TOLEDO: For centuries, Spanish Renaissance painter El Greco was a non-entity. No one studied his startling, unconventional work hanging high in a gothic...
TOLEDO: For centuries, Spanish Renaissance painter El Greco was a non-entity. No one studied his startling, unconventional work hanging high in a gothic...
BAGHDAD: Bomb attacks hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the southern city of Hilla on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people, police and...
KUWAIT: Kuwait Projects Co (KIPCO), the Gulf state's largest investment company, reported a 75 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Tuesday, saying...
ADEN: Nine people were killed on Tuesday in clashes between armed men and Yemeni soldiers in the southern city of Dalea, local residents...
BENGHAZI: Security guards forced Benghazi airport in eastern Libya to close on Tuesday, airport officials said, demanding months of unpaid wages as well...
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will direct federal agencies on Tuesday to develop higher standards for medium-sized and heavy trucks over the next two...
CAIRO: The Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis has told tourists to leave Egypt and threatened to attack anyone who stays in the...
DOHA: The State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters the minutes...
SEOUL: South Korea will form a consultative body with 21 foreign diplomatic missions here to boost coordination in dealing with North Korea, Seoul's...
DOHA: The Qatar Exchange ended in the red area when trading closed Tuesday at 11,690.49 points or 0.29 percent down 33.71 points from...
DUSHANBE: Tajikistan's Communications Service Head Beg Zuhurov and HE Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan Sharif...
BEIJING: China plans to spend 2 trillion yuan or $330 billion, on an action plan to tackle pollution of its scarce water resources,...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrived in court to face treason charges on Tuesday, a victory for the country's increasingly assertive...
DUBAI: Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has picked seven banks to arrange meetings with fixed income investors ahead of a potential sukuk issue, a...
DOHA: Al Meera Consumer Goods Company's net profit for the year-ended December 31, 2013 is up to QR196.1 million compared to QR105.7 million...
KHOBAR: Saudi Saline Water Conversion Corp (SWCC) expects to start up a second 400 megawatt generating unit at a power plant at Ras...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) plans to sell 2.4 billion ringgit or $728.49 million worth of Islamic bonds...
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's new financial free zone has hired a former executive from neighbouring Dubai's financial centre to spearhead its growth. Jan...
