December 2018

Most countries in the world celebrate the Christmas and the New Year’s Eve in the last week of December, starting from the night of December 24 until the end of…

Speculation is rife in Islamabad’s power corridors over whether authorities will arrest Pakistan’s former President Asif Ali Zardari and his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, both embroiled in Source: Al Arabiya…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they plan to upgrade their speed boats in the Gulf with radar-evading stealth technology and new missile launchers as tensions rise between Tehran and…

Sister of supermodels Bella and Gigi appeared to be dating Israeli Elad Idan. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Hadid sister visits Israel for New Year’s celebrations

Issam Akel convicted of 'attempting to sever parts of Palestinian land and annex it to a foreign state'.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: PA jails Palestinian-American for life for attempt to…

Safety fears are a primary reason people flee their homes. Now rising violence in Afghanistan, even in Kabul, is calling into question a 2016 agreement for EU countries to forcibly…

The Arab Coalition said on Monday that Houthis have violated the Hodeidah ceasefire 14 times in the past 24 hours. The pro-Iranian militias continue to refuse to open the passage…

Prominent pro-democracy activist Ahmed Mansoor was sentenced for criticising the UAE government on social media.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: UAE activist Mansoor loses final appeal against 10-year sentence

Beirut’s New Year’s Eve party kicked off in Nijmeh Square Monday and will continue until after midnight, with the capital’s mayor boasting it will be the “best party in the…

Travelers on a city bus in the northern city of Safed were potentially exposed to the dangerous and highly contagious virus, according to a Ministry of Health statement. Source: Jerusalem…