Three earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across the Persian Gulf. The US Geological Survey said two magnitude 4.7 temblors struck, followed by a 5.3 off the island near the strategic Strait o…
Hindu campaign to convert India’s mosques into temples
Hindu nationalists backed by Narendra Modi-led federal government have been launching campaigns one after another to target the Muslim minority in India. The country has witnessed many hateful campaigns and a cycle of violence against Muslims in the la…
Gaza: Four out of five children suffer ’emotional distress’
Four out of five children in Gaza suffer from emotional distress, Save the Children said on Wednesday, 15 years after Israel slapped a strict blockade on the occupied Palestinian territory. Israel imposed the measure in June 2007, as fighters of the Is…
Palestinian journalist arrested, beaten in Nablus
Palestinian security forces arrested Al-Araby Al-Jadeed correspondent Samer Khweira on Tuesday evening as he was covering an attack by security guards on students at a West Bank university. Speaking to The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site Al-Arab…
Saudi Arabia to investigate ‘poor’ performance at GCC games
Saudi Arabia will investigate its national team’s poor performance during the third Gulf Games in Kuwait, sports officials have said. The Saudi Olympic Committee plans to audit the performance of its national teams and figure out ways to improve in fut…
Turkish national carrier to become to ‘Türkiye’ airlines
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday the Turkish national carrier will rebrand as “Türkiye Hava Yolları” instead of “Turkish Airlines” as part of a push for his country to be known internationally as “Türkiye” instead of “Turkey”. Earlier this m…
Poll shows majority of Turks do not trust NATO
An opinion poll in Turkey has shown that most Turks have low trust in NATO, of which the country has been a member since 1952. The poll, conducted by research company MetroPOLL, revealed that two thirds of Turks do not trust the military alliance, whil…
Pollution cuts life expectancy by 8 years in India: report
A study by the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) revealed that microscopic air pollution is lowering life expectancy by nearly ten years in India. People living in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, home to more than 300 millio…
Syrian newlywed barber killed outside his shop in Istanbul
A young Syrian barber was reportedly killed outside his shop in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Monday evening, the latest in a series of violent deaths of young Syrian refugees in the city. Sultan Jabna, 21 was fatally stabbed when two groups of Turki…
PA hopes Biden will ‘fulfil its promises’ before visit
The Palestinian Authority hopes that Washington will fulfil its promises to the Palestinians ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to the region in July, an unnamed PA official said Monday. In particular, the Ramallah-based administration is anticipa…