MANAMA: IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday that major economic growth was possible in the Palestinian territories if all sides showed urgency, as she took part in a US-led conference boycotted by the Palestinian leadership.The International Monetary Fund has been warning of severe deterioration in the Palestinian economy, with tax revenue blocked in a dispute…
MANAMA: IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday that major economic growth was possible in the Palestinian territories if all sides showed urgency, as she took part in a US-led conference boycotted by the Palestinian leadership.The International Monetary Fund has been warning of severe deterioration in the Palestinian economy, with tax revenue blocked in a dispute…
TRIPOLI: When inflation began eating into her state-paid salary Libyan architect and assistant professor Seham Saleh started selling drawings over the Internet to help pay the bills.She joins a growing number of Libyan women launching start-ups in the conservative Arab country, where many still think a woman’s place is in the home but where the…
NEW DELHI: In a day-long meeting with the Indian leadership in New Delhi, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday held talks on various issues that had weakened bilateral relations in recent years. This is Pompeo’s third visit to India, but the first since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landslide victory in this year’s general elections.…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s president said on Wednesday that he has ordered the executions of four drug offenders who will be hanged in prison soon, amid alarm over drug-related crimes in this Indian Ocean island nation.The executions if carried out will end a 43-year moratorium on capital punishment.President Maithripala Sirisena told a media discussion…
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought to reduce heightened trade tension with India on Wednesday, promising a renewed focus on negotiating improved trade and investment ties between the two nations.But Pompeo, on a visit to India, gave few specifics of how they would overcome disputes on issues ranging from access to Indian…
LONDON: Iraqi President Barham Salih said Wednesday his country must not be dragged into another conflict in the Middle East, as tensions rise over its neighbor Iran.“We have had four decades of challenge and turmoil. We do not want to be embroiled in another war,” he said at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International…
BAGHDAD: Political factions in Iraq are waging a secret battle to gain control of thousands of key government and agency jobs in a bid to tighten their grip on power and exert as much political influence as possible, according to lawmakers and analysts.About 5,000 high-profile positions, including heads of independent government agencies, deputy ministers, heads…
BAGHDAD: Political factions in Iraq are waging a secret battle to gain control of thousands of key government and agency jobs in a bid to tighten their grip on power and exert as much political influence as possible, according to lawmakers and analysts.About 5,000 high-profile positions, including heads of independent government agencies, deputy ministers, heads…
Innovative Saudi cultural center showcases world-famous ‘The Scream’ artist’s exhibition DHAHRAN: A dynamic Saudi cultural center is to showcase the works of one of the world’s most famous painters in an exhibition-first for the Middle East. Forty pieces by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, best known for his iconic “The Scream” painting, will go on public…
Innovative Saudi cultural center showcases world-famous ‘The Scream’ artist’s exhibition DHAHRAN: A dynamic Saudi cultural center is to showcase the works of one of the world’s most famous painters in an exhibition-first for the Middle East. Forty pieces by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, best known for his iconic “The Scream” painting, will go on public…
Innovative Saudi cultural center showcases world-famous ‘The Scream’ artist’s exhibition DHAHRAN: A dynamic Saudi cultural center is to showcase the works of one of the world’s most famous painters in an exhibition-first for the Middle East. Forty pieces by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, best known for his iconic “The Scream” painting, will go on public…
French label under fire over ‘Don’t Shoot’ t-shirt inspired by Lebanese war French label under fire over ‘Don’t Shoot’ t-shirt inspired by Lebanese war DUBAI: French label Vetements has come under fire online for featuring a T-shirt that read “Don’t shoot” in Arabic, French and English,at its Spring/Summer 2020 show last week. The t-shirt is…
What We Are Reading Today: American Bonds by Sarah L. Quinn Federal housing finance policy and mortgage-backed securities have gained widespread attention in recent years because of the 2008 financial crisis, but issues of government credit have been part of American life since the nation’s founding. From the 1780s, when a watershed national land credit…
DUBAI: It was a family affair at Lanvin’s menswear show in Paris on Monday when British-Moroccan model Nora Attal took to the runway alongside her brother. The jet-set runway model took to Instagram to show off her brother’s outfit, but she stopped short of sharing his name. “Walking with my younger brother at his first…
LONDON: Australia captain Aaron Finch hit a hundred before left-arm quicks Jason Behrendorff and Mitchell Starc shared nine wickets as the reigning champions thumped England by 64 runs at Lord’s on Tuesday to book their place in the semifinals of the World Cup.Finch made exactly 100 in a total of 285-7 before England slumped to 221…
JEDDAH: Amir Khan, the two-time world boxing champion, is set to appear for a one-off Fight Night event at King Abdullah Sports City Arena, on July 20 as part of the Jeddah Season festival. The Fight Night will be the culmination of a special “Boxing Week” organized by the World Boxing Council in the Kingdom of…
SANTA MONICA, California: The Milwaukee Bucks fell two games short of the NBA Finals.They won big at the NBA Awards.A tearful Giannis Antetokounmpo earned Most Valuable Player honors, Mike Budenholzer won Coach of the Year, and Jon Horst took Executive of the Year on Monday night in Santa Monica.Antetokounmpo, a 24-year-old forward from Greece, beat…
SEOUL: Saudi Aramco can meet the oil needs of customers using its spare capacity despite developments in the Gulf that are a cause for concern, the head of the state-run energy giant said on Tuesday. Attacks in May and June on oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, the entrance to the Gulf, has raised…
TRIPOLI: When inflation began eating into her state-paid salary Libyan architect and assistant professor Seham Saleh started selling drawings over the Internet to help pay the bills.She joins a growing number of Libyan women launching start-ups in the conservative Arab country, where many still think a woman’s place is in the home but where the…
