Young people fear for futures in Brexit Britain, says study
More than two-thirds of young people in the UK have an “international outlook” and many fear for their prospects once the UK leaves the EU, says a report. Ipsos Mori questioned a representative group of almost 2,000 18 to 30-year-olds for a study by cross-party think tank Demos, for the British Council. Overall, young people said they More...
Rule by terror: The Iranian regime’s history of brutality and violence
Since it was founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979, the clerical leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran have been kept in power solely by the sheer brutality and violence rent upon the population by its More...
World Cup 2022 bid could be thrown open amid Qatar inquiry, says Cameron
David Cameron has indicated that the World Cup bid for 2022 could be thrown open, saying anything could be possible after the allegations of corruption about the Qatar bid. The prime minister, who spoke of More...
Philippine ‘spy’ sentenced to death in Qatar
The Philippines confirmed on Friday, May 23, that a Qatari court sentenced a Filipino to death last April 30 “for espionage and economic sabotage” – charges which, a report said, implicate the Philippine More...
Alexa Upgrades Web Analysis Service
Amazon.com subsidiary Alexa has re-launched its web analytics service, providing marketers and site owners with benchmarking, competitive intelligence, SEO, and on-site analysis capabilities.San Francisco-based More...
The battle for power in Iraq
Iraq dominated the Arab political and security affairs for years until the Americans withdrew troops from the country and the Arab Spring erupted three years ago. This however does not mean that Iraq’s political More...
Syria Death Toll Reported to Rise By 10,000 in Less Than 2 Months
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The death toll in the three-year Syrian conflict has risen to about 162,000, an increase of more than 10,000 in less than two months, according to an antigovernment monitoring group that is one More...
Migrant workers: Qatar cleans up its act
By any standards the states of the Arabian peninsula are severely handicapped. They have small populations, a sparse geography, few resources other than petrocarbons, and monarchical political systems only lightly More...
Sisi clear winner in early Egyptian expat results
Former Egyptian army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is a clear winner in the early results of the presidential election’s expat vote, his campaign announced on Monday night.The numbers showed overwhelming support More...
Europe’s top professional leagues oppose World Cup in Qatar
Europe’s top leagues have stated opposition to changing the 2022 Qatar World Cup dates from summer to winter. The European Professional Football Leagues group says ”all scenarios on the rescheduling More...