Brits don't quit, Cameron makes last-minute appealBritish Prime Minister David Cameron made a dramatic last-minute appeal to voters on Tuesday to back staying in the European Union two days before a referendum that will shape the future of the West, as polls indicated the outcome was too close More… |
M&S clothing chief quits firm for new roleJohn Dixon, the head of Marks & Spencer's non-food division, has quit Britain's biggest clothing retailer to become chief executive of another company, M&S said on Thursday. The 131-year-old M&S said Dixon, who More… |
Fifa president Blatter ‘has not resigned’Sepp Blatter has told a Swiss newspaper he has not quit as Fifa president, adding to speculation he may try to stay on as head of world soccer's governing body that is gripped by a corruption scandal. "I have not resigned More… |
More nurses quit top Bahraini hospitalAnother 14 nurses have quit their jobs at a private hospital in Bahrain after they allegedly went more than three months without being paid. They are among more than 200 employees at the International Hospital of Bahrain (IHB), on More… |
Takata president quits over airbag issueTakata Corporation, the auto supplier embroiled in a global safety crisis, said its president, Stefan Stocker, would step down and its chairman would assume the role to unify the company's response to the recall of millions of vehicles carry More… |
Bahrain activists hit out at 'immoral' contractsRights activists have hit out at "immoral" contracts that leave low-paid expatriates owing thousands of dinars if they want to quit their job. The Migrant Workers Protection Society (MWPS) said it reg More… |
Egypt's EFG Hermes co-chief quitsEFG Hermes, Egypt's largest investment bank, said its co-chief executive had resigned after 18 years with the firm. Hassan Heikal, who is also a board member, will leave the company on October 31, according to a statement post More… |
Swiss bank chief under pressure to quitSwitzerland's biggest political party yesterday piled fresh pressure on the embattled head of the country's central bank to quit over a currency trade scandal. Swiss media said Philipp Hildebrand had failed to defuse the crisis when he ple More… |
Top ECB official quits over bond-buying policyThe top German official at the European Central Bank (ECB) has resigned out of the blue in conflict with the bank's policy of buying government bonds to combat the euro zone's debt crisis. The ECB on Friday confirmed Executive Boar More… |
Qatar quits Gulf plan for YemenQatar has pulled out of a Gulf-brokered plan to ease Yemen's president from power, leaving a deal to end months of violent protests against Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule close to collapse. Qatar's withdrawal came on Thursday just a More… |