Business

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine on the occasion of his country's...

Brussels/Frankfurt: The European Commission has started an in-depth investigation of Bayer's planned $66 billion takeover of US seeds group Monsanto,...

London: Britain's airports could see passenger numbers plunge by as much as 40 per cent unless the government strikes an interim aviation deal with the...

New Delhi: India's government on Wednesday gave its go-ahead to the Reserve Bank to issue Rs 200 notes that will ease pressure on lower-denomination...

Detroit/Seoul: Hyundai Motor plans to launch a pickup truck in the United States as part of a broader plan to catch up with a shift away from sedans in one...

Tokyo: Asian stocks steadied on Wednesday, taking a breather after the previous day's surge, lacking the momentum to keep up with a global rally spurred...

Khobar (Saudi Arabia): State-run Bahrain Petroleum Co (Bapco) will meet a consortium led by France's Technip for further talks over the planned...

Mumbai: India has granted Pfizer a patent for its powerful pneumonia vaccine Prevenar 13, in a blow to some health groups that said this would put the...

Tunis: Libya's Sharara oil field, the country's largest, was gradually restarting on Tuesday after repeated disruptions causing production...

Muscat: Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) plans to finance its acquisition of a minority stake in Kuwait’s Zain group with a bridge loan facility,...