Reuters launches a gateway to Islamic finance
CAIRO: Thomson Reuters launched earlier this month a new service that caters to the Islamic finance industry, a gateway that provides up-to-date information on the market, services and sharia-compliant companies.…
France seeks electricity lines under Mediterranean: sources
PARIS: France is working on plans for a consortium of companies to build a vast network of undersea electricity lines to bring solar power from Africa to Europe, sources close…
Ezz Steel reopens 1.3 mln ton facility
CAIRO: Egyptian group Ezz Steel reopened this month its Ezz Flat Steel (EFS) plant, which has an annual capacity of 1.3 million tons, the firm’s investor relations manager said on…
Israel restricts access to Al-Aqsa mosque
JERUSALEM: Israel Monday curbed travel from the West Bank and access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as Jews celebrate the week-long Passover holiday amid heightened tension with the Palestinians.…
Carve Nigeria into many ethnic states, says Kadhafi
TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, who enraged Abuja after suggesting Nigeria be partitioned between Muslims and Christians, has now proposed the country is carved into "many" ethnic states, a report…
Obama presses Karzai in surprise Afghan visit
KABUL: US President Barack Obama pressed Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to stand resolute against corruption and rallied cheering troops to defeat the Taliban during a surprise night-time visit to Kabul.…
NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, 14 injured
KANDAHAR: A NATO helicopter crashed in troubled southern Afghanistan on Monday, wounding 14 people on board in the second such incident in a week, police and the military said. Deputy…
Twin car bombs kill five in Iraqi holy city
KARBALA: Twin blasts caused by car bombs rocked Iraq's holy Shia shrine city of Karbala on Monday, killing at least five people, medical officials and witnesses said. The explosions occurred…
Iraq PM criticizes UN
BAGHDAD: Iraq's prime minister rebuked the United Nations for not backing his demand that the ballots from the country's March 7 parliamentary elections be recounted. The comments are the latest…