Diesel set to cost more in Dubai
ABU DHABI: The price of diesel in Dubai is set to rise again in line with surging international crude prices that are currently trading at lifetime highs past the $135…
Palestinians get new cell phone operator
BETHLEHEM: The Palestinian cellular phone market will be opened to competition when a new operator, Wataniya Telecoms, launches operations by the end of the year, an official said on Thursday.Mobile…
Palestinian PM says $1.4 billion in investments raised at West Bank business conference
BETHLEHEM: A Palestinian business conference has helped raise investments for projects worth $1.4 billion, including in housing, high-tech and telecommunications, the Palestinian prime minister said Friday.The investments could create as…
Oil prices rally back towards record highs
LONDON: Crude oil prices jumped higher on Friday to trade just below $132 a barrel, $3 away from record highs reached this week on concerns that supplies will not meet…
Body of Bedouin returned
AL-ARISH: Egyptian authorities on Thursday received the body of a Bedouin who was shot dead by Israelis for illegally crossing the border with Egypt, a security official said. Egypt today…
Al-Qaeda spokesman slams Muslim moderates who appease the West
CAIRO: An Al-Qaeda spokesman lashed out at moderate Muslims in a video sermon posted online Thursday, accusing them of promoting Western ideas that lure other Muslims away from holy war.In…
Bakry gunning for Ezz
CAIRO: MP and Editor In Chief of Al-Osboa newspaper Mustapha Bakry has submitted a complaint to the police against steel magnate Ahmed Ezz for monopolizing the steel industry in Egypt.The…
Hosni under fire for 'burning books' remark
CAIRO: Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, a candidate to head UNESCO, has drawn fire from Israel and the Wiesenthal Centre for saying he was prepared to burn Israeli books. I d…
Health Matters: Monitors urged for all with high blood pressure
Everyone with high blood pressure should own a home monitor and do regular pressure checks, the American Heart Association and other groups urged Thursday in an unprecedented endorsement of a…
Kicking the habit is contagious, study finds
When you stub out that last cigarette, vowing never to light another, you need not feel alone. Chances are your spouse, your best friend and even your co-workers will follow…