New Michael Jackson record to be released
A new album by Michael Jackson is to be released next month, including never-before-heard songs by the self-styled King of Pop before his death last year, his record company said…
Americans clean up as Lady Gaga tops MTV Europe Awards
Americans cleaned up at the MTV Europe Awards in Madrid on Sunday, as Lady Gaga picked up three top prizes and awards crowned Katy Perry, Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber…
Journeys in Mecca and Medina with Faruk Aksoy
Omer Faruk Aksoy is a man who has had the privilege of performing the Hajj many times. He is a veteran photographer and documentary filmmaker originally from Istanbul and has…
Lieberman warns against setting borders of Palestinian state
JERUSALEM: Israel's hardline Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned on Monday that negotiating the borders of a Palestinian state without security arrangements for Israel would be a "historic mistake." "It would…
Karbala car bomb kills 10, say Iraq officials
KARBALA: A suicide bomber targeting Iranian pilgrims killed at least 10 people in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Monday as eight months of wrangling over a new government…
Gates rejects Israel call for military threat against Iran
MELBOURNE: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday rejected comments by Israel's prime minister calling for a "credible" military threat against Iran to ensure it does not obtain nuclear weapons.…
UAE not considering depeg from dollarm says c.banker
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates is not worried about the dollar's weakness given low inflation, and is not considering de-pegging its dirham from the greenback, a senior central bank…
World Bank chief calls for gold to anchor forex movements
SINGAPORE: World Bank president Robert Zoellick has called on bickering G20 nations to bring gold back into the global monetary system as an anchor to guide currency movements. Ahead of…
Abu Dhabi: Shifting telecoms strategies
Telecommunications providers in the UAE are re-aligning their strategies and upgrading their networks amid greater competition, high mobile saturation and shifting revenue patterns. High saturation levels mean the two operators,…
Can powers revive stalled atom fuel deal with Iran?
By Fredrik Dahl/ Reuters Major powers and Iran are signaling readiness to restart talks on a year-old plan to swap atom fuel, seen by the West as a possible way to…
