Asia

China's capital city is doing something huge about its perennial pollution issue. Almost 70,000 petrol powered taxis in Beijing will gradually be replaced with electric vehicles, and any new taxis on the road must be electric, according to a report by the National Business Daily. The...

Dubai-based global marine terminal operator DP World said one of its companies, Dubai Trade, has launched an integrated ‘smart’ online platform that connects supply chain stakeholders over a secure network to ensure ease of doing business with the emirate. Dubai Trade, the ‘smart’ window for...

In November 2016, the electorate college of United States reported that Donald Trump won the US Presidential election after more than one year of an intense rivalry between Trump from the Republicans and Hillary Clinton from Democrats. The Republican also dominated and won both the congress and the...

By Yoel Guzansky And the Potential Fallout for the Middle East The United Arab Emirates will soon be the first Arab state with a nuclear power program and the first to join the civilian nuclear club in more than a quarter of a century. Barring any delays,...

Eight Iranian sailors have been freed from captivity of pirates in Somalia, an Iranian lawmaker has announced, as efforts continue for the release of the remaining captives. Ali Yar Mohammadi, an Iranian MP said Monday that the eight sailors were freed as a result of...

TEHRAN Iran is to deploy missiles for a Revolutionary Guards exercise Saturday in a show of defiance a day after the United States imposed sanctions over a ballistic missile test launch last weekend. The Guards' Sepahnews website said the manoeuvres in the northeastern province of Semnan...

Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan on the new unity government and Trump, and Guy Verhofstadt discusses the EU and Brexit. In this week's UpFront, Mehdi Hasan speaks to Hamas senior leader and spokesman Osama Hamdan, who discusses the new Palestinian unity government and how Hamas will...

The son of the outgoing Mauritius prime minister was appointed as the new premier on Monday, prompting accusations of nepotism and calls for a referendum from opponents. Anerood Jugnauth, 86, who has been in his post since 2014, the latest of several terms at the...

By James Gill Sir Mo Farah is homesick after years spent training abroad – but even with President Trump in the White House, Team GB's hero is staying in the US for the sake of his running career Mo Farah training in Dubai, where he has...

Growing up in Somaliland, Ismail Ahmed saw the power of money transfers. He later learned the sector’s potential for corruption Some people use their savings to start a business, while others turn to family and friends to borrow cash. But Ismail Ahmed’s case was more...