Fashion brands are finally recognizing the buying power of millennial Muslim women; some are even catering to the market by introducing hijab clothing lines. The beauty industry has also taken notice, and there’s been a bit of a revolutionary progression with nail polishes that has changed the game completely for Muslim women. If you have […]

The United States has dropped charges against 11 of 15 guards of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who were indicted over a brawl with PKK supporters in Washington D.C. in May 2017, in a decision made public late Wednesday. The prosecution first asked charges to be dropped against four of Erdoğan’s security team in November. On […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China should prepare for military action over self-ruled Taiwan and pressure Washington over cooperation on North Korea after the United States passed a law to boost ties with Taiwan, a widely read Chinese state-run newspaper said on Thursday. Beijing was infuriated when U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation last week that encourages […]

  Google is working on blockchain-related technology to support its cloud business and head off competition from emerging startups that use the heavily-hyped technology to operate online in new ways, according to people familiar with the situation. Companies use blockchain and other so-called digital ledgers to securely record transactions and process other data over the […]

Israel has for the first time confirmed that it destroyed a suspected nuclear reactor being built in Syria in 2007. The military said fighter jets bombed the al-Kibar facility in Deir al-Zour province, 450km (280 miles) north-east of Damascus, as it neared completion. Syria’s government has repeatedly denied that it was building a reactor. Israeli […]

WHY IT RATES: The new flagship property occupies prime real estate in the heart of Madrid with views of the Plaza de Espana. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer VP Hoteles announced the opening of their flagship property, VP Plaza Espana Design 5-Star. Located in central Madrid close to cultural attractions including the Royal Palace and the […]

L’Oreal has acquired ModiFace, a Canadian augmented reality and artificial intelligence company that specializes in the beauty industry. ModiFace was founded more than a decade ago and developed advanced virtual makeup technology that tracks facial features and color. The company’s technology powers more than 300 custom AR apps for beauty brands, including Unilever and Allergan, […]

President Trump is planning to hit China with $60 billion worth of annual tariffs, following up on his threats to punish Beijing for intellectual property theft, The Washington Post reported Monday. Senior aides had provided the president with a $30 billion tariff package — but Trump ordered them to double it, according to the Post. The package, which […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a fervently nationalistic closing speech to parliament, painting China as the rising global power. Mr Xi said “achieving total unity” was the “collective hope of all Chinese people” and any attempts to divide it were “doomed to fail”. The speech was a strong warning against any attempt at separatism […]

Vladimir Putin won a landslide election victory on Sunday — the fourth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea — extending his presidency by another six years as he easily breezed past a field of minor candidates left by the disqualification of his only credible rival. If Putin serves to the end of his new fourth […]