Thousands of followers are set to throng to Abu Mureikha to witness the four-hour ceremony.

SAN FRANCISCO. Uber’s autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp, giving the company a much-needed funding boost for its pricey self-driving ambitions on the eve of its public stock offering. Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday that the investment values its Advanced Technologies Group, which works […]

BEIRUT Lebanon’s finance minister said on Thursday that Lebanese banks should play a role in reducing the state’s budget deficit to complement measures planned by the government to rein in public spending. Ali Hassan Khalil, in a televised interview, signalled government plans to cut the public-sector wage bill, saying a ceiling must be put on […]

WASHINGTON US homebuilding dropped to a near two-year low in March, pulled down by persistent weakness in the single-family housing segment, suggesting the housing market continued to struggle despite declining mortgage rates. Some of the weakness in homebuilding reported by the Commerce Department on Friday likely reflected disruptions caused by massive flooding in the Midwest, […]

TOKYO. Nintendo Co Ltd shares jumped 17 per cent in morning Tokyo trade on Friday, a day after China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd won a key approval to begin selling Nintendo’s Switch console in the world’s largest video games market. That is the biggest percentage gain since July 2016, when enthusiasm for Nintendo-backed smartphone game Pokemon […]

TOKYO. Tokyo prosecutors will indict former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on a new charge on Monday when his detention period over suspected financial misconduct expires, local media reported Friday. The 65-year-old is being questioned in a Tokyo detention centre over allegations he siphoned off millions of dollars from his former company Nissan to a dealership […]

They discussed UAE-US cooperation and ensure security in the Middle East and around the world.

Adnoc’s gesture to permit Easter service at its Hill Top tent has come as big relief for Christian expats.

Iraqi parliament banned them citing their “negative” influence especially on the young in a country

He was also carrying large quantities of contraband.