Middle East

In a bid to regulate the social media marketing industry, the UAE has made licenses for commercialised influencers mandatory.

With the invasion of lionfish in the eastern Mediterranean reaching worrying levels, an EU-funded initiative is promoting the fish as food in Cyprus.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned tens of thousands of children in Al-Hol camp and several parts of Syria are in limbo amid dire humanitarian needs.

Archaeologists have estimated that the city was probably built in the late Byzantine period, 600-800 years ago.

More than 250 journalists have been arrested since that long summer’s night in 2016. Mahir Zeynalov is one of the lucky ones.

The World Health Organization’s regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Ahmed Al Mandhari, is calling for united action to strengthen health systems in the the Levant.

Eighteen-year-old UAE-resident Nouran Fouad lost ten kilograms in two months after changing her eating habits and overhauling her lifestyle.

It comes just two days after the US warned again that sanctions could be imposed on Turkey if the country went ahead with the delivery of Russian equipment.

Turkey has denied it is doing anything illegal on the divided island - where a huge discovery of reserves has set off a race to tap into the resources.

Around the world, aging populations, rising healthcare costs, and pressures on the insurance industry have created opportunities for destinations like Dubai, that have been able to invest rapidly in their healthcare infrastructure and capitalise on the sharp increase in demand for health tourism.

President Erdoğan has dismissed the governor of Turkey's central bank in a move that has prompted concerns about the bank's independence

An Emirati businessman wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the Arabian Gulf.

Investing in inventors is how some countries in the Middle East and North Africa are looking to enrich and enhance their societies.

Since the beginning of humankind, inventions have helped move civilizations forward, with many creations coming from Middle East and North Africa.

After a whopping 100,000 people marched for Gay Pride in 2014 in Istanbul, authorities prohibited the march from taking place in subsequent years.

Skirmishes broke out between police and Istanbul's gay and transgender community on Sunday (June 30) after the city's governor banned a planned annual march for the fifth consecutive year.

In the Al-Hajar mountain chain of northern Oman, what appears to be just a pile of logs is actually an apiary of beehives. This is a centuries-old method of beekeeping which has been passed down from one generation to the next.

Singer-songwriter Moh Flow is hoping to hit the big time with his most recent releases from an upcoming album called Faith.

Egypt is the only nation in North Africa which is home to a domestic American football league.

Syrian toddler Doha Muhammed was caught by Algerian immigrant Feuzi Zabaat, 17, who saw her fall from the window of her home in Fatih, Istanbul.