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Alba's board has praised the efforts of the management in strengthening the company's performance this year in the wake of the global economic crisis. The company enhanced the competitiveness of its overall operations, enabling it to be better able to...

Iran — An Iranian cleric says religious authorities have started taking control of schools, part of a wider ideological drive by hard-liners to wage what authorities call a "soft war" against Western influence. Cleric Ali Zolelm is quoted by the...

The floods shut a motorway to Islam's holy city of Mecca, leaving pilgrims unable to complete their journey. "We're stuck because of the water and rain. God willing, everything will be okay," said Hakan, a Turkish pilgrim from Istanbul as...

Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia should overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese national convicted of practicing witchcraft during a visit to the conservative kingdom, an international human rights group said in a report late Tuesday. Human Rights Watch...

Treasury documents tabled last night contain references to previously undisclosed emails between Mr Grech and Mr Turnbull, and other correspondence, including one email where Mr Grech suggests he is ''doing some fund-raising for MT''. The documents suggest Mr Turnbull effectively...

China's Sinopec Corp signed a memorandum of understanding for providing a $6.5 billion finance for the development and construction of the Iranian oil refineries," a report by Mehr news agency said on Wednesday...Chinese companies are greatly expanding their presence in...