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QICDRC hosts Singapore ambassador 04 Aug 2016 - 06:10 am

QICDRC CEO Faisal Al Sahouti (right) with Singapore Ambassador to Qatar Wong Kwok Pun in Doha. DOHA: The CEO of Qatar International Court...

Indonesia President meets Sheikh Ahmed 04 Aug 2016 - 06:09 am

The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, yesterday met with Qatar’s Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin...

Mena to invest $10.3bn in LNG import facilities 04 Aug 2016 - 06:08 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: With leading global LNG demand growth in 2016, the Mena region is forecast to become the world’s second-largest gas-importing...

Industries Qatar records QR2bn net profit in H1 04 Aug 2016 - 06:05 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Industries Qatar (IQ), one of the region’s industrial giants with interests in the production of a wide range of...

Five things to know about India's radical new tax plan 04 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Prospective customers look at LED TVs at a showroom in Siliguri on August 3, 2016. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said India was on...

EDF boss knew Britain planned to delay $24 bln nuclear deal 04 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Jean-Bernard Levy, Chief Executive Officer of France's state-owned electricity company EDF, attends a visit at the Electricite de France (EDF)...

Saudi govt discussing rescue of construction company Oger -report 03 Aug 2016 - 12:01 pm

Labourers work at the construction site of a building in Riyadh (file photo/REUTERS/FAISAL AL NASSER) DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's government is discussing a proposal...

IMAX to open 160 cinemas with China's Wanda 03 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Shanghai: North American entertainment giant IMAX Corp. said Tuesday it plans to open 150 new cinemas in China after reaching agreement with Chinese...

Calvin Klein snaps up ex-Dior designer Simons 03 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on January 20, 2016 shows Belgian designer Raf Simons acknowledging the crowd at the end of his fashion show...

Libya’s NOC wary of broken promises in oil ports deal 03 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

The building housing Libyan state oil energy firm the National Oil Corporationis seen in Tripoli, February 22, 2016. Reuters / Ismail Zitouny By...

QR1bn sukuk to support strategic plans: QIIB 03 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: QIIB has announced that the issuance of its QR1bn sukuk will help increase the bank’s capital adequacy to about 20 percent, well...

GIS net profit for first half touches QR160.7m 03 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Gulf International Services (GIS) yesterday announced its financials for the first half of this year (H1, 16) and reported...

Promotional fares of airlines evoke huge response 03 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: The promotional fares offered by most Doha-bound airlines evoked overwhelming response from passengers, especially from the low-income expatriate workers...

IPOs muted as volatility weighs on investors 03 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The GCC’s IPO performance in the second quarter (Q2, 16) remained low as oil prices and global economic volatility,...

N-KOM signs fleet agreement with Samos Steamship 03 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Nakilat-Keppel Offshore Marine (N-KOM) has signed a fleet agreement with Samos Steamship Company during the recent Posidonia exhibition held in Athens. The...

Qatar calls for Islamic economic integration 03 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al Thani along with other dignitaries during the opening ceremony...

Abu Dhabi's Aldar Properties Q2 net profit up 10 pct 02 Aug 2016 - 01:15 pm

(Photo: Aldar) By Stanley Carvalho and David French ABU DHABI/DUBAI: Aldar Properties reported a 9.7 percent rise in second-quarter net profit on Tuesday,...

Coup costs Turkey economy $100 billion: Minister 02 Aug 2016 - 01:11 pm

Two Children wave Turkish flag. (Burak Milli - Anadolu Agency) Istanbul: The foiled coup attempt seeking to unseat the government of President Recep...