Economy & Business
EU pushes for tax blacklist after Paradise Papers leak
The EU pushed on Tuesday for Europe to draw up a blacklist of tax havens after the "Paradise Papers" revealed loopholes used ...Saudi mass arrests jolt markets but many see overdue swoop on corruption
All major Gulf stock markets slid on Tuesday on jitters about Saudi Arabia\'s sweeping anti-graft purge, a campaign seen by critics as ...Nissan recalls 1.2 million Japan vehicles for re-inspections
Nissan is recalling 1.2 million vehicles in Japan that were produced between October 2014 and September this year to re-inspect them because ...Deadly rocket fire hits near Damascus trade fair
Six people were reported dead on Sunday when a rocket hit near an international trade fair in Syria\'s capital Damascus being held ...Dutch police make arrests in contaminated eggs case
Dutch police arrested two suspects on Thursday as part of an investigation into the illegal use of a potentially harmful insecticide in ...G20 summit begins amid violent protests
The Group of 20 summit is under way in this northern German city amid violent street protests outside and tensions inside the ...Congo requests financial support from donors amid economic crisis
Democratic Republic of Congo\'s government has formally requested financial support from international donors as it confronts a worsening economic crisis, a letter ...EU pulls plug on mobile roaming charges
The European Union rang in the end of cross-border roaming charges for mobile phone users in the 28-nation bloc on Thursday, hailing ...Qatar says Gulf citizens can stay despite crisis
Qatar moved Sunday to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome to stay, ...British Airways says computer outage causing global delays
Air travelers faced delays Saturday because of a worldwide computer systems failure at British Airways, the airline said.