Sri Lanka imports fall 5.1% to $1,582 million in Sept
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's imports fell 5.1 percent to 1,582 million US dollars in September 2015 from a year earlier and...
Chinese vessel sets on fire at Haifa Port
BEIJING: A Chinese vessel anchored at Haifa Port was set on fire early Friday, apparently accidentally. The ship’s crew escaped...
Saudi Arabia to expand bilateral trade, investment ties with India
NEW DELHI: A major source of India's energy security, Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to expand its bilateral trade...
BRP revenue boosts to $1.01 billion in 3Q
VALCOURT: The Quebec-based maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles says the strengthening of the U.S. dollar helped boost...
Ukraine exports 18.7mt in first five months
KIEV: Ukraine has exported 18.7 million tonnes over the first five months of the current crop year (which began July...
Foxconn revenue up by 0.5% to $15.8bn in Nov
TAIPEI: Apple device maker Foxconn reported that November revenue rose 0.5 percent to NT$517.5 billion (about $15.8 billion). The number...
Ocean Rig’s revenue up by 1% to $437 million
NICOSIA: In 3Q15, Ocean Rig’s (ORIG) revenue was $437 million. It was just 1% higher than $433 million in the...
Saudi Arabia, Brazil ink deal to resume beef export
RIYADH: Strengthening its economic connections to Brazil, Saudi Arabia recently inked an agreement after a nearly three-year hiatus to open...
Turkey Anti-narcotics police confiscates over 10.9m pills in 2 separate raids
ISTANBUL: The Turkish authorities have seized close to the Syrian border a record haul of almost 11 million pills of...
Iraq, Turkey trade ties at risk
BAGHDAD: Iraq on Thursday increased pressure on Turkey to withdraw hundreds of soldiers from the semiautonomous Kurdish region, threatening to...
European economic delegations coming into Iran
TEHRAN: The European economic and trade delegations have started coming into Iran as the date for the implementation of the...
Foreigners buy RM3.9bil of Malaysian debt in Nov
PETALING JAYA: Foreigners bought RM3.9bil of Malaysian debt last month, bringing total foreign holdings of the country’s debt securities to...
Qatar delivers 210,000 cubic metres gas to Poland
DOHA: The first-ever gas carrier from Qatar arrived in Poland yesterday to help the eastern EU member diversify its energy...
Kuwait police nab three Iranians with 6000 pieces of Tramadol
KUWAIT: Ahmadi detectives have arrested three Iranians who traded on illicit tablets. 6000 pieces of Tramadol were found in their...
Iran, EU trade up 6% to €5.597b in 9 months
TEHRAN: Trade value between Iran and the European Union member states amounted to €5.597 billion in the first nine months...
Jamaican man sentenced to 11 yrs jail for smuggling ecstasy
KINGSTON: A Jamaican man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for smuggling ecstasy from Canada to sell in...
Sayreville man charged with importing 100g heroin
NEWARK: A Sayreville man was convicted Friday by a federal jury for his role in a conspiracy to import heroin...
2 men arrested in Dubai with 1.5 tonnes of cocaine
DUBAI: Two men were arrested in Dubai in an international multi-agency operation that has led to the seizure of 1.5...
North Dakota tax revenue dips by $40bn in Nov
BISMARCK: North Dakota’s budget director ordered a new revenue forecast Friday after state tax revenues fell $40 million short of...
US imported 600,000 bpd of Mexican crude
MEXICO: Mexico is sending more oil to Europe and Asia and less of its crude into the U.S., according to...
