The trip comes as the world's top crude exporter has been investing heavily in refinery and petrochemicals projects. Published Feb 15, 2019 03:02pm

The main suspect of Ko Ni's murder remains at large two years after his death. Published Feb 15, 2019 02:50pm

VALENTINE’S Day wasn’t getting much love in the world’s biggest Muslim majority nation on Thursday as... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:07am

Mike Pence aims at European allies, denounces their new initiative to let European companies operate in Iran. Updated Feb 15, 2019 10:06am

Patrick Shanahan says decision to reduce number of US troops in Afghanistan will be taken in coordination with Nato. Updated Feb 15, 2019 10:23am

OMAR (Syria): Jihadists using tunnels and suicide bombers were mounting a desperate defence on Thursday of their ... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:07am

MANILA: Philippines journalist Maria Ressa was freed on bail on Thursday following an arrest that sparked... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:07am

A hooded man is seen walking alongside a Saudi agent who was earlier identified as Khashoggi's body double. Updated Feb 15, 2019 10:16am

GUWAHATI: Celebr­ations have erupted in northeast India after a contentious nationality law put forward by Prime... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:07am

LONDON: An unrepentant British teenager who joined the militant Islamic State group in Syria said in an interview on... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:07am

PARIS: The founders of a new global athletes’ body including Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Callum Skinner ... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:07am

LONDON: The IAAF is to argue that Olympic women’s 800m champion Caster Semenya should be classified as a... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:07am

DURBAN: Dale Steyn and his fellow fast bowlers enabled South Africa to gain an advantage over Sri Lanka on the ... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:07am

LAUSANNE: Boxing chief Gafur Rakhimov says he ‘understands’ IOC concerns over the troubled AIBA which has led to... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:07am

LAUSANNE: Sepp Blatter has been summoned to explain how Germany was awarded the 2006 World Cup as prosecutors in... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:07am

The complex would have created 25,000 new jobs in exchange for nearly $3bn in state and city incentives. Updated Feb 15, 2019 10:48am

Indian demand growth will eclipse that of flagging giant China, Britain’s BP forecasts. Updated Feb 15, 2019 09:02am

TEHRAN: President Hassan Rou­hani vowed revenge on Thursday agai­nst the “mercenary group” behind a suicide... Published Feb 15, 2019 07:05am

Ressa insists her website Rappler is not anti-Duterte, saying it's just doing its job to hold the government to account. Published Feb 14, 2019 01:30pm

Opportunity spent 14 years on Mars and advanced human knowledge by confirming that water once flowed on the red planet. Published Feb 14, 2019 12:16pm