KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian attorney N Surendran appeared in court last week to defend a fellow opposition lawmaker accused of insulting the powerful ruling...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian attorney N Surendran appeared in court last week to defend a fellow opposition lawmaker accused of insulting the powerful ruling...
CAIRO: Revenues from Egypt's Suez Canal reached $508 million in August, the highest monthly level in history, Suez Canal Authority Chairman Mohab Mamish...
ISTANBUL: At least one person was killed and four hurt Tuesday in Istanbul when an overpass bridge collapsed onto a busy street, slicing...
KUALA LUMPUR: Disaster-tainted Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it had changed the name of a ticket-sale promotion that invoked an "inappropriate" death reference by...
MUSCAT: Oman is expected to issue 500 million rials ($1.3 billion) worth of conventional and Islamic sovereign debt early next year, and aims...
DOHA: Qatar Central Bank announced Wednesday the results of the Treasury Bills auction it held yesterday September 2. The results showed that the...
JAKARTA: Indonesia's powerful anti-corruption agency on Wednesday named the energy minister a suspect in a corruption case, the third member of the Cabinet...
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named five female cabinet ministers on Wednesday, leading by example in a country which economists say must...
LONDON: Britain has signed a £3.5-billion ($5.8-billion, 4.4-billion-euro) contract for almost 600 new armoured vehicles, the government said Wednesday on the eve of...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's military said Wednesday it had killed more than 900 militants and lost 82 soldiers since the start of a major operation...
KABUL: At least 35 Taliban militants were killed and 18 others were injured during military operations by Afghan national security forces in the...
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.38 percent Wednesday, boosted by a sharp decline in the yen while investors welcomed a cabinet shuffle by Prime...
ABU DHABI: Business activity in the United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector grew at the fastest pace on record in August, helped by...
TOKYO: At least six people were rushed to hospital Wednesday after an explosion at a steel plant in central Japan, media reported. Television...
BEIJING: Rainstorms in Southwest of China led to the killing of 11 people while 27 others went missing. About 39,000 people have been...
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital has entered into a $575 million hedging deal on half of its stake in AerCap Holdings, the...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity grew in August at its fastest pace in more than three years, as rises in output, new...
NEW DELHI: India's air force chief has said conclusion of a $22 billion fighter jet deal with French company Dassault Aviation was imminent...