term investments, and pooling knowledge and resources from within the oil and gas industry is central to energy sector progress, said senior officials and world representatives at a recent gathering in Abu Dhabi for members of the prestigious Middle (...)
Saudi Arabia's stock benchmark Tadawul All Share Index made its largest one-day gain Sunday since April 21, advancing 1.3 percent to close at 6,749.49 points.
Kingdom Holding jumped 5.5 percent to its highest close since May 15. Al Rajhi Bank rose (...)
First-round victories at the French Open put Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in reflective mood Monday, with the Swiss chalking up a new landmark and the Serbian world No. 1 considering the pressure of always trying to win.
Federer equalled (...)
expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank of America.
The Wall Street Journal reported (...)
term investments in match-fixing, purchasing clubs and organizing referee training camps as part of their infiltration of soccer, FIFA's security chief told Reuters in an interview.
Chris Eaton said that, as part of its response, FIFA wanted to (...)
n Emerging economies must now put up a meritorious candidate
Following Dominique Strauss-Kahn's exit, it's a race for IMF's top job. While Christine Lagarde jumped into the ring, India and other developing nations are seeking to build consensus (...)
LONDON: Britain's top law enforcement official warned Wednesday that Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has attempted attacks inside the UK and is posing an escalating threat in the wake of the attempted Yemen mail bomb strikes.
Home Secretary (...)
The Philippine peso completed its biggest weekly drop in more than nine years and bonds fell as concern the global economic recovery is losing steam prompted investors to seek safer bets than emerging-market assets, reported Bloomberg (...)
trip to a rural area of Khamis Mushayt that could have ended in disaster as six children who didn't know how to swim jumped one after the other into a lake to rescue their siblings had a happy ending when their mother took a more prudent course of (...)
Announcing this year's decision, President Ketumile Masire of Botswana said “the prize committee could not select a winner” despite lengthy deliberations. The board said it could not give the reasons why it did not select someone because of the (...)
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock rock festival, the iconic concert held August 15-18, 1969. A number of activities to commemorate this historic festival will be taking place around the world. To those who were there, the (...)
WHEN Benjamin Netanyahu became Prime Minister in 1996, he ran on a platform dedicated to ending the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. That is what he said in Israel. For US consumption, Netanyahu took a different approach, seeking instead to (...)
Muslim, Serb and Croat nationalist parties have ruled the country since before the war. Since the general election in 2006, politics have been marked by rivalry between the main Muslim and Serb leaders, where Serbs want to preserve the high autonomy (...)
Fitr Prayer in the Two Holy Mosques. Successful efforts were exerted by security men in executing and implementing the necessary arrangements and plans. We pray Allah Almighty to sustain security and stability of this country".
He stressed that the (...)
destruction. It reiterated the right of the countries to acquire nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
King Abdullah's visits to some fraternal and friendly countries were of positive results on the march of the Arab solidarity and the global peace (...)
US authorities announced new regulations Monday aimed at clarifying a controversial review program for foreign investment in US companies.
The proposed regulations under the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 will update the (...)
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah looked set Wednesday to dissolve parliament and call for an early election after holding talks with emirate leaders, MPs said.
“We have received almost certain information that an Emiri decree will be (...)
day trip to Africa, covering five countries in five days. The group, consisting of representatives of all 15 members of the council, has not been solidified yet, according to Verbeke.
The council president did confirm, however, that the group (...)
hit regions in response to the requests by the governments of NWFP and Kashmir.
"We will provide them free textbooks, stationery, and other educational material beside large tents which could accommodate 40 children easily," Javed Ashraf Qazi, the (...)
selling market.
Gangs rule in most of Rio's slums and warfare often spills out in the streets, even closing main thoroughfares.
Hordes of tourists are arriving in Rio for Saturday's free Rolling Stones gig and for the Feb. 24 start of Carnival. (...)
term growth of the world economy within globalization.
He said world economy growth benefits the sector of business. This achieves a big increase on demand on oil over the coming years. But the question is how much increase? This is a source of (...)
DESTRUCTION.
HE NOTED THAT ISRAEL IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE REGION WHICH IS ARMED TO THE TEETH WITH ALL FORMS OF WEAPONS OF MASS-DESTRUCTION.
PRINCE SAUD SAID THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AT THE TIME WHEN IT SUPPORTS THE RIGHT OF COUNTRIES TO USE (...)
digit gains that made the industry famous in the late 1990s or the positive returns delivered during the bear market when stocks stayed in the red for three straight years.
Even as hedge fund returns have come off -- they lagged stock market (...)
ever - was 40.8 degrees Celsius (105.4 F) set earlier this summer in the Saarland. It was that scorcher that prompted the ADAC to issue its warning about the temperature shock that faces air-conditioned motorists on a hot day.
A really severe shock (...)
It notes to medical products, fell $3.39, or 4 percent, to $74.55. 3M reported a third-quarter profit of 97 cents a share, with analysts expecting earnings of 98 cents a share, according to Reuters Estimates.
Top U.S. toy makers, Mattel Inc. and (...)