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Honda Odyssey J wins award 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Honda Odyssey J has won the “Best family MPV” at the recently concluded third edition of the Middle East Car of the...

ICC Qatar develops new programme for arbitration 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Charbel Maakaron addressing the ICC Qatar event. DOHA: To support the local business community, ICC Qatar has developed a new programme of action...

Qatar Steel receives ISO 27001 certification 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Administration Division Manager, Mohammed Saleh Al Mahdi, receiving the ISO 27001:2013 Certification on behalf of Qatar Steel from an official. DOHA: Qatar Steel...

Qatargas honours over 500 employees 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Qatargas officials and employees at the annual event. DOHA: More than 500 Qatargas employees were recognised at a recent event for their outstanding...

Egypt targets budget deficit of 9.8 pct for 2016-2017 28 May 2016 - 02:37 pm

CAIRO: The Egyptian government is argeting a budget deficit of 9.8 percent for 2016-2017 and 9 percent for the following year, the planning...

Property insurance to touch QR6.4bn by 2019 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Fuelled by projected infrastructure spending, report predicts a bright future for property insurance in Qatar DOHA: Property insurance in Qatar is expected to...

McDonald’s protesters target annual meeting in $15 Fight 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on January 22, 2014 in Paris shows the logo of a US fast food restaurant Mac Donald's. A search...

Verizon strike seen lowering U.S. May payrolls by 35,000 jobs 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Tim Canova, Democrat Congressional Candidate for FL-23, joins CWA members, other South Florida union members and community activists at a Verizon protest on...

Battle inside OPEC eases as Saudi oil Strategy finally pays off 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A view of the OPEC Headquarters in Vienna. AFP Grant Smith Saudi Arabia has been fighting with fellow OPEC members since the oil...

Oil slump to test GCC sovereigns’ ability to reform 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries’ institutional strength will determine their ability to push through economic and fiscal reforms designed to counter the...

Oil slips as $50 level sparks new output fears 27 May 2016 - 06:18 pm

Pump jacks are seen at the Lukoil company owned Imilorskoye oil field, as the sun sets, outside the West Siberian city of Kogalym,...

Relations between Qatar and Luxembourg growing 27 May 2016 - 05:27 am

Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani addressing the meeting. DOHA: Minister of Economy and Commerce H...

Qatar wins two awards for projects excellence 27 May 2016 - 05:25 am

Officials at the award ceremony. DOHA: Qatar-based projects were among the winners at the recently concluded 2016 MEED Quality Awards for Projects, which...

QE index drops 97.48 points during past trading week 27 May 2016 - 05:18 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) benchmark index dropped 97.48 points, or 0.99 percent, during the last trading week when the bourse closed yesterday at...

Qatar stuns Mideast debt market with record $9 billion bond 27 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Traditional vessels in front of the West Bay skyline as seen from the Doha Corniche. Photo courtesy: qatartourism.gov.qa By Arif Sharif and Archana...

UK finance minister warns leaving EU would hurt pensions 27 May 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: British pensioners would be hundreds of pounds a year worse off if the country left the European Union, finance minister George Osborne...

Iraq gets initial accord for $3 billion Islamic Development Bank loans 26 May 2016 - 11:44 am

The Islamic Development Bank has given its initial agreement to provide $3 billion in easy loans and grants to Iraq, helping the nation...

Big Guards-owned company may lose out as Iran economy, politics shift 26 May 2016 - 11:42 am

Labourers work at the construction site of a building in Tehran, Iran January 20, 2016. REUTERS/RAHEB HOMAVANDI/TIMA/FILE PHOTO BY BOZORGMEHR SHARAFEDIN DUBAI: Long...