Arab League meets in Cairo to discuss Syria
Syrian forces have bombarded districts of the city of Homs in their drive to crush a revolt against President…
Emirates NBD offers Mercedes auto loan
DUBAI: Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, and Gargash Enterprises, the authorised distributor of…
Gunmen kill provincial judge, child in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan: Gunmen burst into a family home of a provincial judge in eastern Afghanistan, killing him and…
It’s bailout or chaos, PM Papademos tells Greece
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has told lawmakers to back a deeply unpopular international financial rescue…
Blominvest arranges a loan of SR290m (EGP 467m) to build 400 housing units in Riyadh
Blominvest Saudi Arabia announced the closing of the private placement offering of "Blominvest - Maskan Arabia for…
BHP mulls production cuts as prices fluctuate
Global mining giant BHP Billiton warned that it could scale back production at unprofitable operations as commodity…
Australian reporter, US student held in Egypt: security
Egyptian authorities arrested 28-year-old NSW man Austin Mackell, US student Derek Ludovici and local translator…
US singer and actress Whitney Houston dies aged 48
American singer and actress Whitney Houston has died in Los Angeles at the age of 48. Police said she died in her…
2 American women arrested during protest in Bahrain
Two American women were arrested during a demonstration Saturday in the capital of Bahrain, with state news and one…
Malaysia deports Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari
Malaysian authorities have deported a Saudi journalist accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet. Police…
