Nigerian senator justifies marriage to 13-year-old Egyptian girl
ABUJA: Nigerian Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima, under fire over marrying a 13-year-old Egyptian girl, justified his actions Monday by saying he was following in the footsteps of Islam's Prophet Mohamed.…
Israel shrugs off 'Arab boycott threats over Med summit
JERUSALEM: Israel's far-right Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday insisted he would go to the Mediterranean summit in Spain despite a reported Arab threat to boycott the talks over his…
Israel to continue Jerusalem settlements despite peace talks
JERUSALEM: One day after the formal launch of peace talks, Israel insisted on Monday it had no plan to halt construction of settler homes in east Jerusalem, a major hurdle…
Qatar sets up $1 bn Indonesia fund, say govt officials
JAKARTA: Qatar Holding, the investment arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, has set up a $1 billion Indonesian fund to invest in infrastructure and natural resources in Southeast Asia's biggest…
Emirates to start flights to Iraq in July
DUBAI: Dubai's Emirates airline will start flights to Iraq in July, it said on Monday, as it looks to benefit from increasing traffic on the back of reconstruction efforts in…
LNG exported from Belgium arrives in Kuwait
LONDON: The Trinity Arrow liquefied natural gas tanker has docked in Kuwait to unload the cargo of LNG it loaded in Belgium in mid march, AIS Live ship tracking data…
Toyota likely to return to black despite recall crisis
TOKYO: Toyota is expected to announce that it swung back to a profit in the past fiscal year when it releases its earnings results Tuesday, despite being hit by a…
Doha, it's a Done Deal
DOHA: Qatar, the small Gulf kingdom, is a big player. Heavyweight deals to its name, negotiated in its capital Doha , include the Sudanese peace deal and the agreement in…
Port, rail workers strike in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG: At least 18,000 port and rail workers are striking for higher wages across South Africa. Ezrom Mabyana, president of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, told The…
