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Dubai to open world's biggest' airport for cargo next month

DUBAI: Dubai's second airport, designed to be the world's largest when completed,…

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Most lenders agree to Dubai World's debt plan, says report

DUBAI: Most Dubai World creditors have agreed to the terms for restructuring…

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US envoy in Mideast as hopes rise for new peace moves

JERUSALEM: US envoy George Mitchell was back in the Middle East on…

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Military exercises with US begin in West Africa

OUAGADOUGOU: Military exercises bringing together armed forces from Africa and Europe under…

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Three passengers taken off New York-Dubai flight, says airline

DUBAI: Emirates Airlines said on Tuesday that three passengers were removed from…

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Tehran beggars make $1,500 a month, says Iran official

TEHRAN: Beggars in the Iranian capital earn the equivalent of $1,500 a…

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US, Iran clash at UN nuclear meet

UNITED NATIONS: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blasted the United States at a…

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Obama presses Mideast peace push

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: US President Barack Obama pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

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Car bomb goes off in Nigerian oil city, no one hurt, says official

YENAGOA: A car bomb exploded in the capital of Nigeria's oil state…

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Gunfire kills one as south Yemen holds strike

SANAA: One man was killed and two others were wounded as gunmen…

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