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ABU DHABI: First Gulf Bank (FGB), the second-largest lender by market value in the United Arab Emirates, posted a 15-percent rise in third-quarter...

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti telecom giant Zain said on Monday its net profit for the third quarter to September this year dropped 17.4 percent...

ISLAMABAD: At least six people were killed today in incidents of violence and firing in Karachi, the capital of the province of Sindh.  ...

DUBAI: A Muslim holiday this week provides only a small window of hope for agreement on a ceasefire between Syria's rebels and the...

KABUL: A powerful blast rocked Ismael Khil district in Khost province east of Afghanistan on Monday while unidentified man killed five members of...

LONDON: BP said on Monday it was in "advanced" talks to sell its profitable 50-percent stake in Russian joint venture TNK-BP to state...

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Kurdistan has agreed to export 250,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) in 2013 if Baghdad pays operators in the autonomous...

KABUL: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, the Afghan National Army, National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Coalition Forces launched 11...

TEHRAN: Iran executed 10 drug traffickers in a prison in Tehran on Monday, despite repeated calls from Amnesty International to halt such hangings.  ...

BEIRUT: Five people were wounded by gunfire in southern Beirut on Monday, security and medical sources said, after a night of tension following...

  DOHA: Qatari Investors Group disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012.   The interim financial statements revealed a net...

DUBAI: Saudi-based Savola Group will seek shareholder approval for plans to issue Islamic bonds, or sukuk, the company said in a statement to...

DOHA: Doha Insurance Company disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012.   The interim financial statements revealed a net...

    DOHA: Salam International Company disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012.   The interim financial statements revealed a net...

  DOHA: Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat) disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012.   The interim financial statements...

DUBAI: DP World, the world's third-largest port operator, sold its 25-percent stake in container terminal Vostochnaya Stevedoring Co to Russia's Global Ports Investment...

DUBAI: Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank by market value, on Monday said third-quarter net profit more than tripled on the back of lower...

SINGAPORE: Asia will be the first to feel the impact of any Middle East oil supply disruption as regional demand surges, the International...