Ramadan bazaars help set the scene for the holy month

JEDDAH: With Ramadan almost upon us, preparations for the holy month are at their peak. Families are preparing food in advance for luscious iftars, de...

8 dead, nearly 40 wounded as bombs hit 3 Indonesian churches

JAKARTA: Three attacks including one by a suicide bomber disguised as a churchgoer targeted three churches in Indonesia's second largest city of Surab...

NASA plans to send mini-helicopter to Mars

Tampa: The US space agency said on Saturday it plans to launch the first-ever helicopter to Mars in 2020, a miniature, unmanned drone-like chopper tha...

Iran crossed a red line, forcing his army to strike its bases in Syria: Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said, Iran crossed a red line, forcing his army to strike its bases in Syria. In a statement, Mr Ne...

US Secretary of State says US offers to help rebuild N Korea economy if it disarms

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, if North Korea agrees to surrender its nuclear arsenal, Washington will work with Pyongyang to rebuild its...

Sushma Swaraj met Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj met on Friday Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations...

7 people have been found dead in Australia's Margaret River wine-growing region

Seven people have been found dead in a rural town in Australia's Margaret River wine-growing region, police said on Friday.A MOTHER and her four child...

Pakistan to impose restrictions on US diplomats

Islamabad: Pakistan is considering imposing reciprocal restrictions on US diplomats after Washington announced that it would impose travel restriction...

Maldives court jails two Supreme Court justices

In Maldives, a court has sentenced two Supreme Court justices to more than 19 months in prison on charges of influencing lower court decisions. T...

US President Donald Trump to meet King Jong-un on 12th June in Singapore

US President Donald Trump will meet North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12th of next month for the historic meeting. Trump said the highl...

SpaceX halts countdown of first commercial launch of updated Falcon 9 rocket in Florida

SpaceX has aborted the launch of its planned first commercial flight of an updated Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on a miss...

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd's Q4FY18 standalone net profit rises 4.27% yoy to Rs178.1cr

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited's standalone revenue for the quarter (adjusted for excise duty) came in at Rs9,788.1cr, registering 43.4% yoy in...

The $325,0000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan has arrived and it's the ultimate luxury SUV

On Thursday, the Rolls-Royce officially unveiled the first SUV in the company's 114-year history. Dubbed the Cullinan, after the largest diamond ever ...

Natural Gas Discovered in Morocco’s Ksar El Kebir

The discovery, the seventh since SDX Energy’s arrival in Morocco,, marks the ninth well drilled by the British oil company.After drilling to a depth o...

Egypt forces kill 21 terrorists in Sinai: army

CAIRO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian armed forces together with police killed 21 terrorists in North and Central Sinai during anti-terrorist raids over ...

World Cup Selection Dilemma: Brazil's lack of quality right-backs beyond Alves

There were fears that Dani Alves would miss the World Cup after he limped off with a knee injury in PSG’s Coupe de France success on Tuesday night. Wh...

Flipkart deal wrapped, Walmart now eyeing deals in Brazil and Japan

The wheeling and dealing show how McMillon is focusing on high-potential markets like China and India, finding partners to help it battle online and c...

Police in Delhi parade ‘space suit’ scammers after NASA claims exposed

The alleged scam was out of this world but Indian police brought a father and son duo down to earth Wednesday when they paraded them in the fake space...

Vodafone agrees €18.4 bln takeover of Liberty Global assets in Germany, East Europe

Global Copper mine production advances on higher output in Chile

Global copper mine production is estimated to have increased by around 3.5% in January 2018, with concentrate production rising by 3.7% and solvent ex...

Walmart’s $16 Billion India Investment Hits Waltons' Fortune

The world’s wealthiest family has just bestowed billionaire status on two of India’s most feted tech entrepreneurs. And wiped more than $4 billion fro...

Former Malaysian PM Mahatir Mohamad registers historic victory in general elections

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has scored a historic victory in the country's general elections. The election commission said M...

Greek police rescued 50 migrants who held hostage in northern Greece

Greek police have rescued 50 migrants who had been held hostage in northern Greece, allegedly by two Pakistani men who were extorting their families f...

Putin says feels 'deep concern' at Trump Iran move

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said he was seriously concerned by US President Donald Trump's abandoning the Iran nuclear deal.Put...

President Trump: North Korea releases 3 US detainees

Secretary of State Pompeo secures the release of 3 American hostages detained in North Korea ahead of the highly anticipated meeting with Kim Jong Un....

Top 10 Schengen countries for short-stay visa applications in 2017

France has once again topped the list of Schengen countries that received the highest number of applications for short-term visas in 2017 than any oth...

Employer loses Dh100,000 as UAE tour operator 'steals' clients to help wife's company

A tour and travel firm in Abu Dhabi has accused one of its employees with 'stealing' its clients for another company that is run by his wife. The empl...

Emirati tries to bribe officer to sneak wanted man out of Dubai

A 50-year-old Emirati man has been charged at a Dubai court after he allegedly offered a Dh15,000 bribe to an officer at the Hatta border point to hel...

UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain welcome Trump’s exit from Iran nuclear deal

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain announced on Tuesday their support for US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, with Riyadh’s ambassador to Washing...

13-year-old Juwan youngest Bahraini girl to reach Everest Base Camp

A 13-year-old has become the youngest Bahraini girl to reach Everest Base Camp. Juwan Abdulkhaleq, an eighth grade student, held Bahrain's flag high w...