Profit hopes push Industries Qatar to 28-mth high
Bullish earnings and dividend expectations pushed Industries Qatar (IQCD.QA) (IQ) to a 28-month high on Thursday, helping Doha's Index .QSI reach a similar milestone.
Ethiopia cracks down on price-cap violators
Ethiopia has penalised retailers and suppliers in the capital who raised the prices of consumer goods such as bread by amounts higher than caps set in January, authorities said on Thursday.
Hezbollah and allies resign, toppling Lebanon government
Ministers from Hezbollah and its Lebanese allies resigned Wednesday, toppling the government of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri before expected indictments against the Shi'ite group over the killing of Hariri's father.
Libya axes custom, tax duties on food: report
Libya has abolished taxes and custom duties on locally-produced and imported food products in response to a global surge in food prices, Oea online newspaper reported.
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Egypt Church attack: 17 killed; Christians clash with police, Muslims
Coptic Christians took to the streets in Egypt following the New Year's eve attack and clashed with Muslims. Police were mobilized to control the mobs firing tear gas shells. After midnight on Saturday, an explosion outside a church in the northern port city of Alexandria killed at least 17 people. Meanwhile, Egypt's President, Hosni Mubarak said he would cut off the head of terrorism. Wicked terrorists targeted the nation, Copts and Muslims, the President said in his address to th...
Bible Fragments Provide Rare Glimpse Of Jewish Life, Says Study
A three-year study to re-evaluate the story of the Greek Bible fragments has provided a rare glimpse of Byzantine Jewish life and culture. The new research also illustrates the cross-fertilisation between Jewish and Christian biblical scholars in the Middle Ages.
8 American tourists killed in Egypt bus crash
Eight Americans were killed and 21 others injured after a tour bus collided with a truck on a desert road near the city of Aswan in Southern Egypt. Local media reported that the bus was carrying 37 tourists from the United States who were on their way to the 3000-year-old historic Abu Simbel temple.
Berlusconi, the Nero of our times?
At least for now in Italy, it seems like history moves in circles. The political crisis which forced the government into a confidence vote is far from over. Even as political analysts called Silvio Berlusconi's life 'a fitting autobiography of the nation,' the Italian PM narrowly survived a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament by 314 to 311 on Tuesday. Riots broke out following his win, illustrating the instability within the country's borders.
Egypt mulls promotion of ecotourism
The ministry’s decision came within few days from the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico in which, role of tourism in climate change agenda was equally positioned.
Value Travel: 8 cheapest Christmas getaways
From the Jamaican beach in Caribbean to the Christians’ Holy Lands, there are many exotic places available for a cheap vacation this holiday season. Here’s a list of 8 most cheap destinations for your Christmas getaways.
Palestine - A distant dream or near reality?
Young kids hurling stones at army tanks, stifling curfews, incongruous checkpoints and an unrelenting settlement activity...The visualization of the word 'Palestine' is unlikely to change any time soon. Fathers would still have to carry children on their shoulders to protest against the army incursions while their mothers rally in support of people forced out as a result of expanding settlements. The peace talks have been officially stalled, the latest of the news reports suggest.
Shark kills German tourist in Egypt
A German tourist has been killed by a shark at Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Ahmadinejad claims Wikileaks data 'released' by US, not 'leaked'
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed that the documents published by whistle-blower website Wikileaks were released intentionally by the U.S. administration. In an interview to the state-run Press TV Ahmadinejad maintained that the documents would not impact the country's relations with other Arab governments.
Restricting food exports discourages production: Becker
Government policies all over the world are distorting the market for agricultural products and discouraging their production at a time when there is a global shortage of them.
Too fragile, too frosty...
It's been 33 years since Egypt's President Anwar El Sadat visited Israel. He then became the first ever Arab leader to engage with Jewish state. Though the United States brokered peace between the two nations, recent political developments suggest that things could go off balance in the coming months.
Mahindra Satyam receives contract from IRDA for SAP ERP implementation
Mahindra Satyam, a leading global consulting and IT services provider, said on Thursday that it has received a contract from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to implement SAP ERP.
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