Kuwait Goes Nuclear
Ahmad Bishara, secretary general of Kuwait’s National Nuclear Energy Committee (KNNEC), said that Kuwait is planning to build four 1,000 megawatt reactors by 2022. Speaking to press in Tokyo, Bishara…
Goldman starts coverage of 6 Saudi banks
RIADH: The Saudi government's stimulus program is likely to result in strong economic growth and robust corporate credit demand, benefiting the country's banking sector, said Goldman Sachs, which started coverage…
Iran Automaker to Setup Plant in Sudan
The Saipa Automotive Manufacturing Group has signed a deal to set up a factory in Sudan to produce 35,000 cars over the next five years, the Iranian news agency Mehr…
3rd Iranian diplomat defects in Europe, group says
HELSINKI: A third Iranian diplomat upset with Tehran's post-election crackdown on dissidents has defected in Europe — this time in Belgium, an opposition group said. The announcement came just hours…
US eyes terror charges for Yemeni cleric al-Awlaki
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is considering filing the first criminal charges against radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in case the CIA fails to kill him and he is captured alive in…
Iran’s Khamenei urges US to punish Koran defilers
TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on arch-foe the United States to punish those who desecrated the Koran, saying the "catastrophe" had offended Muslims across the world. Khamenei…
IAEA chief’s credibility hurt by his Iran remarks, says Salehi
TEHRAN: Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Tuesday that the credibility of International Atomic Energy Agency head Yukiyo Amano had been damaged by his criticism of Tehran's decision…
Strict curfew in Indian Kashmir after bloodshed
SRINAGAR: Thousands of heavily-armed police enforced a curfew across Indian Kashmir on Tuesday after the bloodiest day of a summer of unrest left 17 people dead in the disputed region.…
Rafsanjani urges Iran not to dismiss sanctions as ‘jokes’
TEHRAN: Former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani urged Iranian officials on Tuesday against dismissing international sanctions as "jokes," saying the Islamic republic was facing its worst ever "assault" from the global…
Most Israelis back renewed settlement building, says poll
JERUSALEM: A slight majority of Israelis support the resumption of settlement construction in the occupied West Bank when a partial moratorium expires later this month, a poll published on Tuesday…