China bank H1 net profit up 31 pct, beats view
HONG KONG: China Construction Bank, the world's No. 2 bank by market…
Access: Inserting human right into telecoms one company at a time
Lawyers argue in court that the shutdown of mobile networks in January…
Brains and beauty on show at naked readings
Sit back and enjoy readings of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde or Henrik Ibsen,…
Franco-Chilean cineaste Raoul Ruiz dead at 70
Franco-Chilean director Raoul Ruiz died Friday in a Paris hospital of a…
Gaza rockets rain down as Israel mulls response
BEERSHEVA: Violence in and around Gaza entered its fourth day on Sunday…
Syrian opposition seeks united front in Istanbul
ISTANBUL: Leading Syrian opposition figures, encouraged by international support for their cause,…
Tehran prosecutor confirms 8-year jail term for US hikers
TEHRAN: Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi on Sunday confirmed that Iran has…
Hariri suspect says Lebanon can’t arrest him, says report
BEIRUT: A Lebanese suspect in the killing of former prime minister Rafik…
Egypt says Israeli regret not enough, mum on envoy recall
CAIRO: Egypt's cabinet said on Sunday that an Israeli statement expressing regret…
Palm Hills slips into H1 net loss
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate firm Palm Hills Developments, the country's second-biggest developer…