched a military campaign in the northeast of the country. 11/10/2019
Business Line Expo 2020: A year to go The Business Line programme looks at how far the Expo 2020 construction has developed and how other countries can take part in UAE's new attraction in Dubai. 10/10/2019
Vietnam Watch: Hanoi closes railway cafés thronged by selfie-seeking tourists Last weekend a train had to make an emergency stop to avoid hitting a group of tourists. Authorities have said dozens of cafés must now close by this weekend. 10/10/2019
