Opec’s oil output is expected to rise by 200,000 barrels per day in July from June because of higher supplies from Saudi Arabia and Iraq, industry consultant Petrologistics said yesterday. The boost from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is less than expected and may indicate
The giant behind some of the biggest television shows in the world is finally in full operation in the Middle East with the imminent launch of the biggest outdoor reality show the region has ever witnessed. Endemol Middle East, a network partner of Endemol International, aired its first show on
Parents whose children died or were disabled in China?s devastating earthquake will be allowed to have more children after lawmakers in the hardest-hit province waived strict family-planning controls, state media reported on Saturday. The Sichuan provincial legislature passed exemptions on
The Urban Planning Council (UPC) and the Emirates Foundation have teamed up with TransAD to launch a new taxi service for the people of Shahama and Bahia on the outskirts of the capital. The organisations have introduced the service to improve transportation to and from the two areas undergoing
Indian police have few leads into the bombings in quick succession across the south Indian IT city of Bangalore that killed a woman and wounded at least six people on Friday, officials said. "Special squads have been formed to find out who is behind the blasts. We have not got any
Hot on the heels of the launch of the Nickelodeon Arabia television channel, media giant Viacom International is planning to bring its Nick Hotel franchise to Dubai. Viacom, which has the MTV and Nickelodeon international networks among others in its bag of channels, also owns the Nick Hotels
Rival sectarian factions clashed in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli on Saturday for a second consecutive day and medical sources said the death toll from the fighting rose to eight. Gunmen exchanged heavy machinegun and grenade fire from Sunni and Alawite districts until dawn in the city
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is poised to extend his 23-year grip on power on Sunday in general elections unfolding with the kingdom locked in a military standoff with neighbouring Thailand. Thousands of Cambodian and Thai forces have squared off for nearly two weeks around a small patch of
Developed in partnership with some of the world’s leading environmental organisations, Middle East Environment Magazine , a new publication to be launched in October, will provide insights from the experts in the field battling to reverse the damage that’s been done and prevent further detriment
Palestinian Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip arrested 160 men aligned with the rival Fatah faction on Saturday, after an explosion there killed five Hamas gunmen and a girl, Fatah officials said. Friday’s blast next to a car used by men from the armed wing of Gaza’s ruling Islamist Hamas