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...

China prepares for first private sector rocket launch

China's government-run space agency has long tried to make a mark in the launch market for small satellites. But it has been unable to make any sort o...

Emirates Group confirmed bonuses to the Staff

Emirates Group confirmed on Wednesday that it is giving away bonuses to its thousands of employees.The news came following the announcement that the a...

Suicide bombers and gunmen launched attacks on two Kabul police stations

Suicide bombers and gunmen launched apparently coordinated attacks on two Kabul police stations on Wednesday, with officials saying at least one of th...

Indian girl bags Dh545,000 Google job

Indian girl, Madhumita Sharma, joined Google's Switzerland office on Monday as technical solution engineer with the annual package of Rs1 crore (Dh545...

5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Pakistan

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the Pakistan capital and parts of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and east Punjab provinces on Wednesday, the Met said.The epicentre of the qua...

Walmart Is Purchasing Flipkart, Says SoftBank CEO: Report

US-based Walmart is purchasing Flipkart, news agency Reuters cited Masayoshi Son, CEO of Japan-based SoftBank, as saying. The deal, likely to value Fl...

Saudi Arabia intercepts two Houthi missiles

Saudi Arabia's air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles on Wednesday, state television saidColonel Turki Al Malki, the official spokesman for t...

Iran to remain in nuclear deal without US: Hassan Rouhani

Tehran: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Tehran will remain in the nuclear deal with other signatories of the deal without the US....

Facebook confirms major management overhaul

San Francisco: Facebook on Tuesday confirmed an unprecedented management team shakeup in the aftermath of a major data privacy scandal that has rocked...

Google pitches artificial intelligence to help unplug

Mountain View: Google has unveiled an artificial intelligence tool capable of handling routine tasks — such as making restaurant bookings — as a way t...

Taliban captures 2nd district compound in Afghanistan

Kabul: An Afghanistan lawmaker says Taliban fighters have captured a second remote district compound in two days.Mohammad Hashim, a member of parliame...

China launches new satellite to monitor air pollution

BEIJING: China today successfully launched a hyperspectral imaging satellite for comprehensive observation of the atmosphere, including air pollution ...

Saudi Arabia ‘committed to oil market stability’

Saudi's Prince Alwaleed in move to buy New York's Plaza Hotel

Ashkenazy Acquisition and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Co. have exercised a right of first refusal to match a $600 million offer ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges remaining parties to abide by Iran deal

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that he was deeply concerned regarding withdrawal of US from the deal and urged ...

US President announces US withdrawal from 2015 nuclear deal with Iran

President Donald Trump announced US withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran. After the announcement, Trump signed fresh set of sancti...

Inquiry against Nawaz Sharif for allegedly laundering billions of dollars to India.

The heat on refuses to subside with the country's main anti-corruption wing on Tuesday reportedly ordering an inquiry against him for allegedly launde...

Saudi women to start driving from June 24

Saudi women will be allowed to start driving in the kingdom from June 24, the General Department of Traffic Director General Mohammed Bassami said on ...

Dubai Municipality has banned shisha or smoking in Ramadan tents throughout Dubai.

Dubai Municipality has banned shisha or smoking in Ramadan tents throughout Dubai.The ban is in place during the Iftar period from the moment the cann...