World Macron demands answers from Iran over academic's detention PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called on Tehran to explain why a Franco-Iranian academic based at a P Published 15 Jul, 2019 10:13pm
World EU agrees measures against Turkey for Cyprus drilling BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday agreed measures to punish Turkey for pursuing drilling operations off Cyprus Updated 16 Jul, 2019 06:17am
Business & Finance Citigroup earnings climb on lower expenses NEW YORK: Citigroup reported increased second-quarter earnings on Monday, benefitting from higher lending and lower expe Published 15 Jul, 2019 10:11pm
Markets Wall Street notches fresh records as global stocks gain NEW YORK: Global stocks edged higher Monday, with US indices notching fresh records at the start of an earnings-rich wee Published 15 Jul, 2019 10:09pm
Sports De Ligt has agreed to join Juventus: reports PARIS: Defender Matthijs de Ligt has agreed to join Juventus, Dutch and Italian media reported on Monday, but it was not Published 15 Jul, 2019 10:04pm
Top News Republican senator to Trump: delete tweet on Democratic congresswomen Trump sparked a political firestorm on Sunday when he sent a series of xenophobic tweets targeting the progressive lawma Published 15 Jul, 2019 10:00pm
Business & Finance France begins process to allocate 5G frequencies: regulator PARIS: France's telecoms regulator on Monday officially launched the process to allocate to operators frequencies for ne Published 15 Jul, 2019 09:56pm
Business & Finance Canada's new rules offer extra compensation for passengers bumped by airlines OTTAWA: Canada introduced new consumer protection rules Monday for airline passengers traveling to or from the country, Published 15 Jul, 2019 09:50pm
Sports Cycling: Tour de France class standings ALBI: Tour de France class standings after stage 10 between Saint-Flour and Albi on Monday: Green sprint po Published 15 Jul, 2019 09:40pm
Sports Montpellier keeper Lecomte joins Monaco MONACO: Montpellier goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte has joined Monaco on a five-year deal, the Principality club announced o Published 15 Jul, 2019 09:37pm
Top News Trump to congresswomen: 'If you're not happy here, you can leave' WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on four progressive Democratic congresswomen on Monday, saying Published 15 Jul, 2019 09:00pm
Markets Sterling slides back to $1.25 as economy and Brexit worries grow LONDON: The British pound fell back towards six-month lows against the dollar and the euro on Monday, with traders still Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:53pm
Markets Russia's 2019 grain harvest progress as of July 15 MOSCOW: Russia, one of the world's largest grain exporters, has harvested 32.7 million tonnes of grain with an average y Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:52pm
Markets Latam shares subdued, FX mixed; Argentina faces Moody's heat Latin American markets had a tepid start on Monday with Brazilian assets subdued as economic worries eclipsed optimism f Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:51pm
Top News Merkel respects von der Leyen's decision to resign as defence minister BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she respected Ursula von der Leyen's announcement she would resign as Ge Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:50pm
World Italy's Salvini says Giorgetti a top candidate for economic EU role ROME: Italy's cabinet secretary Giancarlo Giorgetti would be one of the best candidates to take a top economic post in t Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:48pm
World Malaysia seized $240mn from Chinese company over pipeline project -PM Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia seized more than 1 billion ringgit ($243.5 million) from a bank account of state-owned China Petr Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:47pm
Markets Egypt buys 3.27mn T of local wheat this harvest season CAIRO: Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has bought 3.27 million tonnes of local wheat this harvest season, Agr Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:45pm
World DR Congo urges calm after Ebola case in key city KINSHASA: Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have appealed for calm after an evangelical preacher fell ill with Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:44pm
Markets US corn ratings seen falling to 56pc good-excellent, soy flat at 53pc CHICAGO: The US Department of Agriculture is expected to rate 56pc of the US corn crop in good to excellent condition in Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:43pm