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Workers at the construction site of the new Weinbergtunnel railway tunnel in Zurich yesterday. Swiss rail operator SBB will start to use the...

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Al Hokair Group, one of the largest entertainment and hospitality firms in the Middle East, is planning to list on...

GENEVA: Negotiators have failed to fix a deal for a crunch summit next week, casting a shadow over efforts to revive stalled talks...

Doha: Under the patronage of H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy & Industry and Chairman & Managing...

DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday announced the successful pricing of the inaugural $1.25bn issuance (sukuk) under its recently established $2bn Trust Certificate Programme which was...

MOSCOW: Lukoil, Russia’s second largest oil producer, will launch its West Qurna-2 field in Iraq by the end of March or April next...

DUBAI: Dubai expects to publish in one or two weeks new standards for issuing and trading Islamic bonds, which it hopes will become...

DUBAI: Private investors from Gulf Arab countries, including a royal family from the United Arab Emirates, plan to establish the first full-fledged Islamic...

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 72.38 points, or 0.70 percent, yesterday to hit 10,268.69 from the previous closing of 10,341.07 points on Monday. ...

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi investment fund Mubadala and Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) have signed a five-billion-dollar deal with Guinea that should secure resources for...

LONDON: An independent Scottish government would create a sovereign wealth fund using revenue from exploiting oil and gas reserves worth around £1.5 trillion...

WASHINGTON: Oil field services firm Weatherford International reached a $253m settlement with several US government agencies on charges that include sanction violations and...

DUBLIN: Bank of Ireland will raise between ¤500 and ¤600m of equity as early as next week as part of a key refinancing...

ATHENS: European Parliament President Martin Schulz said yesterday he was in favour of providing additional aid to Greece if the debt-wracked country achieves...

DOHA: The deal to lift sanctions against Iran will not have any significant impact on Qatari economy, despite expectations of lower energy prices...

Bulgarian officials holding talks at Qatar Chamber headquarters yesterday. DOHA: A high level trade mission led by Krassinn Dimitrov, Deputy Minister of Economy...

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the green when trading closed yesterday at 10,341.07 points, up 15.35 points or 0.15 percent from the previous...

QNB officials receiving the award. DOHA: QNB  bagged a major award at the 10th anniversary Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards held...