Sharjah: Industrious emirate
DUBAI: Sharjah is moving to strengthen the foundations needed for industrial expansion, building on existing infrastructure and working to attract further investment to its manufacturing sector, both at the direct…
Shell sees Qatari LNG, GTL unit ramp up in 2011
LONDON: Major construction work at the Qatargas 4 liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and Pearl, the world's largest gas to liquids (GTL) plant, will be completed by year end, with…
Oil steady near $77 after sharp US inventory gain
LONDON: Oil was steady at around $77 on Thursday after falling the previous day on weak durable goods data and the biggest weekly increase in crude inventories for nearly two…
Settlers expel Palestinian family from Jerusalem home
JERUSALEM: Israeli settlers backed by police have taken over a house in Jerusalem's Old City and expelled a large Palestinian family who lived there for more than 70 years, the…
Australia adopts new sanctions against Iran
ADELAIDE, Australia: Australia will impose new sanctions against Iran, including restrictions for the first time on business dealings with that country's oil and gas sector, the country's foreign minister said…
Retrial of Hassan killer adjourned over missing defendant
BAGHDAD: The retrial of an Iraqi man convicted of killing British aid worker Margaret Hassan was adjourned again on Thursday because the imprisoned defendant could not be found, a court…
Al-Qaeda group claims blast at Al-Arabiya TV offices in Iraq
WASHINGTON: An Al-Qaeda group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for this week's deadly car bomb attack on Al-Arabiya television's offices in Baghdad that killed four people, US monitors said. "The Islamic…
ICRC hails landmark ban on cluster munitions
GENEVA: The Red Cross on Thursday hailed a landmark treaty banning cluster munitions which comes into force over the weekend and urged more countries to help stop the weapons killing…
Iraqis flock to Kurdistan to beat the summer heat
HAQLAWAH: Long the bane of many in the south and the centre of the country, Iraq's annual summer heat wave has been a boon for the northern Kurdish region, which…
Rabbi plans donkey march during ‘beastly’ Israel pride march
JERUSALEM: Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox deputy mayor plans to march 50 donkeys through the streets of the Holy City to coincide with a gay pride parade on Thursday, his office said. "This…