Reverberation from the desert canyon walls makes it difficult to tell where the sound is coming from - but then, there's the harsh crack of a sniper fire. Soldiers sprint through city streets to storm a building, and a human-sized form is hauled out and loaded onto a truck. Officers shout in Arabic, Russian, English and Pashto . This isn’t a real war, but the scenes mimic a not-so-distant urban battlefield. At Jordan’s King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) - built with an initial $90 million from the ...

Executions, drug busts , and deportations - here is everything about the current Iran-Saudi proxy conflict you were too embarrassed to ask. Call it the Middle East’s 'Cold War'. The tension between these two regional powers is more complicated than mere rivalry over religious influence, and c an be traced back to Iran’s Islamic Revolution which called for the overthrow of monarchies, anathema to Gulf Arab states. It also links to more recent events, like Saudi quelling the uprising in Shia-majority Bahrain, and ongoing conflicts in Syria and Yemen ...

Roma's midfielder from Egypt Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match Roma vs Bologna on April 11, 2016 at Olympic stadium in Rome. ALBERTO PIZZOLI / AFP

Arabian Business released another round-up of Arabs to keep an eye on, this time it's the most influential young Arabs under age 40 who are shaking up sectors across a broad sweep of careers. The usual celebs make an appearance (crooners Mohammed Assaf and Nancy Ajram, and E! channel darling Amal Clooney squeaked in at age 38!) but the list excludes royals. We've culled out 9 who are making significant differences in their chosen fields, who warrant special attention for shattering stereotypes about what it means to be a young ...

Tech-savvy, communicative Millennials tend to source news from many outlets, which boosts the likelihood that our views are broader and our minds more open especially when it comes to interpreting world events. Broad stereotypes that, if true, position us as modern-day Marco Polos, fearless about travel and new experiences. But pair these generational characteristics with a limited income, and what’s a 20-something to do? Al Bawaba's got a s imple solution! Visit Egypt , where l ow prices let you live like...a Baby Boomer. Check our facts, do your own ...

Lebanese Gino Traboulsi walks on a tightrope over the valley of Afqa, North East of the capital Beirut, on April 3, 2016. Patrick BAZ / AFP

An anonymous source handed a German newspaper a data leak of unprecedented size, exposing the inside operations of German-run (but Panama-based) law firm Mossack Fonseca (MF), a global leader in setting up offshore companies typically used to avoid taxes or hide ill-gotten gains. These " Panama Papers " include long list of "offshore Arabs". Money-hiders from every nation have been outed. In the wake of civil protests, the prime minister of Iceland - also named - has resigned. Will the revelations incite similar demonstrations in the Middle East ? Or ...

Racing ace Lewis Hamilton arrives at the Bahrain Grand Prix in a Thawb, the traditional Arabic dress of men