Deneuve, Depardieu together again (not!) at Venice film fest
French cinema icons Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu came together again at…
Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle
HONG KONG: A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world…
Clinton to attend Mideast talks in Sharm El-Sheikh
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will attend a second round…
Islamic gold dinar gains ground in Malaysia, says official
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians are embracing gold dinars which were introduced last month…
Qatar ups Aug Marine, Land crude OSPs, says report
TOKYO: Qatar has raised its August retroactive official selling price (OSP) for…
UAE beefs up scrutiny of banks’ Iran transactions
ABU DHABI: Banks in the United Arab Emirates have been directed by…
Female, single, over 30: Iraqis count cost of war
BAGHDAD: Only one of Nidal Haidar's six sisters is married. She has…
UAE’s Futtaim, QIB, Aqar in $1.6 bln Qatar project
DUBAI: UAE conglomerate Al-Futtaim Group, Qatar Islamic Bank and Qatar's Aqar Real…
Troubled Afghan bank faces another day of long queues
KABUL: Customers of Afghanistan's biggest bank queued again Sunday in the hope…
The varieties of unemployment
BERKELEY: We hear from surprisingly many quarters these days that governments in…