Iran floats idea of using UAE dirhams in oil trade
DUBAI: Iran may seek payment for its oil exports to Europe in UAE dirhams rather than euros because tougher EU sanctions could block Iranian transactions in the single European currency,…
IMF sees Jordan GDP growth at 3.5 percent in 2010
AMMAN: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts Jordan's economic growth at 3.5 percent this year but rising in 2011 as its economy recovers from the impact of the global downturn,…
INTERVIEW: Switching from loose to packaged milk key to unlocking Egyptian market, says Tetra Pak
CAIRO: “For us, the proof of the pudding of our success here in the Egyptian market and around the world in general, is conversion from consumption of loose milk to…
Lawyer demands equality between all converts
CAIRO: A lawyer representing a man who converted from Islam to Christianity told Daily News Egypt Sunday that he plans to initiate a legal case demanding equality between all converts.…
Iran passes bill for uranium enrichment
TEHRAN: Iranian MPs on Sunday passed a bill obligating Tehran to continue 20-percent uranium enrichment, defying mounting Western pressure to halt such work, Fars news agency reported. "The outlines of…
Tanta lawyer makes statement at closed session during retrial
CAIRO: A lawyer who was given a prison sentence for attacking a local prosecutor in Tanta, gave a statement at a closed session during his retrial Sunday. Lawyers Ehab Saey…
Arab Contractors driver tells court he ‘can’t remember anything’
CAIRO: The Arab Contractors driver accused of killing eight and injuring six others in a shooting rampage, told a criminal court Sunday at the first hearing in the case that…
Hamas bans water pipes for Gaza women
GAZA CITY: The Hamas-run government in Gaza on Sunday said it had banned women from smoking water pipes in public, as fear of the police drove many cafe owners to…
Israel foreign minister at odds with PM, says press
JERUSALEM: Fresh tensions have erupted between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, press reports said on Sunday. The crisis in the coalition government erupted after…
Iran scientist says US wanted ‘spy’ swap for detained hikers
TEHRAN: An Iranian scientist, who returned home last week charging he had been held by US agents for more than a year, has said that they pressed him to agree…