By Ewelina Lepionko The brand new National Museum of Qatar looks like someone chucked a load of giant white plates by the roadside in the middle of Doha. The French architect Jean Nouvel said his design for the National Museum of Qatar was inspired by a desert rose. The Museum has been praised around the world. The museum opens with surprises at every turn. It is meant to reflect national identity for locals, is designed to tell the story of the country's history and its ambitions for the future.

Over 40 animals have been taken from the devastating conditions in a Gaza Strip zoo and moved to a reserve in Jordan using the help of Four Paws group. The group revealed that they have received the animals from the Rafah Zoo near the border with Egypt. Among the animals there were Lions, monkeys, peacocks and porcupines. Fathy Jomaa, owner of the zoo in Rafah, southern Gaza, blamed bad economic conditions and a decade of Israeli-led blockade on the narrow coastal enclave for leaving him unable to properly feed and ...

The red carpet of the Murex D'or has been illuminated by the stars' looks. The fashion choices of the artists ranged from embroidered dresses to jumpsuits. For example, TV presenter Rabiaa Al-Zayyat wore a silver dress by designer Naja Saadeh. Miss Lebanon Maya Raidy chose an embroidered white dress, by fashion designer Nicolas Gibran, and left her hair down which gave her a more graceful appearance. Among the stars who chose a different unique look, was Pamela Al Kik that wore a white jumpsuit with long sleeves and feathers. Check ...

Thousands of devotees flocked to a monk palace of kaleidoscopic colours in southern Myanmar this week to dance, sing and pay their final respects at the lavish cremation of a local celebrity monk. Abbot Kay Lar Tha was just 48 when he died last year from leukemia in Mudon village in eastern Mon State. It took his faithful followers nine months to raise the $80,000 needed for the extravagant cremation -- a fortune in one of Asia's poorest countries, where a third of people live in poverty.

Written by Sally Shakkour Meet the Syrian man that wore Yellow since 1983. Abu Zakkour has become one of the heritage icons of Aleppo. He is also known by many locals as "Yellow Man" for wearing yellow from head to toe. The Yellow Man is dreaming of beating a world record to enter the Guinness Book of Records, as the 70-year-old man has strictly abided by a full monochrome look for nearly 36 years . Abu Zakkour revealed: “I have worn yellow since 1983, “All my things are yellow: My ...

Saudi model Abeer Singer has shared a new photoshoot to her social media pages. Abeer Sinder mostly appeared wearing black in the fashionable pictures as though she was deliberately replying to mean comments on her dark skin color. The model drew attention to her twice before first was when she revealed that she did not like the color of her skin and tried a lot to change it because of the harsh words she hears sometimes and the other time was when she announced her engagement from a blond foreign ...

Camels are considered a part of Emirati culture and tradition. It is for that Dubai opened a new hospital with state-of-the-art equipments specially for them. A $10.9 million (€9.21 million) camel hospital was unveiled in Al Marmoum, Dubai. Staff have been recruited to work at the hospital from the UK and Mexico. Mohamed Al Bulooshi, who is the hospital director, said: "There are a lot of equine hospitals because horses have existed for centuries as have their races but for camels, no."

Devastating floods in Iran have killed a lot and affected hundreds of towns and villages. Iran’s mismanagement of the environment combined with US sanctions, has created a crisis for ordinary Iranians. Iranian authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of flood-stricken cities in a western province as rivers burst their banks, dams overflowed and vast areas were cut off from communication. But locals continue to complain of the regime's indifference, refusing to provide aid.

Fashion Trust Arabia’s 25 contestants have finally been downsized to winners dominating the categories of shoes, bags, ready-to-wear, evening wear, and jewelry in the MENA region. The judges’ panel included Victoria Beckham, Diane von Furstenberg, Olivier Rousteing amongst others, granting a prize of $200,000 for each category. The glammed up event in Doha consisted of elegant models like Alessandra Ambrosio, Jordan Dunn and Naomi Campbell along with other top A-listers. The list included the best of the best; here are the lucky winners who won not just a monetary prize ...

Riders pave their way in a dusty track in order to pass a world record glory in the ancient sport of tent-pegging in the small Pakistani city of Tulamba. Riders in bright costumes drive their lances into the targets, wooden pegs embedded in the dry ground, their aim sometimes obscured by the dust kicked up by other competitors. "This is the sport of young lions," local politician Shaukat Hayat Bosan told AFP. "For this sport not only a good horse but a good rider is also necessary."

Clashes with guards, violent factional quarrels and a new strain of ultra-extremism. The ISIS territorial “caliphate” may be defeated, but a camp in eastern Syria is emerging as a fresh powder keg. Among the hordes of Syrians and Iraqis, some 9,000 foreigners are held in a fenced section of the encampment, under the watch of Kurdish forces. The semi-autonomous Kurdish administration that rules much of north-eastern Syria is urging countries of origin to take back their citizens. The women and children need to be re-educated and reintegrated by their home ...