Year: 2015

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs6,832 million out of total development funds of Rs17.08 billion to Federally Administered Tribal ...

HSBC moves 1,000 jobs from London to Birmingham

LONDON: International banking group HSBC is moving 1,000 jobs from its Canary Wharf base in London to Birmingham, which will ...

KD250 bank guarantee necessary for getting work permits in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY: Director of Public Authority for Manpower Jamal Al- Dosari announced a bank guarantee of KD 250 will be ...

Yabbie hunters nab freshwater crocodile in outback Queensland

WASHINGTON: TWO blokes hunting for yabbies have nabbed a croc in the middle of outback central Queensland THE freshwater crocodile ...

Kuwait GDDC seizes 2m illicit narcotic pills, smuggler arrested

KUWAIT CITY: Personnel from the General Department for Drugs Control in continuation of their successful operations, recently aborted an attempt ...

Hong Kong stocks sharply higher by midday, Hang Seng increases 1.5pc

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose sharply on Monday after Beijing unveiled details of an ambitious plan to construct a ...

UK business visits hit record 33% growth during 2015

LONDON: Business visits and the events sector are outperforming the wider tourism industry, the International Passenger Survey revealed. The latest ...

China stocks jump 2% by break, CSI 300 ascends 1.7pc

BEIJING: China stocks jumped nearly 2 percent to near seven-year-highs after Beijing unveiled details of an ambitious plan to construct ...

Sony says partnering with Spotify expands its music service to 41 countries, offers better tools for playlists, music discovery

NEW YORK: Spotify hits the PlayStation 3 and 4 on Monday, with a new app adapted for large television screens. ...

Saudi-led operation in Yemen shuts major sea ports

RIYADH: Yemen shut down Saudi Arabia’s major seaports as Saudi-led military operation continued to strike Houthi forces. “All major seaports ...

Punjab Livestock chairman inspects Experiment Station Sargodha

LAHORE: Punjab Livestock & Dairy Development Board Chairman Syed Yawar Ali has appreciated the staff of Livestock Experiment Station on ...

Netherlands police seize 105kg of narcotics during search of house in Rotterdam

AMSTERDAM: Police confiscated 105 kilograms of narcotics during a search of a house in Rotterdam. A tersely worded press release ...

2015 Toyota Camry with 7 airbags, Rear Cross Traffic alert for RM175k lands on April 2

TOKYO: The 2015 Toyota Camry will be launched on April 2, just three days away, but eager sales agents have ...

Belgium firm Aertssen awarded $65m Hamad port project

BRUSSELS: Gulf Earth Moving, a Qatar-based subsidiary of the Belgian group Aertssen, have been awarded a US $65.6-million contract by ...

Hong Kong’s MTRC net profit jumps 34.5% to HK$11.5b

HONG KONG: Rail operator and property developer MTR Corp reported earnings of HK$15.6 billion for 2014, including gains in revaluation ...

Environment-friendly scooter of Taiwan uses batteries that can be swapped at company kiosks

New Delhi: Taiwan has developed an electric scooter with cooperation of HTC that will hit Taipei City this summer. The ...

EU considering sanctions on Iranian shipping firms

TEHRAN: European Union is considering sanction on 40 Iranian shipping firms to the Islamic Republic’s transport sector which has sought ...

Taiwan’s electric scooter to hit Taipei City this summer

New Delhi: Taiwan has developed an electric scooter with cooperation of HTC that will hit Taipei City this summer. The ...

Saudi, Dubai firms plans $272m investment for projects in UAE