Kingdom inks $200m hotel stake sale dealKingdom Holding Company (KHC), the investment firm chaired by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, said it has completed the sale of its key stake in the historic Fairmont San Francisco Hotel for about $200 millio More… |
Bahrain celebrates historic UK tiesBahrain's historic UK ties were underlined yesterday as His Majesty King Hamad attended celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee. He was accompanied by wife, Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa More… |
Historic Facebook debut falls flatThe historic initial public offering of Facebook did not go as planned on Friday, as the social networking company's sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market close. More… |
UK isolated as EU secures historic treaty dealEurope has secured a historic agreement to draft a new treaty for deeper economic integration in the euro zone, but Britain, the region's third largest economy, refused to join the other 26 countries in a fiscal union and was isolated. More… |
Etihad delivers historic Berlin manuscriptsUAE national carrier Etihad Airways has successfully carried more than 100 historic manuscripts from Berlin’s State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) to the National Library of Australia (NLA) in Canberra. The treasures, which span 1,00 More… |
McAslan to restore Doha historic buildingsQatar’s Msheireb Properties has appointed John McAslan + Partners (JMP) to oversee the restoration and preservation of four historical buildings in the Msheireb Downtown development in Doha. The restoration and preservation of these proper More… |
Dow chief celebrates historic Kuwait partnershipThe Dow Chemical Company recently commemorated its historic partnership with Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) of Kuwait at the inauguration of the Greater Equate facility. The facility is an expansion of Dow and PIC’s successful 15-y More… |
Bahrain to sign key UN rights conventionBahrain has agreed to consider signing the Convention on the Protection of Persons from Enforced Disappearances after a series of recommendations by the UN Human Rights Council. The council recommendations came after Bahrain's Universal Pe More… |
Gold, platinum hit record highGold and platinum hit historic highs for a third straight day on Tuesday and silver rallied to its highest in 27 years. Gold's rally sent jitters through the physical market, with jewellers complaining that high prices were turning away co More… |








