Top News

19-07-2022 PARIS: The governments of France and the United Arab Emirates signed on Monday a strategic agreement to cooperate in the energy sector, the French government said. The partnership aimed to identify joint investment projects in France, the UAE or elsewhere in the sectors of hydrogen, renewable and nuclear energy, …

19-07-2022 Oil prices fell on Tuesday, taking a breather after surging more than $5 a barrel in the previous session as a plunging dollar supported buying interest and on expectations the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike may be less than thought. Brent crude futures for September settlement fell 69 …

19-07-2022 LONDON: Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak held onto his lead in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister on Monday as another hopeful was knocked out, leaving four candidates in an increasingly bitter contest to replace Boris Johnson. Sunak got 115 votes in the third ballot of …

18-07-2022 TEHRAN/ MOSCOW: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on Tuesday. The meeting, which will include Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will take place in the trilateral “Astana format” aimed at resolving differences in Syria, but there is much more at …

18-07-2022 BISHKEK: An award-winning Imam in Muslim-majority Kyrgyzstan has blamed women’s thighs for the skyrocketing prices of meat in the country. He said that women have cheapened them by showing too much of their skin. Imam Sadybakas Doolov said in a program in the capital city of Bishkek, “Do you …

18-07-2022 LONDON/ PARIS: Parts of Europe including France and Britain were on high alert Monday as temperatures were expected to surpass 42°C (107°F) in some regions, with one French meteorologist warning of a “heat apocalypse” and the UK weather service warning the heat posed a “risk to life”. France was …

18-07-2022 TEHRAN: Iran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has not decided whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told media. Kamal Kharrazi spoke a day after US President Joe Biden ended his four-day trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, …

18-07-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian traders and shopkeepers will hold a nationwide protest next week against a hike in taxes on a range of products and services, including food grains and household items, that went into effect on Monday, a top official of a leading traders’ group said. “The …

17-07-2022 KYIV/ MOSCOW: Russian forces have fired missiles and shells at cities and towns across Ukraine after Russia’s military announced it was stepping up its onslaught against its neighbor, with Ukrainian officials reporting that at least 17 more civilians had been killed. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu gave “instructions to …

17-07-2022 TEHRAN: The Iranian government has blacklisted United States officials over their backing of a group that Tehran considers to be a “terrorist” organization. The Iranian foreign ministry on Saturday published a list of 61 current and former American officials who it said have provided “deliberate support” to the Mujahideen-e …