More journalists killed in Iraq than in 2009, says IPI
VIENNA: More journalists have been killed in Iraq so far this year than in all of 2009, press watchdog IPI said Tuesday in a statement. Tahrir Kadhim Jawad, a cameraman…
‘Ailing’ Saudi crown prince receives top visitor
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who is believed to be seriously ill, received his brother in Morocco Wednesday, the state news agency said, in the first official…
Afghan police seize ‘explosives from Iran’
HEART: Afghan police said Wednesday they had seized nearly 20 tonnes of explosives stashed in boxes marked "food, toys and kitchenware" that were imported from neighboring Iran. The discovery was…
Clinton says it is ‘difficult’ dealing with Khartoum
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton conceded Tuesday how "difficult" it is dealing with the Sudanese government in Khartoum, three months before a vote on independence for the south.…
Defiant Times Square bomber jailed for life
NEW YORK: A Pakistani-American was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for his botched car bomb attempt in New York's famed Times Square, but in a chilling statement warned that…
45 tribes to converge at this year’s Characters of Egypt
CAIRO: In cooperation with the NGO Wafaa El-Nil, the third Annual Characters of Egypt Festival will run from Oct. 29-31 at one of Egypt’s most beautiful natural parks, Fustat Wadi…
Britain’s No. 2 diplomat escapes attack in Yemen
SAN'A: Assailants fired a rocket at a convoy carrying Britain's No. 2 diplomat in Yemen and killed a Frenchman working for an Austrian oil company Wednesday in a pair of…
Qatar plans power plant to meet demand rise
DOHA: Qatar, which now has a power surplus, plans to set up an electricity plant with a capacity of up to 5,000 megawatts by 2016 to meet rising demand, said…
Swiss bank Falcon sees $1 bln in Mideast assets
ABU DHABI: Swiss private bank Falcon, wholly-owned by Abu Dhabi fund Aabar Investments, expects to more than double its assets under management in the Middle East by tapping into the…
Dubai, Abu Dhabi housing vacancy expected to peak in 2012, says report
DUBAI: Housing markets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are likely to see the average vacancy rise, before it peaks in 2012, while apartment sale prices and rentals continue to erode,…