Dubai: Arabtec’s share price ended Tuesday more than 11 per cent higher as the company confirmed talks about a possible merger with Trojan Holding. Its shares were the most actively traded on the Dubai bourse and closed at Dh1.77 — up 11.32 per cent. ### Despite the surge, shares of Arabtec are still trading close…
Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon joined teammate Adam Carriker and Chuck Carroll at Monday Night Raw at the Verizon Center just prior to WrestleMania. Let it not be said he cannot exercise restraint. Garçon was doused by beer and it wasn’t from one of Stone Cold’s famous Steveweisers. About two hours into the broadcast…
The luck of the faux Luxembourgers From European Voice's Entre-Nous column By Jeanette Minns 6/5/14, 3:05 AM CET Here’s another reason why it won’t be so very different. If Jean-Claude Juncker does become the next president of the European Commission, it will be good news for those already in the administration who have Luxembourgish connections,…
Jose Mourinho’s fall from grace continued on Monday after he took an unfortunate tumble at the start of an ice hockey game in Russia. The former Manchester United manager was invited as a special guest for the match between SKA and Avangard at the Balashikha Arena – where he would commence the action by dropping the first…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Friday released a multifaceted plan to improve care for seniors — including lowering prescription drug costs, strengthening retirement funds and Social Security benefits, and investing in long-term treatments. Building on her leadership in the Senate, according to a statement outlining the plan, Klobuchar would “continue to stand up for our seniors…
Dubai: ‘You’ll never guess who I picked up the other day’ is a cliché more synonymous with London taxi drivers than Dubai abra helms, but for Mohammad Allam, his story trumps all. ### The 40-year-old Bangladeshi was going about his business as usual on Monday evening, transporting people from either side of Deira Creek for…
Highlights ### Indians had voted. 67.11 per cent of the 909.9 million eligible voters had cast their votes in the seven-phase elections. Over 8,000 candidates were in the fray for 542 seats. With trends in all of the seats out BJP has consolidated its lead over rivals and is all set to return to power….
Tourist buses are “no longer welcome” in central Paris, the French capital’s deputy mayor has announced, insisting that visitors switch to environmentally friendlier alternatives “like everyone else”. Emmanuel Grégoire’s call for foreigners to walk, cycle or take public buses and metros around Paris rather than gas-guzzling coaches came amid questions over whether the City of…
Controversial West Virginia Republican Senate candidate Don Blankenship brushed aside President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s call to vote against him by noting that Trump…
Tottenham rose to second in the Premier League by edging past Newcastle at Wembley on Saturday. Heung-Min Son’s 83rd-minute strike was all that separated the two sides. However, the result also saw Spurs break a fascinating Premier League record as they have now made 29 successive league games without a draw. The last time they shared the…