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Berlusconi, the hitman and a call girl's memoirs

2009-11-23T10:43:26Z

Silvio Berlusconi faces new charges over claims that he had been the political protector of a Mafia boss and that a call girl was attacked and threatened after sleeping with him

Saudi strikes at rebels in Yemen

2009-11-06T10:27:41Z

Saudi Arabia carried out air strikes against Shia rebel "infiltrators" in Yemen

Millennium hotels upbeat

2009-11-05T08:21:11Z

Millennium and Copthorne, the international hotelier which is the first to announce hotel plans for Iraq, saw third-quarter, pre-tax profit slump by almost a third but said �the worst may be behind us�

On the brink � what happens after peak oil?

2009-10-22T05:55:40Z

On the brink - what happens after peak oil?

2009-10-22T13:45:58Z

Energy analysis: Peak oil is the future time and place where the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction has been reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline and from where, it is said, the world implodes into global crisis, war and probably the eventual death of the planet

Saudi denies dollar plan

2009-10-06T07:31:41Z

Saudi Arabia today led denials that talks are taking place to ditch the US dollar to buy and sell oil

A cause c�l�bre that is missing the real target

2009-10-01T08:12:29Z

While what is left of our major armaments industry is put through the wringer, the rest of the world�s defence companies must be chortling

Introducing Lily Jones and her fairy cakes

2009-09-04T09:15:03Z

Lily Jones started Lily Vanilli, a bespoke cupcake business, from her kitchen in London Fields, Hackney

Saudi Arabia 'holding 3,100 prisoners in secret'

2009-07-22T07:56:25Z

Saudi Arabia is holding more than 3,100 people in secret detention and has used torture to extract confessions, Amnesty International claims

North Korea book World Cup spot

2009-06-18T08:06:00Z

Football: North Korea have qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa following a goalless draw in Saudi Arabia

WORLD: Obama�s warning to Saudis: Stop cash to terror groups in Pakistan

2009-06-03T07:36:03Z

Barack Obama begins his tour of the Middle East today with an appeal to Saudi Arabia to help curb the growing instability in Pakistan

Saudi royals win approval for �50m �super-home� in Belgravia

2009-06-01T06:48:34Z

Saudi royals are planning a hi-tech "super-home" worth up to �50million by knocking together three houses in Belgravia

Savoy 'up for sale' as Saudi owner's billions dwindle

2009-04-16T08:27:45Z

The Savoy Hotel may soon be put up for sale because of huge losses suffered by its billionaire Arab owner

Women protest over male staff in lingerie shops

2009-03-26T09:19:36Z

Women in Saudi Arabia have launched a campaign to boycott lingerie shops until a law is implemented to allow female staff

Australia is in the second division, says G20 memo

2009-03-13T09:31:16Z

The Foreign Office faced embarrassment after a secret memo suggested that Russia, Australia and Canada were all �second division� countries at the G20 summit

Straw faces quiz on Saudi-backed firm's �2,000 gift

2009-01-29T09:45:16Z

Cabinet minister Jack Straw faced questions over a donation from a Saudi-backed firm

Letter from Dubai: Wanted, a spree you can't fake

2008-12-10T11:06:03Z

British retailers have long been accused of "cashing in on Christmas - the inaugural Eid in Dubai event is drawing whispers of similar criticism here

Embassies owe �1.5million in parking fines

2008-12-09T08:45:42Z

Foreign diplomats have racked up �1.5million in unpaid parking fines in central London in the past four years, Westminster council has revealed

Britons on board tanker stormed by Somali pirates

2008-11-17T16:33:32Z

An oil tanker seized by pirates in the Red Sea has British crew aboard

Russia cuts output as tax adds to woes

2008-11-13T10:42:36Z

The tumbling global oil price could see a drying up of exports from Russia the world's biggest producer after Saudi Arabia

Oil producers' US bonds pile

2008-07-14T13:12:08Z

Oil producing countries are poised to become the biggest creditors to the US as the nation's fuel bill soars

Oil price on rise despite Saudi pledge to lift output

2008-06-23T10:04:32Z

Crude oil was moving up again after a brief respite following Saudi Arabia's pledge to increase production

Oil-shock veteran in price alert

2008-06-18T10:55:58Z

Key Saudi has slammed speculators and warned that oil could double to $300 a barrel

Comment: lower fuel taxes won't end pain at the pumps

2008-06-17T08:25:42Z

Oil prices have hit a record high and the Shell strike has disrupted supply. But in the end we will all have to learn to use less fuel, warns one energy expert

Oil prices keep on soaring

2008-06-16T15:18:04Z

The price of crude oil rocketed to a record high amid fresh concerns about the state of Britain's economy

Saudi boost fails to halt oil's rise

2008-05-20T11:25:12Z

Oil prices rise as concerns over tight supplies overshadow the impact of a move by oil kingpin Saudi Arabia to boost output

Saudi output boost 'won't halt rise in price of oil'

2008-05-19T11:54:45Z

Saudi Arabia's decision to increase oil production by 300,000 barrels a day in June will not help lower the price of crude, Iraq's oil minister Hussain al-Shahristani claims

BAE told to clean up act after claims that deals were corrupt

2008-05-06T15:21:16Z

Defence giant must tighten up its anti-corruption measures following lurid allegations of bribery

Look at military life reveals a web of intrigue

2008-01-02T00:00:00Z

Photographer Nick Waplington's latest exhibition of images downloaded from the Internet captures the sense of boredom on a military base and the camaraderie of soldiers' lives.

A mission that's just not possible

2007-10-03T23:00:00Z

There may be plenty of action in The Kingdom, but little answers in a terrorist thriller that avoids the big questions.