Prosecutors add fraud charges to former Barclays executives accused in Qatar case LONDON: Three former top Barclays executives due to stand trial over the bank’s deals with Qatari investors during the financial crisis are to face additional fraud charges. Bloomberg reported that the UK’s Serious Fraud Office has included charges of actual fraud to the existing…
Prosecutors add fraud charges to former Barclays executives accused in Qatar case LONDON: Three former top Barclays executives due to stand trial over the bank’s deals with Qatari investors during the financial crisis are to face additional fraud charges. Bloomberg reported that the UK’s Serious Fraud Office has included charges of actual fraud to the existing…
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: Floods and landslides have killed more than 270 people in India this month, displaced one million and inundated thousands of homes across six states, authorities said on Wednesday after two weeks of heavy monsoon rains.The rains from June to September are a lifeline for rural India, delivering some 70% of the country’s rainfall, but…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: The trial of the man accused of killing 51 people at two New Zealand mosques could be delayed by several weeks to avoid clashing with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.The trial had been scheduled to begin on May 3 in the city of Christchurch, where the Muslim worshippers were killed five…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: The trial of the man accused of killing 51 people at two New Zealand mosques could be delayed by several weeks to avoid clashing with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.The trial had been scheduled to begin on May 3 in the city of Christchurch, where the Muslim worshippers were killed five…
ISTANBUL: Turkish drones have started operating in northern Syria where Washington and Ankara have agreed to create a safe zone, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Turkey and the US agreed last week to set up a joint operations center regarding the safe zone to be established in northern Syria. No agreement has been announced…
JEDDAH: The man responsible for Sudan’s intelligence service during the Bashir regime has been banned from entering the US. Salah Gosh and his close family members were made ineligible for entry into the United States due to his involvement in gross violations of human rights. The Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday,…
NEAR SARMADA/SYRIA: Syrian regime forces pushed further into an opposition-held bastion in the country’s northwest region on Wednesday, inching toward a key town following months of deadly bombardment, a monitor said. After eight years of civil war the Idlib region, controlled by Syria’s opposition, is the last major stronghold of opposition to Bashar Assad’s regime.…
JEDDAH: The General Authority for Entertainment (GEA) is presenting the Marathon of Color event at the Taif Season. The event, held between Aug. 15 and 17 on Al-Hada-Taif Road, is a sporting and artistic celebration full of diversity, competitive running races and color. The marathon starts at 4 p.m. each day with several tracks. The…
JEDDAH: The General Authority for Entertainment (GEA) is presenting the Marathon of Color event at the Taif Season. The event, held between Aug. 15 and 17 on Al-Hada-Taif Road, is a sporting and artistic celebration full of diversity, competitive running races and color. The marathon starts at 4 p.m. each day with several tracks. The…
JEDDAH: The General Authority for Entertainment (GEA) is presenting the Marathon of Color event at the Taif Season. The event, held between Aug. 15 and 17 on Al-Hada-Taif Road, is a sporting and artistic celebration full of diversity, competitive running races and color. The marathon starts at 4 p.m. each day with several tracks. The…
Egyptian lawyer Samir Sabry has filed a complaint with the attorney general against the organizers of a Jennifer Lopez concert held last Friday in the Mediterranean city of El-Alamein. The basis of the complaint is that she wore provocative clothes inciting debauchery and immorality. The lawyer, known for his morality crusades, is demanding that she…
DUBAI: Indonesian actor Dude Harlino has said his Hajj pilgrimage was the most beautiful and happiest time of his life, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Monday. The actor had been invited by the Saudi media ministry to perform Hajj, but had only an hour to decide and three days to prepare for his…
RAMALLAH, West Bank: A fictional caper about an antiquities heist set in an ancient Jordanian city has stirred widespread outrage over the film’s portrayal of historical Jewish ties to Jordan, shining a light on the tenuous peace with neighboring Israel and prompting the government to suspend the movie’s production.Based on a book of the same…
ISTANBUL: Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to make winning trophies a habit as they head back to Istanbul — the scene of one of the club’s greatest triumphs — to take on Premier League rivals Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. The Anfield club memorably defeated AC Milan on penalties to win the Champions League…
ISTANBUL: Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to make winning trophies a habit as they head back to Istanbul — the scene of one of the club’s greatest triumphs — to take on Premier League rivals Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. The Anfield club memorably defeated AC Milan on penalties to win the Champions League…
ISTANBUL: Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to make winning trophies a habit as they head back to Istanbul — the scene of one of the club’s greatest triumphs — to take on Premier League rivals Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. The Anfield club memorably defeated AC Milan on penalties to win the Champions League…
LONDON: Oil prices dropped on Tuesday after see-sawing throughout the session as lingering concerns over global demand and rising US output offset expectations for major producers to further curtail supply. Brent crude futures were down 45 cents, or 0.7 percent, from the previous settlement at $58.12 a barrel in London afternoon trade. The international benchmarkhas…
BENGALURU: Gold hit a more than six-year high on Tuesday as unrest in Hong Kong and a rout in the Argentine peso drove investors already spooked by the US-China trade war into havens such as bullion at the expense of riskier assets such as stocks.Spot gold was up 1 percent at $1,525.99 per ounce hit…
BENGALURU: Gold hit a more than six-year high on Tuesday as unrest in Hong Kong and a rout in the Argentine peso drove investors already spooked by the US-China trade war into havens such as bullion at the expense of riskier assets such as stocks.Spot gold was up 1 percent at $1,525.99 per ounce hit…
