Harrods department store sold to Qatari company
LONDON: Mohamed Al Fayed, a flamboyant businessman who has controlled Harrods department…
Iran invites UN Security Council to dinner, including US
UNITED NATIONS: In a surprise move, Iran invited all 15 UN Security…
Oil falls towards $79, euro zone debt in focus
LONDON: Oil fell towards $79 a barrel on Thursday, after earlier hitting…
Lebanon minister apologizes to Egypt over lynching
BEIRUT: Lebanon's justice minister apologized on Tuesday for the mob lynching last…
ICLD workers reach resolution, end sit-in
CAIRO: Workers from the Information Centers for Local Development (ICLD) have ended…
Nigeria's pay TV launches 24-hour news service
LAGOS: Nigeria's private pay TV station NN24 on Monday began a 24-hour…
Car bomb goes off in Nigerian oil city, no one hurt, says official
YENAGOA: A car bomb exploded in the capital of Nigeria's oil state…
Reformist ex-official stabbed at Iran University
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: An Iranian pro-reform website says that a former…
Dubai World ups offer to lenders, says source
DUBAI: Dubai World, which is in talks to restructure $26 billion in…
Egyptian economic reform has not borne fruit for majority, says British report
CAIRO: Economic reform during the reign of President Hosni Mubarak has not…
