Business

CAIRO:  Egypt raised natural gas prices for households and businesses on Saturday by between 33.3 and 75 percent, the latest among tough austerity...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV named the head of its Jeep and Ram brands, Mike Manley, as chief executive officer to replace Sergio Marchionne,...

WASHINGTON:  With President Donald Trump intensifying his rift with U.S. trading partners, economists are growing more doubtful that any deal that might benefit...

DAKAR, Senegal:  Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Africa on Saturday on a four-nation visit seeking deeper military and economic ties while his...

TEHRAN:   Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday backed President Hassan Rouhani's suggestion that Iran may block Gulf oil exports if its...

BUENOS AIRES:  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned world economic leaders on Saturday that a recent wave of trade tariffs would significantly harm...

DOHA: Doha Bank has reported a net profit of QR471m for the first half of this year (H1, 2018) ended June 30, against...

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) benchmark index gained 102.14 points, or 1.10 percent, last week when the bourse closed yesterday at 9,420.67 points....

Comcast Corp dropped its $66 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's entertainment assets on Thursday but said it would still try to...

Toulouse, France: European aerospace giant Airbus conducted Thursday the first test flight of the giant new Beluga XL, an even bigger version of...

Sepang, Malaysia: Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Thursday announced an additional order of 34 Airbus A330neo planes, bringing the total value of its expanded...

DOHA: The Commercial Bank, its subsidiaries and associates announced yesterday its financial results for the half year ended 30 June 2018. The Group...

DOHA: The Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) has reported a net profit of QR813m for the period of six months ended June...

DOHA: Leading Islamic lender QIIB has recorded a net profit of QR484m for the first half of 2018 (H1, 2018), up 4 percent,...

DOHA: United Development Company (UDC) has reported a net profit of QR279m for the first half of this year (H1, 2018) ended June...

BRUSSELS: EU regulators hit Google with a record 4.34 billion euros ($5 billion) antitrust fine on Wednesday for using its Android mobile operating...

FARNBOROUGH:  BAE System's CEO said international partners would be brought in to help to develop Britain's proposed new fighter jet in 2019, also...

DOHA: Qatar Chamber held a meeting yesterday with a trade delegation from the Turkish state of Siirt who are visiting Doha currently under...