International Customs

MOSCOW: Russia and Egypt sealed four customs agreements to boost trade and cooperation between the two countries. The deals were...

Indian BSF kills Bangladeshi trader at Khalisha Kotal Border for smuggling cows

DHAKA: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killed a Bangladeshi on Khalisha Border in Kurigram, when he was smuggling cows near...

Dubai Customs receives Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility

DUBAI: Dubai Customs has received Golden Peacock Global Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that was held at Taj Lands...

Indian Customs seizes 1.29kg gold smuggled from KSRTC bus at Adoor

KASARAGOD: Indian Customs has seized 1.29 kilogram gold from KSRTC bus that was coming to Kasaragod from Bengaluru at Adoor....

Egyptian officer killed in Gaza smuggling tunnel

CAIRO: Egyptian officer said that a senior Egyptian officer killed and other was injured in cross border Egypt-Gaza smuggling tunnel....

Norwegian Air pilot strike led to cancellations of domestic flights

OSLO: Norwegian Air, Europe's third-biggest budget airline, led to some cancellations of domestic flights on Sunday, but long-haul routes to...

Norway to cut emissions of global warming gases by 40% till 2030

OSLO: Norway will cut its emissions of global warming gases by at least 40 percent by 2030, aligning itself with...

Norway tax authorities chase carried interest payments by private equity firms

OSLO: Norwegian tax authorities are focused on the way Norwegian private equity firms structured their carried interest payments. A common...

Largest French phone company interested in potential combination with Telecom Italia

ROME: Orange SA Chief Executive Officer Stephane Richard said France’s largest phone company is interested in a potential combination with...

Italy to speed up roll-out for ultrafast broadband networks to help ailing economy

ROME: The Italian government is pushing to speed up the roll-out of ultrafast broadband networks to help its ailing economy,...

Qatar gold market may hit hard due to India new gold scheme

DOHA: India’s new “gold monetisation scheme”, announced by country’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his annual budget speech here the...

Wartsila, N-KOM ink MoU to enhance business

DOHA: Wartsila and Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to work together to...

Greece introduces new tax controls in 400 large enterprises, 900 cases of wealthy taxpayers

ATHENS: A new tax control plan has been prepared by the General Secretariat of Public Revenue according to which authorities...

Trade between Italy, Oman touches 336.9m euros in first nine months of 2014

ROME: Trade between Italy and Oman 336.9 million euros in the first nine months of 2014,” the ambassador said. ”In...

Kuwait’s Burgan Bank revenue jumps by 9% to KD 275.7 million in 2014

byAmmad Ahmed

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank Group announced here the other day its financial year2014 results. A solid operating & financial performance continues...

Kuwait Customs foils attempt for smuggle 5,000 tramdol pills

KUWAIT: Customs officers at the Kuwait International Airport foiled an attempt by an Asian man to smuggle 5,000 Tramadol pills...

NCC Construction Norway to construct Abels Hus office property in Trondheim in SEK295 million

OSLO: NCC Construction Norway has been commissioned to construct the Abels Hus office property in Trondheim, Norway, for the property...

Barbados to galvanize bilateral relations with Cyprus

NICOSIA: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has told the High Commissioner of Cyprus that he wants to maximize the relationship...

Finland ordered to pay $100m as refund to 52 foreign, local ship owners

HELSINKI: The Finnish state has been ordered by the Helsinki District Court that it should refund 52 foreign and Finnish...

Danish cop nabbed for buying drugs