Labor’s lead over the Coalition has shrunk
Drop of three points in a fortnight for the opposition suggests previous survey was an aberration Labor’s lead over the Coalition has shrunk according to the latest federal Newspoll, which reverses the gains the opposition…
Pitch by Berri, Jumblatt raises policy hopes
A joint proposal by Speaker Nabih Berri and MP Walid Jumblatt to end the deadlock over the resistance clause raised hopes that Cabinet policy statement could be finalized Tuesday. sources close to Berri said that…
Egyptian journalists protest lack of access to trials
Journalists trying to cover trials in Cairo held a protest against police prevention of media from entering court Egyptian journalists held a silent demonstration in front of a police institute in southern Cairo where trials…
Abu Dhabi Motors named world’s top Rolls-Royce dealer
Abu Dhabi Motors, the sole dealer for Rolls-Royce in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, has won the Global Dealer of the Year Award for 2013. The dealership repeated its 2012 achievement, edging out Beverly Hills,…
Zain Saudi appoints new chairman
Zain Saudi on Monday announced the appointment of Farhan Bin Naif Al Faisal Al Jarbaa as chairman of the company. He replaces Fahad Ibrahim Al Dughaither who resigned from the position for personal reasons, but…
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Doha Insurance to launch $120m rights issue next week
Qatar’s Doha Insurance said on Monday it would offer new shares to shareholders from March 17 through March 31 as it aims to raise QR436.7 million ($119.9 million) and nearly double its capital. Shareholders will be able to buy up to 24,260,000 new shares at…
Kuwait gov’t spending rises 8%, below initial plan
Kuwait’s government spending rose 8 percent in the first 10 months of this fiscal year compared with the same period the previous year but is still far below its initial plan, preliminary finance ministry figures showed. The major oil exporter’s public expenditure reached KD10.58 billion…
Bahrain’s GFH to start building a $3 billion financial park and real estate development
Bahrain’s Gulf Finance House (GFH) will start building a $3 billion financial park and real estate development north of Tunisia’s capital, a project that had been suspended for five years, the Islamic investment bank said on Monday. The project will be one of the largest…
Netanyahu’s critique of international indifference to the threat posed by Iran wins few converts among the press
Despite his best efforts, the PM’s critique of international indifference to the threat posed by Iran wins few converts among the press EILAT — The rockets were set at an elegant 45-degree angle, the mortars organized in four neat rows, the armor-piercing bullets arranged in…
Israel Says 40 160-Km-Range Rockets aboard ‘Iran Arms Ship’
The Israeli military said it had found 40 rockets with a range of 160 kilometers (100 miles) aboard a ship allegedly transporting arms from Iran to the Gaza Strip. The army said it seized the Panamanian-flagged Klos-C on Wednesday and escorted it to the…
Arab FMs: Lebanon Has Right to Resist Israeli Aggression, Occupation
The council of Arab foreign ministers decided Sunday during a meeting in Cairo to support the Lebanese government materially and financially to help it cope with the Syrian refugee crisis. The council also agreed to ask the member states to share the burden, stressing…
Maalula Nuns Freed after Hours of Delay for Logistical Reasons
A group of nuns abducted from the Syrian town of Maalula in December were released on Sunday evening and handed over to a Lebanese General Security delegation in the outskirts of the Bekaa border town of Arsal. “The Maalula nuns have been freed and…
Child sexual abuse royal commission: Cardinal George Pell to appear before second hearing into Catholic Church, Ellis defence under examination
The national Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will today open its second hearing into the Catholic Church’s handling of abuse claims. The commission’s eighth public hearing will examine a landmark case that established what is known as the “Ellis defence”,…
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: Vietnam search planes find possible aircraft debris in sea
Possible debris from a missing Malaysia Airlines flight has been found in the sea off Vietnam, officials say. Six Australian passengers were among the 239 people on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. The plane last…
Sleiman highlighted Saturday the need to privatize some sectors of the Lebanese economy
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman highlighted Saturday the need to privatize some sectors of the Lebanese economy to improve productivity and reduce the burden on citizens by minimizing the costs of services. “We need to think seriously about re-studying subsidies policies in addition to adopting the…