Iran deal ‘no reason to halt work on Gulf missile shield’The Unites States will keep working on a regional missile defense system in the Gulf despite progress on the Iran nuclear deal, current and former US military officials said on Thursday while warning that Iran has the largest inventory of shor More… |
Court orders Lufthansa pilots to end strikeA German court ruled Lufthansa pilots must halt a strike on Wednesday that led to the cancellation of around 1,000 flights, in an increasingly bitter row over cost cuts and pay at the airline. The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit s More… |
Work halted on controversial telecom tower in BahrainWork on a controversial new telecom tower at a luxury residential development in Bahrain has been halted after it emerged local authorities had not granted permission for the project to go ahead. It follows a report in the Gul More… |
UN chief urges immediate ceasefire ‘by all parties’ in YemenUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate halt to the fighting in Yemen, the first time he has made such an appeal since Saudi-led air strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels began three weeks ago. Ban said More… |
Aramco halts Ras Tanura clean fuels projectState oil giant Saudi Aramco has suspended plans to build a $2 billion clean fuels plant at its largest oil refinery in Ras Tanura, three industry sources said. The energy project appears to be one of the first suspended in Saudi More… |
Aramco halts Ras Tanura clean fuels projectState oil giant Saudi Aramco has suspended plans to build a $2 billion clean fuels plant at its largest oil refinery in Ras Tanura, three industry sources said. The energy project appears to be one of the first suspended in Saudi More… |
Ebola vaccine trial halted temporarily after joint painsA clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine developed by Merck and NewLink has been halted temporarily as a precautionary measure after four patients complained of joint pains, the University of Geneva Hospital said. "They are all f More… |
Iran to halt marine fuel exports for at least a monthExports of Iranian marine fuel oil have unexpectedly been halted for two weeks and will not resume for at least a month, a source at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said. Trade sources said Iran could be stocking up on fuel oil More… |
Qatar Airways CEO threatens to halt Airbus ordersQatar Airways could reconsider ordering Airbus aircraft if it could not obtain landing rights - or slots - at European airports, the airline's chief Executive Akbar Al Baker told a German newspaper in an interview. "If th More… |
Bahrain market work halted amid safety fearsWork on a temporary market at a public park in Muharraq has ground to a halt amid parents' fears that their children's lives are being put in danger. A BD3 million ($7.9 million) revamp of Muharraq Cent More… |