Business & Finance Emaar seeks $800mn loan backed by Dubai Mall: Sources DUBAI: Dubai's Emaar Properties, builder of the world's tallest tower, is using four of its shopping malls including the Published 02 Oct, 2011 05:59am
Top News Tesla wannabe owners get a gander at Model S Sedan FREMONT: Electric carmaker Tesla Motors threw open its factory doors to customers who have pre-ordered its forthcoming M Published 02 Oct, 2011 05:51am
Life & Style Mobile-loving Thais still waiting for full 3G BANGKOK: While BlackBerrys and iPhones are fast becoming must-have accessories for many urban Thais, mobile Internet in Published 02 Oct, 2011 05:38am
Top News Rise of gold stalls on the dollar LONDON: With markets falling and prospects for world growth souring, everything should be in place to send the price of Published 02 Oct, 2011 05:34am
Top News Mission Impossible II? Putin's new economic challenge MOSCOW: In five years time, Russia will be one of the top five economies in the world with growth of up to seven percent Published 02 Oct, 2011 05:30am
Business & Finance Bordeaux vineyards survive wild ride from odd weather BORDEAUX: The last grapes are being brought into Bordeaux's cellars following one of the most complex growing seasons in Published 02 Oct, 2011 05:17am
Markets Sudan central bank says currency slide temporary KHARTOUM: Sudan's central bank said on Saturday it was ready to pump dollars into the market to halt a "temporary" slide Published 01 Oct, 2011 10:41am
Business & Finance Nabucco submits transport bid for Azeri gas VIENNA: The Nabucco pipeline consortium submitted its bid on Saturday to export sought-after Azeri gas and said it was t Published 01 Oct, 2011 10:29am
Markets Iraqi oil exports 2.101mn bpd in Sept: SOMO BAGHDAD: Iraqi oil exports were 2.101 million barrels per day in September versus 2.189 million bpd in August, an offici Published 01 Oct, 2011 10:26am
Markets Turkey ups household natural gas prices by between 12.28-14.35pc ISTANBUL: Turkey's state pipeline company Botas raised household natural gas prices by between 12.28 and 14.35 percent a Published 01 Oct, 2011 10:15am
Business & Finance Saudi Kayan begins commercial output at most plants JEDDAH: Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co , a unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), said it is starting commercial ope Published 01 Oct, 2011 10:09am
Markets Warsaw bourse offers $70mn for rival PolPX: Report WARSAW: Poland's main equity exchange the Warsaw bourse is willing to pay about 230 million zlotys ($70 million) for an Published 01 Oct, 2011 10:06am
Top News State job cuts on table at Greek loan talks ATHENS: Greek officials were due to hold talks on Saturday with EU and IMF negotiators to free up urgently needed bailou Published 01 Oct, 2011 10:03am
Top News Scenario of coordinated Greek default needed: Slovak Finmin BRATISLAVA: The euro zone debt crisis' contagion has spread and policymakers should assess the bloc's preparedness for t Published 01 Oct, 2011 09:58am
Business & Finance Bitter labour dispute ends at India's Maruti NEW DELHI: India's leading carmaker Maruti Suzuki ended a bitter month-long labour dispute with workers on Saturday that Published 01 Oct, 2011 09:53am
Top News Germany will not give more to EU bail-out fund: Schaeuble BERLIN: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble ruled out Germany contributing any more money to the beefed-up EU bai Published 01 Oct, 2011 08:45am
World Plane flies into ferris wheel in Australia SYDNEY: An ultra light plane crashed into a ferris wheel at a small town fair in Australia on Saturday, narrowly missing Published 01 Oct, 2011 07:08am
Top News Bomb kills three police in Torghar TORGHAR: A roadside bomb targeting a police van on Saturday killed three newly recruited policemen and wounded 10 others Published 01 Oct, 2011 07:01am
Business & Finance Congo to sell CCT stake to France Telecom KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to sell its 49 percent stake in CCT, the country's fourth largest Published 01 Oct, 2011 06:33am
Top News Alibaba's Ma: ‘very interested’ in buying Yahoo PALO ALTO: Jack Ma, the founder and CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is keen on buying Yahoo Inc if the opportun Published 01 Oct, 2011 05:58am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points