Years ago, a close Moroccan friend told me that the ‘first time’ he was arrested was during a solidarity protest for Palestine in Rabat which took place many years ago. The reference to the …
Israel’s new gov’t will not prevent rising gas prices
First, the price of gas for cars increased, electricity prices by 8.2%, property tax increased by 1.4% and also the tariff for water went up. Previous finance minister Avigdor Liberman tried to …
Dubai real estate: $2.7bn property deals in first week of the year
Dubai saw real estate and properties transactions valued at $2.7bn (AED10bn) in the first week of the year. The sum of transactions was 2,702. 270 plots were sold for $613m (AED2.25bn), 1,903 …
French-inspired Kalorama house for sale for $3.99 million
This five-bedroom, five-bathroom house was built for an ambassador and connects through the backyard to the former estate of Ted Kennedy.
Kazakhstan: Impunity Persists After Torture During Bloody January
The legal battle for justice for those arbitrarily detained and those who were brutally tortured during Kazakhstan’s Bloody January imploded before it started.
Fact Check: Videos from 2015 earthquake viral as latest Nepal tremors caught in camera
Videos of an earthquake that hit Nepal, Greece and Ecuador in 2015 have been making the rounds on social media after two earthquakes jolted Nepal in the early hours of December 28.
Tremors Felt In Delhi-NCR After Earthquake Of 5.9 Magnitude Jolts Afghanistan
This was the second time in a week that Delhi was jolted by an earthquake. On January 1, an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 struck Jhajjar in Haryana and tremors were felt in Delhi and surrounding areas.
South Korea’s housing market is now cooling fast
After a surge in house prices in recent years, South Korea’s housing market is now slowing rapidly, amidst the recent introduction of stricter lending criteria and interest rate hikes. House prices …
New Indonesia capital imperils ancient Eden with ‘ecological disaster’
The twisting road that leads to Indonesia’s future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys enjoying a laze out on the tarmac.
Bubbly Bath? This $200,000 Romantic Maldives Package Will Literally Bathe You in Champagne
Nothing says romance better than a private getaway to the Maldives—or sitting in 600 liters of sparkling wine.