World Ex-UK finance minister, Labour plot ways to block no-deal Brexit LONDON: Former British finance minister Philip Hammond, who quit the government last week before Boris Johnson took Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:44pm
Sports Bangladesh fined for slow over-rate in Sri Lanka loss COLOMBO: Bangladesh have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in Friday's first one-day international against Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:27pm
Sports Zverev crashes in Hamburg after Lendl split HAMBURG: World number five Alexander Zverev lost to Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili in the semi-finals of the Hamburg Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:23pm
World France's Macron to host Putin ahead of G7 summit BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS: French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed Saturday he had invited his Russian counterpart Vladi Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:19pm
Sports Wimbledon teen star Coco wins in Washington qualifying WASHINGTON: Coco Gauff, the 15-year-old American who breezed into the Wimbledon last 16 earlier this month, returned Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:17pm
Sports England call up Archer for Ashes opener, Stokes reinstated Speedster Jofra Archer received his maiden call-up to the England test squad for the Ashes series opener against Aus Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:15pm
World UK's Johnson says 3.6bn-pound fund will help towns develop MANCHESTER: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a 3.6 billion pound ($4.5 billion) fund will help towns to inv Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:14pm
Business & Finance ECB's Nowotny predicts historically low interest rates in long term ZURICH: European Central Bank policymaker Ewald Nowotny said on Saturday he expects interest rates to be lower in th Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:10pm
Markets China's Iran oil imports plunge as US sanctions bite BEIJING/SINGAPORE: China's crude oil imports from Iran sank almost 60% in June from a year earlier, Chinese customs Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:09pm
Business & Finance Lower provisions help India's ICICI bank swing to Q1 profit MUMBAI: ICICI Bank Ltd, India's second-largest private lender, reported a quarterly profit on Saturday compared with Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:07pm
World Oman's top diplomat in Iran talks amid mounting Gulf tensions DUBAI: Oman's minister responsible for foreign affairs held talks with Iran's foreign minister on Saturday, Iranian Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:05pm
World France urges Trump: 'Don't mix digital taxes and wine tariffs' PARIS: Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday that France would proceed with taxing revenues of big techno Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:03pm
Markets China's June soy imports from US fall 2.5pc on year amid renewed tension BEIJING: China's soybean imports from the United States fell 2.5% in June compared with the same month a year earlie Published 27 Jul, 2019 08:00pm
Business & Finance Bosch sees car production falling 5pc in 2019 FRANKFURT: Auto supplier Robert Bosch has revised its forecast for automotive production on Saturday, expecting a 5% Published 27 Jul, 2019 07:59pm
World Bully or broker: EU wonders which Boris Johnson will come to Brexit talks BRUSSELS/PARIS: The European Union is offering new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson a wary welcome, insisting it Published 27 Jul, 2019 07:57pm
World Tunisia bids farewell to president Essebsi at state funeral CARTHAGE: Tunisia bid farewell to its first democratically elected president Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday at a stat Published 27 Jul, 2019 07:54pm
Business & Finance Pfizer in talks to merge off-patent drugs business with Mylan Pfizer Inc is in talks to merge its off-patent drugs business with Mylan NV in a stock deal, according to a source f Published 27 Jul, 2019 07:51pm
Top News Iran says missile tests defensive, needs no one's permission DUBAI: Iran said on Saturday missile tests were part of its defensive needs and were not directed against any countr Published 27 Jul, 2019 07:38pm
Business & Finance Italy pledges to complete rail link with France, EU official says MILAN: Italy has written to the European Union pledging to complete a rail link with France, according to the Europe Published 27 Jul, 2019 07:34pm
World Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets in Hong Kong clash over anti-triad march HONG KONG: Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators hurling rocks in a rural Hong Kong town on Satu Published 27 Jul, 2019 07:33pm