BERLIN, GERMANY -  Germany will stop accepting imams sent from Turkey and instead train the Muslim clerics on home soil in a bid to encourage integration, the interior ministry said on Thursday. An agreement has been reached with the Turkish-Islamic umbrella group DITIB to phase out foreign imams and train 100...

Carrying placards with messages like "bring them home now", hundreds of Israelis took to streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for the release of nearly 140 people still being held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Hamas took 240 hostages back to Gaza during its bloody October...

In a UAE's first, Istikrar will offer long-term, fixed-rate home finance.

The UN-recognized Government of National Unity said the strikes hit "hideouts used by gangs of smugglers in fuel, narcotics and humans" and that they were ordered by interim PM Abdulhamid Dbeibah. But the country's parliament accused the Tripoli-based government of targeting the home of one of its lawmakers Ali Bouzribah,...

Abu Dhabi, UAE - The United Arab Emirates is the best country for expat lifestyle, according to a survey by the HSBC. A total of 36 percent of the people surveyed said chances of having a better lifestyle is the main reason for relocating to the UAE, significantly higher than...

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories--Ramadan Abu Saif looked on as bulldozers ploughed into his neighbor's Gaza City home, knowing his could be next as an infrastructure project surges forward in the impoverished Palestinian enclave. Last month, Hamas that governs Gaza began demolishing 62 houses at Al-Shati refugee camp as they widen the...

Israel announced a slew of steps late Saturday, including revoking the rights to social security of "the families of terrorists that support terrorism".It also announced that the home of 21-year-old Khayri Alqam, who was shot dead by police following Friday's attack, "will be sealed immediately ahead of its demolition".

That’s because today’s consumer has grown used to the convenience of online ordering – and they’re even willing to cut back on other activities to keep enjoying restaurant-quality meals from home. The latest technologies have revolutionized the food-service industry in more than one way, he adds.

TEHRAN, IRAN - Fourteen Iranian fishermen seized by the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia, some as long as eight years ago, have returned home, news outlets in the Islamic republic said Sunday. The fishermen were abducted in international waters near Somalia and released after "lengthy negotiations with government officials, tribal chiefs...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—Saudi Arabia has issued permits for non-oil industrial projects worth $1.1 billion in August. The licenses issued in August were for chemicals, metals, machinery, furniture, home appliances and other light-medium products. Around 115 licenses were issued for non-oil industrial projects — 20 percent higher than those issued in...

The Public Investment Fund has launched a new company aiming to digitize and develop the local real estate sector through a comprehensive digital platform.

It is a wake-up call that warns of a bigger disaster in cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi if quick steps aren't taken to deal with heavy rainfalls, Dake Rechsand CEO tells TRENDS.

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to increase the debt burden ratio of the beneficiaries of home finance of the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program (SZHP) from 50% to 60%.

Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, and the UN warns the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes.

The UAE has decided to fund interest on home loans obtained by its nationals from banks "to ensure economic well-being and social welfare for UAE nationals. According to the new policy, housing loans shall be financed through collaboration between the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program (SZHP) and national banks.

Syrian authorities on Friday rejected plans by Turkey to return one million Syrian refugees to a "safe zone" on the border, state media reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in early May said Ankara was aiming to encourage one million Syrian refugees to return to their country by building them...

In Iraq, "maku" means "nothing", and father-of-five Issa al-Zamzoum says "maku" a lot: no electricity, no home, no rebuilding and no job. Eight years after heavy fighting between Islamic State jihadists and the army, the reconstruction of his war-ravaged village in northern Iraq is at a standstill.

The family of a UK/Iranian man freed this week after spending five years in a Tehran jail were forced to pay Iran $36,500 in order to secure his return home, they said Saturday. Anoosheh Ashoori, a retired engineer from southeast London, was jailed for 10 years on charges of spying...

Bahrain government has launched a health scheme, “Medic in Every Home”, aimed at extending health services and reaching out to people. The project aims to enhance Bahrain’s rating on the third and fourth Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), increase the survival rate for the injured and reach out to the largest...

The loans are to be provided by the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment as part of housing projects announced last year.

The Chinese real-estate firm has $300 billion in liabilities.

An Istanbul court on Friday charged an Israeli couple with "espionage" after they allegedly took a photo of the Turkish president's home in the city, Turkish state media reported.

Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said he was unhurt and appealed for "calm and restraint" after a drone attack on his residence early Sunday heightened political tensions in the war-scarred country.

Both ASG and Livspace have invested about $50 million to fuel regional growth and become market leaders.

The new services are said to offer four different services that aim to raise the target audience’s awareness, provide them with easy access to information, and allow them to communicate directly with FTA representatives.

Saudi Arabia has been flooded with license applications from investors at home and abroad to invest in its mining sector. The applications have been received on the portal of the kingdom’s Industry and Mineral Resources Ministry.

The once-mighty Evergrande Group has long been the face of Chinese real estate, surfing a decades-long property boom to expand into more than 280 Chinese cities as it peddled home-ownership dreams.

The one-million housing project is part of Iran’s plan to provide a total of six million houses for its underprivileged population.

Google campuses will remain voluntary globally through Jan 10. Local offices can decide when to ask employees to return to their desks.

During the month the Real Estate Development Fund has deposited the money into accounts of Saudi citizens benefiting from the Sakani program.

The airline has made available around 15,000 seats, 25 additional flights, and 49 flights with larger seat capacity

30 percent of 12,500 employes in 29 countries say they would look for another job if forced to go back to the office full time  

When Covid-19 hit Tunisia hard last September, the germ of an idea was born. Too many patients were overwhelming the system, so why not take medical care directly to them?