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West Asia
Saudi women begin first-ever election campaign
Hundreds of Saudi women began campaigning for public office on Sunday, in a first for women in the conservative kingdom’s slow reform process. More than 800 women are standing alongside thousands of men in the 12 December municipal ballot, which will also mark the first time that women in Saudi Arabia…
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West Asia
Flooding brings Qatar to a near standstill
A year’s worth of rain deluged parts of Qatar on Wednesday 25 November as seasonal storms moving through Saudi Arabia flooded streets in a city northwest of the capital, Riyadh. The storm clouded over parts of the Arabian Peninsula, but struck Doha, the capital of Qatar, particularly hard. At Hamad International Airport…
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Society
Turkish Airlines celebrate at the Seoul Plaza
On the 18th floor of the Seoul Plaza, Turkish Airlines were celebrating their achievements in a glamorous night. Turkish Airlines had been chosen for the 5th time in a row as the best airline in Europe. Along with Albania Experience, a destination management company, they put together a night promoting…
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South Asia
Pakistani nuclear scientist talks about Menopause taboo
Nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan has a history of provoking Pakistanis by talking about subjects considered controversial and unspeakable in Pakistan’s conservative society. Several years earlier, the controversial metallurgist, who once ran Pakistan’s nuclear program, publicly declared that he had undergone a vasectomy – a surgical procedure for male sterilization.…
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West Asia
The War against Expats in the Arab Gulf States
It needs you a few minutes to search the headlines to realize the active war of the Arab Gulf States authorities against expatriates who live and work there, as many procedures have been taken into effect regarding the current and future expats. Kuwait is considering to stop all access to…
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Society
Paris mosque to hold ‘anti-terror’ protest on Friday
The Great Mosque of Paris has urged French Muslims to gather at the country’s most important mosque on Friday to say “No to terror” and “We are all Paris!” A statement called on “all Muslim citizens and their friends” to gather at 2:00 pm to say “No to terror”…
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Politics
Terror attacks rock Paris
Investigations into the series of terrorist attacks that killed more than 120 people in Paris are moving forward, with people taken into custody and two of the gun-wielding suicide bombers identified. French President Francois Hollande has blamed the Islamic extremist group ISIS for the Friday 13th wave of violence that…
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West Asia
Dubai Seminar tackles Teenage Angst and Stress Management
Though recent international research points to a rise in the number of teenagers suffering from stress, many of them are not aware of the impact stress can have on their long-term mental well-being, according to Dubai-based multi-disciplinary consultancy Ebdaah. A recent American Psychological Association (APA) survey says teenagers are now…
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West Asia
Iranian ambassador’s disappearance affects Saudi-Iran relations
Iran said Wednesday 11th November that a top diplomat who went missing in the deadly stampede at this year’s hajj pilgrimage is still alive and has asked Saudi Arabia to send him home. Ghazanfar Roknabadi was attending the annual Muslim gathering in September when pilgrims stampeded, killing at least 2,236…
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West Asia
Iranian women’s dilemma in sports
After the initiative “Watch4Women in Iran” was launched, it managed to highlight Iranian women suffering, especially athletes. It aims to put pressure the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to ban Iran from hosting games until they stop banning women. Now, women aren’t only banned from playing but they’re also banned from…
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