North Carolina Tar Heels beat Gonzaga Bulldogs for NCAA collegiate crown
Author: AGENCE FRANCE PRESSETue, 2017-04-04 08:33ID: 1491313914109431700LOS ANGELES: The University of North Carolina Tar Heels, who fell agonizingly short of the goal last year, beat the Gonzaga Bulldogs 71-65 on Monday to claim the coveted US collegiate basketball crown.The Tar Heels won their sixth national title with the triumph at the University of Phoenix Stadium, where center […]
Kingdom’s Al-Mashna and Al-Taimi extend lead in Hail Nissan Int’l Rally
Author: MOHAMMED AL-SULAMI |ARAB NEWS STAFFWed, 2017-04-05 19:33ID: 1491313914019431500HAIL: Looks like there is no stopping the Nissan crew of Faris Al-Mashna and Saud Al-Taimi as they extended their unofficial overnight advantage to 3min 40sec after the second desert stage of the Hail Nissan International Rally on Tuesday.The Saudi pair carded a stage time of 4hr 21min 41sec […]
Al-Tayyer United Contracting edges Shadow Bowlers for honors
Author: ARAB NEWSWed, 2017-04-05 19:06ID: 1491313913869431200JEDDAH: Al-Tayyer United Contracting beat Shadow Bowlers in the battle between teams seeking their first Team of the Week award during the eighth session in the OFBC Friday Afternoon League Season 6 at the Iceland Bowling Center here.Al-Tayyer emerged from the thrilling fight for honors with the top total of 28 points […]
Ernie Els gearing up for what could be his last Masters
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMon, 2017-04-03 03:00ID: 1491313914059431600AUGUSTA, Georgia: Ernie Els has memories at every corner of Augusta National, typical of someone who is playing the Masters for the 23rd time.Nothing haunts him as much as the sight of the practice green.That is where he was in 2004, hopeful of a playoff after closing with a 67, tied […]
Iran 'not concerned' by Indian threat to cut oil imports
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-04-05 15:11ID: 1491383454607080200LONDON: Iran’s oil minister dismissed India’s decision to cut oil imports from Tehran in 2017/18 by a fifth as a threat on Wednesday, in an escalation of a dispute over a giant gas field contract.Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters last week that Indian state refiners were going to cut oil imports […]
Is this Dubai’s most expensive apartment? $54 million penthouse up for sale
Author: Arab NewsWed, 2017-04-05 14:01ID: 1491379584926807200 DUBAI: A $54 million penthouse has gone up for sale in Dubai, with media outlets saying it could possibly turn out to be the costliest apartment in the city. The three-level penthouse in Al Habtoor City’s Noora Tower will offer the eventual buyer state of the art luxury facilities, according to […]
Boeing signs $3 billion deal with Iranian airline
Author: The Associated PressWed, 2017-04-05 03:00ID: 1491338579562306700TEHRAN: Boeing Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a deal worth $3 billion with Iran’s Aseman Airlines to supply 30 737 MAX aircraft to the carrier, the first major sale by a US company to Tehran under President Donald Trump.The new agreement comes on top of the sale worth $16.6 […]
Tadawul edges up 0.3% in thin trading
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-04-05 03:00ID: 1491338579552306400DUBAI: The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) edged up 0.3 percent on Tuesday in the lowest daily traded volume since mid-September. The number of gaining and declining shares were equal at 66.Dairy and juice producer National Agriculture Development jumped 4 percent after it fell 2.1 percent the previous session.The two listed real estate […]
Kuwait to borrow more from international market
Author: AFPWed, 2017-04-05 03:00ID: 1491338579522306100KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait will increase its borrowing on international markets to plug a budget deficit resulting from low oil prices, the finance minister said on Tuesday.The move comes after the Gulf state raised $8 billion (€7.5 billion) last month in its first international bond issue.“We will continue to be present in the international […]
London to levy polluting vehicles
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-04-05 03:00ID: 1491338579462305800LONDON: London Mayor Sadiq Khan plans to charge the most polluting cars and vans a daily fee of £12.50 ($16) to enter the city center from 2019, the latest city to crack down on gas-guzzling cars.The asthma-sufferer, who was elected less than a year ago, has promised to make London one of the […]
