Dubai

June 13 2012 11:52 AM

A billboard for Skydive Dubai and Denver-based Go Fast energy products in Dubai was named the World's Most Expensive Billboard by the companies, since it would cost $1.3 billion a month to operate around the clock. But how could a billboard cost that much to operate? Perhaps because of the man who flies around the billboard in the air in a jet pack, which costs over $500 per second.

June 07 2012 3:24 PM

Punters in London pubs say the power station is cursed, but its latest purchase is far from extraordinary. The influx of Asian and Arab investors to England -- as well as to the United States, France, Greece and elsewhere -- is emblematic of the current economic state of the world.

June 04 2012 12:30 PM

The Saudi benchmark index TASI closed 4.22% lower, closing at a 4-month bottom at 6,681.18, 150 out 151 traded shares declined, while insurance firm Allianz Saudi Fransi Cooperative was the only stock that gained, closing 0.26% higher at 95.25 Saudi Riyal (US$24.76).

May 31 2012 5:49 PM

Iraq's central government closed Thursday what has proven to be a disappointing two-day oil and gas lease auction sale that emphasized oil and gas exploration.

May 25 2012 2:10 PM

As Europe prepares to get its hands on the Samsung Galaxy S3 on May 29, the U.S and Canada have only been given a tentative summer release date. However, an ad spotted by MobileSyrup has revealed that the phone will be released in Canada on June 20, with pre-orders starting now.

May 18 2012 3:11 PM

Brand new French President François Hollande has already made his first foreign policy blunder: appointing Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, whose name will spark derisive snickering all across the Middle East.

May 15 2012 5:58 AM

The Pakistani government is considering reopening its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies, ahead of the military alliance's summit.

May 03 2012 3:59 PM

The wicked little Juke-R ? the unholy offspring of a Nissan Juke mated to GT-R engine ? can tear up the track at speeds up to 160 mph and recently starred in its own noir themed movie ?Desert Nemesis? as it faced off under the able hand of driver Lucas Ordonez against Dubai racing master Salah Salahuddin?s stable of supercars. And now Nissan says the car will be available to buy ? as least if you?re super-rich.

April 29 2012 1:31 AM

Cellular therapies will change the landscape of treatment options for heart disease patients, making them economical for all classes of society, says eminent Indian American Heart Surgeon Dr Mukesh Hariawala.