Iran is to close schools for two days in Tehran, an official said yesterday, following air pollution three times the acceptable...
An end to the US’s 40-year ban on oil exports is probably not what Opec needs right now. Yet a resurgent Iran may present a greater threat as it prepares ...
US shale drillers will soon be able to sell their oil all over the world. Too bad no one needs it right now. A congressional deal to lift the 1970s-era prohibition ...
Climate negotiators in Paris appeared on the verge of clinching a landmark accord on Saturday ...
A 6,500sq m branch of London’s iconic department store Harrods has opened at Katara the Cultural Village.
Since October 1, near daily attacks and clashes between Palestinians and security forces have killed 116 on the Palestinian side
The 12th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival will open this evening, December 9, with Leny Abrahamson’s Room, ...
Afghan officials scrambled yesterday to establish whether Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour was still alive, after sources said he was “critically” ...
Standard Chartered has shut its renminbi (RMB) solutions group in the US and Europe, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, as part of major restructuring ...
The 26th Doha International Book Fair was inaugurated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Minister of Culture Arts and Heritage HE Dr Hamad bin Abdul Aziz al-Kuwari yesterday...
Stronger-than-expected growth in some Southeast Asian economies has sparked optimism the worst of a slowdown may be over, but high debt and weak exports make sustaining ...
Mexican teenager Alfonso Celis has joined Force India as a development driver and will take part in seven practice sessions next year, the Formula One team said yesterday.
