The project will see over a million students committing to read 50 million extracurricular books during one academic year
The diplomat was accused of repeatedly raping and torturing two Nepali maids working at his home near New Delhi
As part of the deal, the Westin Excelsior Rome will undergo a complete renovation over the next five years
The investment will expand upon Home Centre’s 90 store footprint
Omar Arekat, Boeing Commercial Airplanes sales director, has been appointed managing director for Qatar
Previously awarded projects are continuing without impact, experts say
Parliament is dominated by conservatives and many analysts say Khamenei will not want Rouhani’s allies to win a majority
Accor is set to become the first international hospitality company to operate in Tehran since the 1979 Revolution.
The group plans to invest $300m in the first phase of expansion
Yemeni forces and their Arab allies are fighting to oust the Houthis in a six-month war that has killed over 4,500 people
Under the new project called MGS 2, SEPCO will build a gas compressor station, industry sources said
The tourist group of 22 had parked their four four-by-four vehicles off road for a barbecue near the Bahariya oasis
Swiss authorities are involved because transactions related to the probe involved Swiss financial institutions, a source said
The UAE and Saudi Arabia have fared better than their GCC counterparts because of economic diversification, says report
The five Saudis were reportedly killed in southern Najran province
An Emirati serviceman was killed during the operation, state news agency WAM reported
More than 772,000 TEUs containers were handled in the first seven months of 2015
Sources said the 20-year-long deal for 28 Eurofighters would be finalised “in a few weeks”
Iraq’s foreign minister had said in May that Qatar would open an embassy in Baghdad
The Gulf states worry about the political, social and economic impact of an influx of refugees
The emirate hosted the International Dragon Awards in August, welcoming about 5,700 attendees
Two Nepal maids claim they were kidnapped, gang-raped and starved over several months at a Saudi diplomat’s home
More than 242,000 Syrian nationals currently live in the country
Around 10.4 per cent of all firms planning global expansion are from the UAE, a new poll showed
The two women, aged 30 and 50, told police they were raped, assaulted, starved and held hostage over several months in Delhi
A drop in oil prices, which hit a six-and-a-half-year low last month, has pushed some Gulf state budgets into deficit for the first time in years
Al Houthi rebels seized the city in September last year
A total of 1,000 Qatari soldiers, backed by 200 armoured vehicles and 30 Apache helicopters have reportedly been deployed
Oil prices have more than halved since peaks hit in summer last year due to abundant supplies
The agreement is aimed at generating new business opportunities in the GCC and India