Middle East

Egypt

Egypt's second El Gouna Film Festival opens on the Red Sea

Only in its second year, it's already growing in size and stature.

21/09/2018

Turkey

Watch: Tourists flock to Cappadocia's for hot-air balloons

Would you go for a ride in one of these?

20/09/2018

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White Helmets protest strikes against facilities and volunteers

Members of the Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib province demonstrated on Tuesday against the targeting of their facilities and volunteers by Syrian forces and their allies.

19/09/2018

Yemen

5 million Yemeni children face starvation, warns aid group

Renewed fighting in the coastal city of Hodeidah threatens its vital port.

19/09/2018

Living

Underwater crystal art

Israeli artist Sigalit Landau has created a collection of "frozen" sculptures using the high salinity of the Dead Sea.

19/09/2018

World

Idlib "buffer zone" established by Putin and Erdogan ahead of Syrian offensive

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the creation of a "buffer zone" in Syria's Idlib province. It will be a demilitarized area in between Syrian government forces and rebel forces during the looming battle for the territory.

18/09/2018

Syria

Moscow blames Israel after Syria downs Russian plane

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman the blame "fully rests with Israel", adding that Russia "reserves the right to take further steps in response."

18/09/2018

Turkey

Watch: Locals push to save Europe's largest wooden building from ruins

Built as a casino and hotel in 1899, the building later became an orphanage which housed about 5,800 minority Greek children before closing its doors in 1964.

17/09/2018

Yemen

Children eat leaves in a bid to avoid starvation in war-torn Yemen

Zahra, a seven-month-old, has already been treated for severe malnourishment. If not treated soon she will die.

17/09/2018

Europe News

Russia and Turkey to create demilitarised zone around Idlib

Leaders say there will be no attack on the rebel city.

17/09/2018

Egypt

Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egyptian temple

Egyptian archaeologists draining water from a temple in the southern city of Aswan have uncovered a sandstone sphinx likely dating to the Ptolemaic era.

17/09/2018

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Newborn rhino joins safari's southern white rhinoceros group

Rhinos at Israel's safari welcomed a 50-kilogram baby to the group on Sunday (September 16) the largest crash in Europe, according to the safari's spokeswoman.

17/09/2018

Turkey

Push to save historic orphanage in Turkey

It looks more like the set of a horror movie than the majestic hotel and casino it was intended to be. Now there's a push to save it.

16/09/2018

World

Marwan Zgheib speaks of a crisis in global architecture

Whilst building towers of record breaking height was once a priority for many modern Middle Eastern countries, today affordable and efficient developments are on the rise.

14/09/2018

World

Arab Future Cities Summit showcases the Middle East’s ‘smart city’ ambitions

Held this September in Dubai, the 5th Arab Future Cities Summit showcased the newest technology aimed at finding smart solutions for modern societies.

14/09/2018

World

What’s lined-up for Kuwait’s Smart City transformation?

South Saad Al Abdullah city in Kuwait is billed as the Middle East’s first development to be both green and ‘smart’.

14/09/2018

Gaza

Oslo Accords: 25 year anniversary

The Oslo Accords were signed to bring about peace in the Middle East. Some Palestinian people believe that it's unfair, and diminishes Palestinian rights, settlements have expanded and the borders have no Palestinian authority

13/09/2018

Saudi Arabia

Man arrested in Saudi Arabia for having breakfast with a woman

An Egyptian man was arrested in Saudi Arabia after sharing a video showing him having breakfast alone with a female co-worker.

11/09/2018

Syria

Man in Idlib fearing chemical attack makes gas mask from party cups

Idlib residents are said to be preparing themselves ahead of expected offensives on the Syrian city, with one man making gas masks from whatever he can get his hands on — charcoal, cotton, party cups and plastic bags.

10/09/2018

Cyprus

Cyprus struggles with increased influx of asylum seekers

More than 140 refugees arrived in just four days from September 1 to 4, in what the Cypriot government said was a significant spike in irregular immigration.

09/09/2018

Lebanon

Could incinerators be the answer to Lebanon's critical waste problem?

Could incinerators be the answer to Lebanon's critical waste problem?

08/09/2018

Syria

Air strikes continue in last Syrian rebel stronghold of Idlib

Russian and Syrian warplanes have kept up their assault on Idlib after a summit failed to agree on a ceasefire.

08/09/2018

Egypt

An Egyptian court sentences 75 people to death and jails hundreds of others

An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 protest that ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces.

08/09/2018

World

What are the barriers to growth in the halal industry?

Halal food is the largest and most diverse sector within the Islamic economy. Its expansion has resulted in the emergence of numerous halal startups, from baby food and confectionary to ready-meals.

07/09/2018

World

How are young Muslims boosting the halal tourism industry?

Halal tourism has grown at almost double the rate of the wider industry in recent years, with halal hotels springing-up to cater for an expanding millennial market.

07/09/2018

World

Syrian conflict: Civilians in Idlib left with few options as government attack looms

After days of shelling and bombing in Syria’s Idlib province, Bashar al-Assad’s forces are amassing on the frontlines of the conflict– and time is running out for civilians to leave the area.

06/09/2018