Muslim Brotherhood accuses police of new pre-election crackdown
CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday accused the government of cracking down ahead of November's parliamentary election, as police arrested at least 28 members of the Islamist group. The Brotherhood,…
Lebanon’s Hariri meets Mubarak in Cairo
CAIRO: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri visited Cairo on Monday for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak amid tensions back home, the official MENA news agency reported. Lebanon's Shia group…
Kuwait: Raising the sales pitch
The rising confidence and purchasing power of Kuwaiti consumers combined with solid expectations of the country’s growth bode well for activity at check-out counters in the coming months. The Kuwaiti…
Dexia sets 2014 goals with retail, Turkey growth
BRUSSELS: Franco-Belgian financial group Dexia expects retail banking, particularly in fast-growing Turkey, to propel it to new goals for 2014 after its emergence from crisis and restructuring. Dexia, which was…
Saudi Sept inflation eases from 18-month peak
RIYADH: A drop in food prices during September pushed inflation in Saudi Arabia slightly off an 18-month peak but home rents continue to rise amid a dearth of housing. September…
EniRepsa gets extension for Saudi Empty Quarter gas
KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia has granted additional time to one of the consortia hunting for gas in the vast desert in the country's southeast, an industry source said on Monday. In…
Qatari LNG tanker Al Dafna heading to Brazil, says AIS
LONDON: Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Al Dafna appears to be heading to Brazil, rather than the United States, according to AIS Live ship tracking data on Reuters. The…
Rioters burn police station in northern Nigeria
GAMBORU: Rioters set a police station ablaze in northern Nigeria near where a radical Islamic sect operates, a police spokesman said Tuesday. The attack was similar to one that sparked…
Iraq PM to visit Syria after year-long spat
BAGHDAD: Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is to visit Syria on Wednesday for talks with President Bashar al-Assad, after a year-long spat between the two Arab neighbours, his office said…
Three dead, 14 wounded in south Yemen bomb blasts
ADEN: Three people were killed and 14, including two policemen, were wounded in twin bomb blasts at a sports centre in Yemen's port city of Aden, medical officials said Tuesday,…