By James Nadel Hassan al-Thawadi discusses doubt overt the 2022 Qatar World Cup Despite the ongoing GCC crisis and the blockade of Qatar approaching its third month, Qatar’s authorities insist that it’s business as usual. Yet regular import routes for food and building material into Qatar have been closed since 5 June 2017, when…
By Qasim Al-Sarbani The UAE’s new tax will not apply to school or nurseries When the GCC nations announced earlier this year that they would be bringing in uniformed taxes across the region with the introduction of several new taxes such as the “Sin Tax” (Read more…) and VAT, the…
By Bilal Busaidi Prince Philip telling the PM to “F*** off!” goes viral in Middle East Earlier today leaks were confirmed regarding the husband of the Queen of England, Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh and husband to the Queen of England, Prince Philip, had reportedly told Tony Blair…
By Zakiya Afzani Abu Dhabi Crown Prince hosts Iraqi Shia cleric Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr visited Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince, Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan on Sunday, and called for better relations between Iraq and the UAE. Sadr, who leads the political party the Sadrist Movement,…
By Zakiya Afzani US Secret Kurdistan ambitions reach fruition Europe may have a new neighbour next month. It was seen as suspicious since the start that the UK and US military were handing so much aid in the form of power, weapons and money to Kurdish fighters in Syria, Iraq…
By Saila Safwana Salalah Khareef – Oman Monsoon 2017 Dhofar Governorate – Sultanate of Oman Dhofar Governorate is famous for its seasonal monsoon, locally known as “Khareef” , when it witnesses a miraculous transformation from desert to jungle, clothed in lush greenery and its hills surrounded by white fog. Light…
By Naima Bukhari Saudi Arabia’s national airline “Saidia” updates dress code Saudi Arabian Airlines (also known as Saudia), the national carrier of Saudi Arabia, has warned passengers about the way they dress, stating that those who are “clothed in a manner that would cause discomfort or offense to other passengers”…
By Zakiya Afzani Brexit UK was hoping for a swift Middle East deal The UK was over confident in believing that Brexit Britain would be a trade priority for the wealthy GCC nations of the Muddle East. However severe delays to the London summit now threaten the UK plans entirely…
By Zakiya Afzani Israel bans non journalist from Al-Aqsa Masjid in Palestine On 25 July 2017, Faiz Abu Rmeleh, a freelance photojournalist, was reporting on the Israeli army’s crackdown against Palestinian protesters near Bab al-Asbat (Lions Gate) at the entrance to al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Later that evening, Abu Rmeleh,…
By Shuhil Anwar Chloe Ayling, kidnapped in Italy to be sold as a slave breaks her anonymity British model, Chloe Ayling, 20, from the UK Believes she was “kidnapped to order” by an crime gang for Middle Eastern slave buyers, the woman’s lawyer claimed today, following heavy speculation that one…
