Libya bans sporting ties with Egypt, Algeria
TRIPOLI: The Libyan government has suspended sporting ties with Egypt and Algeria without giving a reason, according to a letter addressed to top sports officials and seen by AFP on…
Apple's Jobs says iPad idea came before iPhone
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif: Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs shared a secret with his audience at a technology conference outside Los Angeles Tuesday: The idea for the iPad came before…
Nokia launches bicycle-powered charger
HELSINKI: The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia on Thursday released details of four new cheap phone models and a battery charger powered by the energy generated from riding a…
Is the Palestinian Israeli Peace Process savable?
CAIRO: Creating a political climate conducive to the advancement of the peace process is an important but daunting task, particularly as the international consensus for establishing a Palestinian state on…
Scientists warn of unseen deepwater oil disaster
NEW ORLEANS: Independent scientists and government officials say there's a disaster we can't see in the Gulf of Mexico's mysterious depths, the ruin of a world inhabited by enormous sperm…
Pacific islands adapt to climate change
WELLINGTON: New research has cast doubt on warnings that rising sea levels caused by climate change are slowly inundating low-lying Pacific islands. Scientists have studied 27 low-lying Pacific islands, comparing…
Six men to be locked up on 520-day 'Mars mission'
MOSCOW: Six men from Europe, Russia and China will on Thursday be voluntarily locked away in a module for almost one and a half years to simulate the effects of…
Tasweeq keeps high premiums; buyer opts out
SINGAPORE: Tasweeq is keeping its plant condensate premiums for third quarter at about $21 a ton above Middle East quotes on a free-on-board (FOB) basis, unchanged from second-quarter, causing a…
Zain's Jordan subsidiary gets $70.5 mln loan
AMMAN: Kuwait-listed mobile operator Zain's Jordanian arm secured a $70 million loan from Jordan-Kuwait Bank to finance expansion of its network with new technology, the firm said on Thursday. Wholly…
Oil pares gains, hovers above $73 ahead of EIA data
LONDON: Oil prices pared early gains of nearly 2 percent on Thursday to pull back to near $73 a barrel, as traders waited to see if US government data would…