Egypt court jails 11 for stolen Van Gogh
CAIRO: An Egyptian court convicted 11 officials from the Culture Ministry, including the deputy minister, of gross negligence and incompetence in the theft of a Vincent Van Gogh painting that…
World Food conference looks at subsistence farming
DES MOINES: About 1 billion small farmers worldwide, many of them women, face drought, the effects of climate change and a lack of technology as they struggle to feed families…
Saudi Fertilizers Q3 profit up on higher prices
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian Fertilizers Co (Safco) posted a 30 percent rise in its third-quarter net profit after a rise in global prices. Safco, which produces urea and ammonia, made 604…
UAE retailer Axiom to float 35 pct in IPO
DUBAI: UAE retailer Axiom Telecom plans to list a 35 percent stake on the Nasdaq Dubai and use the proceeds partly to repay bank debt, in what would be the…
Saudi has no plans to extend capacity for now, says paper
KHOBAR: There are no projects in hand to extend Saudi Arabian oil capacity, which stands at 12 million barrels per day (bpd), Saudi-owned al-Hayat newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing an…
Seventh of 33 men rescued from Chilean mine
SAN JOSE MINE: To hugs, cheers and tears, rescuers using a missile-like escape capsule began pulling 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom at last early Wednesday,…
Jordanian government faces little challenge in November poll
AMMAN: More than 800 candidates have registered to stand in a Jordanian general election next month, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, but the government faces little challenge after the…
World can prevent violence in Sudan, says Clooney
WASHINGTON: Actor and activist George Clooney said after meeting President Barack Obama Tuesday the world can prevent violence around southern Sudan's independence vote, without any cost in money or lives.…
Broken promises
PRINCETON: In 2000, the world’s leaders met in New York and issued a ringing Millennium Declaration, promising to halve the proportion of people suffering from extreme poverty and hunger by…
Rules for a frugal superpower
WASHINGTON, DC: American foreign policy stands on the brink of substantial belt-tightening. The mounting expenses of servicing the growing national debt, combined with the skyrocketing costs of Social Security and…