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Cleopatra's Needle being transported from the Hudson in 1880 When Cleopatra's Needle was commissioned by Pharaoh Thumose III around 1450 BCE for the Heliopolis sun temple, the island that would be Manhattan was mostly woodlands.

As part of its growing commitment to the African market, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has appointed Joan Mwanki as its new General Manager based in Nairobi, Kenya.

In a sign of increasingly close ties between Serbia and Israel, the Serbian national airline launched direct flights between Belgrade and Tel Aviv this week.

These stunning photos from the National Geographic Travel best 50 of 2013 capture the beauty and wonder of life on Earth.

Panaji, Dec 17 : Some Goan politicians are defaming Russians to cover up crimes committed by "Indian anti-social elements", according to Mumbai-based Deputy Consul General Alexey M. Mzareulov.

In eight days, Christians will celebrate what is for them a high holy day second only to Easter.

Dr Abbas Khan, a British surgeon imprisoned by Syrian security forces while helping casualties of war has been found dead in detention, says his family A British surgeon imprisoned by Syrian security forces while helping casualties of war has been found dead in detention, his family has said.

Years ago, Germans, quite many of them, in fact, would fly from their homeland to the Dead Sea in Israel in order to bathe in the world-famous salty waters.

Georgetown University announced their role as the institutional academic partner of the Jasoor Institute, a sports and events industry-focused centre of excellence designed to provide world-class training facilities and education programs, at the press conference held for the launch of the institute.

The American Studies Association on Monday endorsed a boycott of Israeli universities, the largest group of U.S. scholars to do so.

French Ambassador to Lebanon Patrice Paoli speaks during an interview with The Daily Star in Beirut, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013.

Health Minister Yael German, who has not yet regulated the matter of medical tourism so it would bring in income without coming at the expense of Israeli patients, is waiting until the subcommittee of a professional body she appointed months ago issue its recommendations on the controversial issue.

I left Dubai on Saturday morning; it had been 85 degrees Fahrenheit the day before, during my final day at the Dubai International Film Festival.

Adriana Lima is the first Victoria's Secret Angel to visit Dubai. The sexy model has lobbied hard until she got exactly what she wanted.

Heather RaffoA's A'9 Parts of DesireA' comes to AthensA's Vault Theater Pluson on December 19. The Off Broadway hit follows the lives of nine Iraqi women during the decade between the first and second Gulf wars.

A foreign tourist, with the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque, known as the Blue mosque in the background, takes souvenir photos as she strolls in snow-covered Sultanahmet square in Istanbul December 11, 2013.

As we welcome the year 2014, Ramada Downtown Dubai invites everyone to be part of the breathtaking and world-renowned New Year celebration at the city's most prestigious and vibrant district.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a meeting of the Likud-Beytenu faction in the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 09, 2013.

Workers load humanitarian aid from United Nations onto a plane for Syrian families, in Arbil airport, about 350 km north of Baghdad, December 15, 2013.

Israel may be closing trade missions in Finland and Sweden to open others in China, India and Hong Kong, but it is not yet closing its consulate in Philadelphia to open one in Chengdu.