JERUSALEM: Defence Minister Ehud Barak, a main architect of Israel's policy toward Iran's nuclear programme, said in a surprise announcement on Monday that...
JERUSALEM: Defence Minister Ehud Barak, a main architect of Israel's policy toward Iran's nuclear programme, said in a surprise announcement on Monday that...
DUBAI: Oman has granted a fixed-line telecommunications licence for the greater Muscat area to a consortium of Awaser Oman Co and Hong Kong's...
DOHA: Jordan is keen to forge closer ties with Qatar, Jordan's Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour underlined. In an interview with the Qatari daily...
Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and 18th Conference of the Parties (COP18) President Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah (5-L) delivers a speech during the opening...
MUMBAI: Indian auto maker Mahindra and Mahindra is competing with Italian buyout firm Investindustrial for a stake in British luxury sports car maker...
BEIJING: Crude oil production in China rose 0.7 percent year-on-year to 169.56 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2012, the country's...
SEOUL: The trade volume of South Korea is expected to top US$1 trillion for a second consecutive year in 2012, making the country...
LONDON: Britain's financial regulator said Monday it had fined Swiss bank UBS £29.7 million (36.7 million euros, $47.6 million) for failings that allowed...
DUBAI: Iran will build millions of barrels of oil storage facilities in the Gulf over the next few months in response to international...
DUBAI: The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds, confirmed on Monday that the global head of...
DUBAI: Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company (SAMREF) will shut most of the units at its 400,000 barrel per day (bpd) Yanbu refinery in...
HONG KONG: An individual car parking space has sold for HK$1.3 million ($166,666) in Hong Kong, reports said Monday, as investors seek new...
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's beloved former monarch Norodom Sihanouk, who died aged 89 last month, will be cremated on February 4 following an elaborate...
NEW DELHI: Loss-making Indian carriers Jet Airways and SpiceJet are in talks with Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways and Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd, respectively, to...
LAHORE, Pakistan: At least 13 people have died after drinking a toxic cough syrup in the Pakistani city of Lahore, forcing authorities to...
BEIJING: Pop-rock balladeer Elton John dedicated his Beijing show to Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei -- a controversial move the artist said Monday was...
TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed up 0.24 percent on Monday, extending a rally which has seen the benchmark Nikkei 225 index top six-month highs...
NEW YORK: US shoppers spent heavily online on the crucial Black Friday shopping day, for the first time topping a billion dollars in...
