Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Turkey offers more help for migrants, makes more demands on EU

Turkey offered the European Union greater help on Monday to stem a flood of migrants into Europe but demanded more money, faster accession talks...

Russia and Syria in 'disgraceful' use of incendiary arms

Syrian and Russian warplanes have repeatedly used incendiary weapons in "disgraceful" attacks on civilians in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch charged Tuesday. The rights group...

Hanson’s ‘battler bus’ takes the anti-immigrant road in Australia

It was early morning last Thursday when Pauline Hanson's rented "battler" bus started hissing so loudly the election campaign was halted at a petrol...

Saudi designer Effa Al Dabbagh’s National Day collection pays tribute to the UAE’s pearling...

Dubai-based Saudi designer Effa Al Dabbagh was named Best Abaya Designer at The Middle East Fashion Awards in April. She studied fashion design in...

Oil ends 2015 in downbeat mood; result to be long and painful

Oil prices headed for a second year of steep losses, despite inching up fractionally in the last trading hours of 2015, as record OPEC...

Iran frees U.S. sailors swiftly as diplomacy smoothes waters

Iran freed ten U.S. sailors on Wednesday a day after detaining them aboard two U.S. Navy patrol boats in the Gulf, bringing a swift end to...

After criticism, Brazil transfers Zika samples to U.S.

Brazilian officials say they're sending a set of samples related to the Zika outbreak to the United States, a move which follows complaints that...

'Nothing will change' – Syrians say ceasefire won't bring peace

Hardened after years of war, Syrians are struggling to believe that the ceasefire deal announced for this weekend will put an end to their...

Fahd Abdullah Al-Mubarak takes #2 on Public Investor 100-2015

SWFI Staff has released the Public Investor 100. He ranks 2 of 100 for the SWFI Public Investor 100-2015. Governor Fahad Abdullah Al-Mubarak of the...

Yemen peace talks could resume in Kuwait this month

A new round of UN-brokered Yemeni peace talks could be held by the end of this month in Kuwait, a government official told AFP...

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