Libya to float shares in chemical plant
TRIPOLI: Libya will list the state-owned Abu-Kammash petrochemical complex on the stock market, an official said, the latest step to open up an economy that is attracting growing interest from…
Saudi eyes big jump in renewable output by 2020
MANAMA: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia believes renewable sources could account for up to 10 percent of its power output by 2020 with prices coming down and a regulatory framework…
Lebanese economy strong, inflation stable, says cenbank
BEIRUT: Lebanon's economy is expected to grow by 7-8 percent this year while inflation remains stable as capital keeps pouring into the Arab country, central bank governor Riad Salameh said…
UAE markets give weary welcome to Dubai deal
DUBAI: Markets in the United Arab Emirates gave a weary welcome to a long-awaited debt deal with Dubai World, with investors worried about a sluggish economic recovery and the fallout…
Clashes leave 17 dead in Pakistan
KARACHI: At least 17 people including two children have been killed in political clashes in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi in the past two days, a government official and police said…
Sudan censors two newspapers
KHARTOUM: Sudanese security officers stormed two newspapers on Wednesday tearing up articles ready for printing, employees said, despite a 2009 presidential decree promising to lift press censorship. Authorities went to…
Israel releases Hamas MP
JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday released a Hamas lawmaker arrested nearly four years ago following the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier by Gaza insurgents in a deadly cross-border raid, prison authorities…
Defiant Iran shrugs off sanctions pressure
TEHRAN: A defiant Iran shrugged off the threat of new sanctions Wednesday as Brazil and Turkey urged the United Nations to wait and see how a nuclear swap deal plays…
No signs of progress as US envoy wraps up Mideast visit
JERUSALEM: There were no immediate signs of progress as US envoy George Mitchell wrapped up his latest visit to the Middle East on Thursday after holding "proximity talks" with Israeli…
A bold interpretation of present history
Though the soaring mercury may well announce the arrival of summer, the exhibition titled “Tomorrow”, organized by Al Mawred Al Thaqafi as part of its Spring Festival, offers some respite.…
