A the Middle East franchise of American fast food giant McDonald's has refuted allegations that lettuce is being washed in a washing machine, prior to being served to customers. The allegations were made after a crudely shot video clip, allegedly from a kitchen of an as yet unidentified McDonald's outlet, was uploaded on YouTube.
Robert Duffy of SOM is leading the design of Cornell's new campus at Roosevelt Island, which aims to be one of the most sustainable in the country.
Asif Ali Zardari returned to Pakistan on Friday from a trip to Dubai, his spokesman said.
Let the bubbly fun begin. By Golden Globes night, there will be more champagne bottles than attendees chilling at the Beverly Hilton.
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari left the country Thursday for a one-day private affair to Dubai, amid an escalating crisis between his civilian government and the Army, officials said.
If you've been desperately wishing for another Sex and the City movie to come out, you may as well be pining away for something as equally attainable as winning the lottery. During a press conference at a Television Critics Association in Pasadena, Calif. this week, Sex and the City creator Michael Patrick King said he has moved on from Carrie Bradshaw movies.
Japan has joined the U.S. in its economic efforts to pressure Iran to abandon its nuclear program by agreeing to buy less Iranian oil.
Asif Ali Zardari, under threat from a memo seeking U.S. help in preventing a coup by Pakistan's powerful generals, has never managed to dispel the notion he is an accidental president.
When a country builds a skyscraper, a financial collapse will soon follow, a new report from Barclay's Capital -- suggesting investors should take a hard look at India and China.
Dubai is sprouting like a mirage from the desert sands.
Exiled former president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, has announced he will return to the country at the end of January to take the helm of his party's parliamentary election campaigning, as, he said, he is the only one capable of doing so.
Pakistan's former ambassador to the United States denied any involvement in drafting a memo that accused the army of plotting a coup and suggested on the first day of a Supreme Court commission on Monday he was being framed.
A part of The World, a man-made archipelago off the coast of Dubai, is reportedly ready to receive tourists. The island - supposedly Lebanon Island - has seen development activities recently.
Beyonce’s Baby Girl ‘Ivy Blue Carter’ is a Million Dollar Baby: Her Diamond-Encrusted Pram is Reportedly Ready
The Asian political canvas looks challenging in 2012, with government changes in key countries likely to surprise investors and businesses. The highlights are a once-in-a-decade leadership change in China, chances of an early general election in India, worsening uncertainty in Pakistani politics and general elections in South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Western powers this week readied a contingency plan to tap a record volume from emergency stockpiles to replace nearly all the Gulf oil that would be lost if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, industry sources and diplomats told Reuters.
Many post-holidays fitness campaigns feature buffed and bronzed babes frolicking on the beach, reminding us that bikini and swimsuit season is fast approaching and time to shed unwanted pounds. A Dubai gym and fitness center, however, took a slightly different approach by promoting an ad campaign using Auschwitz as the promotion for weight loss.
A Dubai gym and fitness center is under fire for promoting an ad campaign centered around a theme of the Holocaust for its latest fitness campaign, leading the owner of Circuit Factory, Phil Parkinson, to issue an apology.
The largest shareholders of Middle East jeweller Damas International have appointed a financial adviser ahead of a potential sale of some of their shares, the firm said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.
Top 10 best movies of 2011 are The Muppets, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Moneyball, Hugo, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Midnight in Paris, Drive, 50/50, Source Code and The Descendants.
An independent college in Scotland, sponsored by the Dubai royal family and whose stated aim is to promote multiculturalism, has sacked its Principal - Professor Malory Nye, 47. They have alleged discriminatory practices on grounds of racial and religious bias as the reason for their dismissal.
An Indian biopic, “The Dirty Picture”, on the life of “Silk” Smitha, a South Indian actress known for her erotic roles and films, has been banned by a Qatari agency in charge of censoring films to be screened in the country. The film has already been released in other Islamic nations, including Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
