Suicide car bomb kills 5 kids in south Afghanistan
KANDAHAR: A suicide car bomber blew himself up next to a police…
Somali pirates hijack cargo ship with 23 crew including Egyptians
NAIROBI, Kenya: Somali pirates hijacked a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship with 23 crew…
Sex sells at China computer game show
At the door to a major computer game expo in Shanghai, visitors…
Iranian film ‘White Meadows’ wins best film at Durban Film Fest
As the 31st Durban International Film Festival wrapped up its 10-day run…
Iraq unlikely to allow Iran banks due to sanctions
BAGHDAD: Two Iranian banks seeking to open branches in Iraq are unlikely…
Emirates Steel gets $2.2 bln loans for expansion
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi's Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) obtained loans worth $1.7 billion…
Jordan Phosphate Mines H1 profits down 48 pct
AMMAN: Jordan Phosphate Mines Co (JMPC), one of the world's largest phosphate…
Jordan’s Arab Bank H1 profits down 11.7 pct
AMMAN: Jordan's Arab Bank Group, the country's largest lender, saw its first-half…
Pakistan flood toll tops 1,000 as cholera emerges
PESHAWAR: The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory topped…