| UAE sends aid to flood-hit areas in Pakistan The United Arab Emirates has ordered urgent delivery of relief to displaced people in Pakistan's flood-hit... | |
| Archaeologists discover tobacco tins used by Lawrence of Arabia's army Archaeologists have discovered two tobacco tins used by Lawrence of Arabia's army during an excavation of a campsite used during the 1916-18 Great Arab Revolt, in Southern... |
| Hamas slams Arab backing for talks with Israel Saturday, July 31, 2010 DOHA: Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal slammed Arab leaders for endorsing the resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, in comments published by Al-Jazeera on Friday.... |
| Arab leaders seek to avert violence in Lebanon MICHAEL JANSENTHE LEADERS of Saudi Arabia, Syria and Lebanon met in Beirut yesterday in an extraordinary summit with the aim of preventing sectarian violence over possible indictments by a UN... |
| Fossil sparks whale of a row for Egypt customs For years archaeologists have been unearthing a remarkable collection of whale fossils, all the more surprising because the area is now inland desert in upper... |
| Abbas is in league of his own as Arab leaders back talks Left in the lurch by his Arab League brethren, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is now under enormous American pressure to unconditionally renew direct peace negotiations with... |
| UN demands that rebels join Darfur peace talks UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday demanded an end to escalating violence in Darfur and called on rebel groups to join peace talks to end the seven-year conflict in the western region... |
| Jordan's opposition to boycott poll AMMAN: Jordan's largest opposition group said Friday it will boycott the country's November parliamentary elections, dealing a blow to the polls the government has hailed as the fruit of its ongoing... |
| Emir of Qatar, Lebanese President Laud Syrian-Saudi Efforts to Support Lebanon – Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani lauded the Arab efforts led by Syria and Saudi Arabia to support Lebanon and preventing it from falling into circumstances that benefit its... |
| Iran 'ready' for immediate talks, denies bid to stockpile enriched uranium TEHRAN: Iran said on Friday it was ready for immediate talks with the United States, Russia and France over an exchange of nuclear fuel and added that it was also against stockpiling higher enriched... |
| Obama renews measures to freeze Hizbullah assets WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama renewed an emergency measure Thursday to freeze the assets of persons who work with Hizbullah militants and “infringe upon” Lebanese... |
| Hamas lashes out at Arab backing for direct peace talks DOHA: Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal slammed Arab leaders for endorsing the resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, in comments published by Al-Jazeera on... |
| Clinton renews appeal to Iran to free US hikers US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton renewed an appeal to Iran on Friday to release three US hikers who have been detained without charge or trial for the past 12... |
| UN human-rights body presses Israel to end Gaza blockade GENEVA: Israel must lift its military blockade of the Gaza Strip and invite an independent, fact-finding mission to investigate its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a UN rights body said... |
| Landslides, flash floods kill more than 320 Pakistanis PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoonal rains have killed more than 320 people in Pakistan in three days and affected at least 300,000, officials said... |
| Karzai urges action against Islamist militants in Pakistan KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai late on Thursday urged his Western allies to destroy Islamist militant sanctuaries in neighboring Pakistan after thousands of secret US files were leaked.... |
| S. Africa axes six traditional monarchs set up in apartheid PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma announced Thursday that South Africa would stop recognizing half the nation’s traditional kings and queens, dismissing them as artificial creations of the... |
| Mexican Army kills kingpin in drug-war triumph for struggling president GUADALAJARA, Mexico: Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel late on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President Felipe Calderon’s war against drug... |
| US shifts efforts from joint ops to training amid Iraq drawdown FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONSTITUTION, Iraq: US and Iraqi military police slowly comb a strip of dirt road west of Baghdad, looking for tell-tale signs of hidden improvised explosive devices (IEDs).... |
| S. Sudan honors war dead as independence vote nears JUBA, Sudan: Thousands of Southern Sudanese gathered at the grave of their first President John Garang on Friday in memory of those killed in a 22-year war with the North, six months before an... |
| UK ex-deputy PM says Saddam WMD claims were 'tittle-tattle' LONDON: Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq said on Friday he had doubts about intelligence that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMD),... |
| Saudi Arabia celebrates its heritage The BBC's Zeinab Badawi recently travelled to Riyadh for Saudi Arabia's first ever international conference dedicated to preserving Islamic Urban... |
| British Airways suffers steep revenue loss London: Repeated strike action by cabin staff and the impact of the Icelandic volcanic cloud have contributed to a steep first quarter loss of £164 million (Dh940 million) at British Airways,... |
| Airbus plans to lift output Paris: Planemaker Airbus dusted off plans to increase output of its most popular jetliners after a stream of new orders brought fresh signs of a dying recession. Yesterday's move by the world's... |
| Toyota to recall 480,000 vehicles Los Angeles/Tokyo: Toyota Motor Corp said it's preparing a global recall of about 480,000 Avalon sedans and Land Cruiser sport-utility vehicles to repair steering parts that may be defective. About... |
| Baby boomers risk youth revolt London: Young Britons may emigrate or withhold taxes if they are asked to pay the bills in an age of austerity while an affluent older generation hoards the rewards of a more prosperous time, a... |
| HCC unit Lavasa eyes $431m in share sale Mumbai: Lavasa Corp., a unit of Indian developer Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) Ltd., plans to raise as much as Rs20 billion ($431 million, Dh1.6 billion) by selling shares. Lavasa, which has... |
| Stocks slide on weak corporate earnings Mumbai: India's benchmark stock index fell, completing its first weekly slide in four weeks, led by Hero Honda Motors Ltd. after its quarter earnings fell short of analysts' estimates. Hero Honda,... |
| Customers shy away from oud A Nubian musician plays the oud as he entertains guests at one of the terraces overlooking the River Nile at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan. The popularity of the instrument has waned over the... |
| Lawsuits against Saudi firms thrown out in US New York: Lawsuits filed in New York against Saudi Arabian billionaire Ma'an Al Sanea and members of the kingdom's Algosaibi family were dismissed by a state judge who said the litigation looked... |
| Oaktree objects to Almatis debt revamp London: Oaktree Capital Management LLC filed an objection to a debt restructuring plan for German alumina products maker, Almatis, as it wrestles for control of the company, according to court... |
| Arab stocks take cue from global gains Amman: Arab stock markets rallied last week, drawing momentum from global market gains, better world recovery outlook and stable oil prices, financial analysts said yesterday. They expected Arab... |
| Yemeni riyal plunges despite cash injection Sana'a: Yemen's riyal fell further against the US dollar as the central bank pumped $57 million (Dh209 million) into the exchange market, the latest of a series of cash injections to support the... |
| Budget carriers aim high in Mideast Abu Dhabi: Five years ago, low-cost airlines' regional market share by passengers was only one per cent, as the pioneer, Sharjah-based Air Arabia, ramped up operations after its 2003 launch. Yet... |
| South Africa can't afford pay demand Pretoria: South Africa's government cannot afford pay demands from thousands of public service workers. The government hopes a deal can be reached this week before a strike widens to nearly a million... |
| Japan's budget to focus on jobs and growth Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said his focus for next year's budget will be job creation and measures to stimulate growth after the nation's unemployment rate unexpectedly rose for a fourth... |
| Europe's flat jobless rate, tame inflation show recovery continues Brussels: Eurozone unemployment was flat at 10 per cent for the fourth month running in June and inflation remained muted in July, boosting the case for the fragile economic recovery to be nursed... |
| Eco-disasters up by 98% in China Beijing: China, the world's largest polluter, said the number of environmental accidents rose 98 per cent in the first six months of the year, as demand for energy and minerals lead to poisoned... |
| Iceland still far from default London: Iceland's government said it's a long way from defaulting on its debt payments after Moody's Investors Service warned it may lower the island's credit grade to junk, arguing lenders could... |
| Card loss: Owner pays bills In case of a stolen or lost credit card here or when travelling abroad, a majority of the banks in the UAE would hold the cardmember liable for any unauthorised fraudulent transaction made... |
| Ordinary investors prefer National Bonds With uncertainty comes the need to save money. The lean financial times have encouraged more UAE residents not only to go slow on their spending, but to save and invest their income in financial... |
| Name change is one option for beleagured firm New Orleans: BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf of Mexico spill should rebrand US outlets as Amoco or another name as... |
| First steps in permanent plug soon Atlanta: For more than three months, the world has waited for a permanent fix to the BP oil leak. It may not have to wait much longer. As early as tomorrow evening, the oil giant will take the first... |
| BP rejects Sinopec bid for assets A China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) gas station in Beijing. Sinopec's daily fuel sales haven't declined due to the slowdown in the economy and the company's refineries are operating at more... |
| Age of new safe-haven currencies Investors' love affair with the "other" currencies may be just beginning. The Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and Swedish crown are gaining in popularity as investors increasingly look... |
| Looking at the dollar the old-fashioned way What is striking about the history of the past 40 years is that these three swings in the value of the dollar (ranging from a rise of 236 per cent to a fall of 90 per cent) are huge by previous... |
| Several advantages of carrying the card Financial advisers are unanimous in saying that consumers are much better off when they use ATM or debit cards. They agree that debit cards are more practical than credit cards in the sense that... |
| Guard card details to fight fraud With financial discipline, debit cards can be a great tool to control spending, but anyone can still run into trouble. Experts in the card payment industry warn that all the fraudsters need to know... |
| Maintain a vigil against possible skimming Since debit cards have been traditionally used in ATMs rather than in stores or merchant outlets, they have been less prone to skimming at compromised... |
