VIENNA: The head of the UN atomic agency reached out Monday to Iran's new government but said Tehran must urgently do more to...
VIENNA: The head of the UN atomic agency reached out Monday to Iran's new government but said Tehran must urgently do more to...
DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Monday 106.53 points or 1.15 percent to 9,151.28 points from the previous closing of 9,257.81 points. The...
RIYADH: Foreign ministers of the Gulf monarchies will meet Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to discuss measures against Syria, as Washington drums up support...
MAIDUGURI: Clashes between Islamist sect Boko Haram and government-backed civilian vigilantes killed 18 people in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, survivors said on...
KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways may delay a plan to buy 25 new aircraft from Airbus, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Monday, saying the state-owned...
BANGUI: Up to 10 people were killed when troops of the new regime in the Central African Republic battled fighters claiming loyalty to...
PARIS: The Philippines is the only emerging Asian nation with strong business cycle momentum, although China and Singapore have stabilised, the OECD Development...
TOKYO: Sony said Monday it would sell its new PlayStation 4 games console in Japan next year after its US launch, the first...
BEIRUT: Syrian regime forces stormed a prison in central Homs province overnight to put down a riot by inmates, injuring several, the Syrian...
TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors have decided not to indict former TEPCO executives and government officials for their handling of the 2011 nuclear crisis at...
DUBAI: Output from Iran's Forouzan offshore oilfield is set to more than double to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) by next March, after...
BEIJING: China became one of the world's top three investors for the first time last year as its foreign investment soared to a...
BAGHDAD: Standard Chartered Bank has received approval from the Central Bank of Iraq to open branches in the country. The London-based bank plans...
HANOI: The halal food industry is the latest investment prospect that can grow rapidly in Vietnam following the increase in Muslim tourist arrivals...
DOHA: A play on the life and times of Lebanese poet, painter and writer Gibran Khalil Gibran titled 'Rest Upon The Wind' opens...
TOKYO: Japanese drinks giant Suntory said Monday it would buy the top-selling Lucozade and Ribena brands from British drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline for $2.1...
DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic of...
DUBAI: Iraq's number two telecommunications firm Asiacell has named Amer al-Sunna as chief executive, the company's parent firm Ooredoo said in a statement...
