Curse strikes Egypt again as Sierra Leone draw
CAIRO: An opening-round curse struck Egypt again Sunday when they were held 1-1 at home by lowly Sierra Leone in a 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier. The defending champions were…
Japanese journalist says Afghan kidnappers were not Taliban
TOKYO: A Japanese freelance journalist released at the weekend after five months' captivity in Afghanistan said in an online posting Monday that his kidnappers were not Taliban but corrupt Afghan…
Ahmadinejad voices doubts about 9/11 attacks
DOHA: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has questioned the accepted narrative of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, saying it was still not clear who was behind them.…
Iraqi troops in the spotlight as Baghdad bombers kill 12
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces were under the spotlight Monday after a coordinated suicide attack on an army complex killed 12 people, with US troops among those who fired back in…
Lebanon PM says he erred in blaming father’s murder on Syria
BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in comments published on Monday that he erred in accusing Syria of the murder of his father, ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, in a 2005…
Settlement slowdown will end, says Israeli FM
JERUSALEM: Israel's hard-line foreign minister said Sunday that his party will try to block any extension of Israel's settlement slowdown, a move that could derail the recently launched Mideast peace…
Zanki selected as CEO of Kuwait Petroleum corp: source
KUWAIT CITY: The chairman of Kuwait National Petroleum Co. (KNPC) Faruq Al-Zanki has been selected by the oil minister to lead the national oil company, Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC), a…
UAE’s Futtaim, QIB, Aqar in $1.6 bln Qatar project
DUBAI: UAE conglomerate Al-Futtaim Group, Qatar Islamic Bank and Qatar's Aqar Real Estate Investment signed a 6 billion dirham ($1.63 billion) deal to develop a large retail and leisure project…
Troubled Afghan bank faces another day of long queues
KABUL: Customers of Afghanistan's biggest bank queued again Sunday in the hope of withdrawing their savings, though lines were shorter days after corruption allegations appeared in US newspapers. Security appeared…
Abu Dhabi: Evolving insurance market
ABU DHABI: Regulations enforcing higher capital standards in the UAE’s overcrowded insurance market have reduced the amount of insurance brokers, while slower growth in commercial business means the sector is…
