Islamic finance outsources scholars’ supervision to grow
MANAMA: Bankers in Islamic finance are increasingly outsourcing sharia supervision due to…
Zain shareholder, Etisalat sign due diligence deal l
KUWAIT: Etisalat and major Zain shareholder Kharafi Group signed an agreement on…
Dubai’s flydubai signs $320 million aicraft deals
DUBAI: Low-cost Dubai carrier flydubai has signed sale and leaseback deals on…
Iraq parliament ‘to elect speaker on Monday’
BAGHDAD: Iraq's parliament will convene on Monday to elect a new speaker…
Israel ‘postpones’ strategic dialogue with Britain, says ministry
JERUSALEM: Israel has postponed all strategic dialogue with Britain in protest at…
Turkey says scaling down military action after Kurdish truce
ANKARA: Turkey's prime minister signaled Wednesday that military operations against separatist Kurdish…
Lebanon PM fully behind UN tribunal on Hariri murder
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri has renewed his backing for a…
Ahmadinejad slams Russia for ‘selling out to Satan’
TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at Russia on Wednesday, saying it…
Closed TV channel ‘mouthpiece for terrorists’, says Iraq overseer
BAGHDAD: Iraq's media licensing commission said on Tuesday that it closed down…
Muslim Brotherhood calls for protection of churches; Al-Azhar condemns Baghdad attack
CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood urged the state to protect Christian places of…