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Humans An analysis of related words in 161 languages suggests their shared roots lie in the Middle East – a conclusion that also fits with DNA evidence By Jason Arunn Murugesu The ancestor of Indo-European languages may have been spoken by farmers in southern Turkey 8000 years ago Odyssey-Images /…

AMMAN, Jordan —  The satirists’ Instagram post showed Jordanian riot police arresting a man for throwing a party to honor his infant son. His crime? The fete was on the day of the crown prince’s wedding. Another gag depicted an official campaign to ensure the Jordanian populace was expressing sufficient amounts…

English: A Barometer of Intelligence and Class in the Middle East? Photo credit: ShutterstockA while back, I stumbled across a digital illustration on social media which read “English is a language, not a way to measure someone’s intelligence.” The meme resonated with me. It spoke to a phenomenon that happens…

Saudi price hikes to Asia were relatively small this month. Right after the August OSPs were published, Saudi Aramco stated that it would provide Asian buyers with full requested volumes for the month. Medium sour grades to Asia continue to fetch comparatively high prices. Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production…

Travis Scott’s Egypt Concert Is Officially Canceled Travis Scott at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas. Photo Courtesy of Amy Harris / AP Travis Scott’s planned concert at Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza has been officially canceled, according to an official statement by the event’s organizers Live Nation Middle East. The…

A Middle Eastern sonic palette goes over grandiose prog rock on the Solan, Himachal Pradesh-based guitarist-composer’s new song and video Sutej Singh in the artwork for his new song "Land of Gold." Solan, Himachal Pradesh-origin guitarist-composer Sutej Singh delivers a fiery, urgent new instrumental rock song with “Land of Gold,”…

Love for iconic Midwestern pizza brand leads to 25-unit franchise agreement in Northern Africa and Middle East Cairo  (RestaurantNews.com)  Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream recently celebrated the opening of its newest Egyptian location in the SODIC shopping district of Giza. The popular Midwestern pizza brand would seem like a…

WASHINGTON —  In his speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress last week, Israeli President Isaac Herzog invoked the word democracy, or a variation thereof, at least 17 times in praise of his country’s political system. U.S. lawmakers jumped to their feet in steady applause nearly every time. But…

By Mouna Essa-Egh – Vice President Middle East Africa, Secure Power Division, Schneider Electric Although data centers remain at the heart of an increasingly digital world, the sector has also historically always been incredibly energy hungry. In fact, it is incumbent upon data center owners and operators — whose industry…

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Professional League (MPL) for the MENA region is set to get even bigger. The biggest esports organization in Saudi Arabia, and one of the largest in the Middle East, Team Falcons, is entering the league. Muhammed Al Mutairi from Team Falcons stated: “We believe…