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China's Central Bank grants $1 billion to Kuwait investment body 18 Oct 2012 - 01:03 pm

BEIJING: China's Central Bank has recently granted a 6.5 billion Yuan ($1 billion) license to Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) to invest in the...

'Emmanuelle' actress Sylvia Kristel dies aged 60: agent 18 Oct 2012 - 12:41 pm

THE HAGUE: Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel who starred in the iconic 1974 erotic French film "Emmanuelle" and over 50 other movies died in...

Clashes hit Indonesian factory used by Adidas 18 Oct 2012 - 12:36 pm

Protestors (seen at left) clash with company security personnel who are supported by new employees (R) of the Panarub Dwikarya factory, outside the...

Alpine skiing-Former champion Allais dies aged 100 18 Oct 2012 - 12:13 pm

PARIS: Four-times Alpine skiing world champion Emile Allais has died aged 100, the French skiing federation (FFS) said on Thursday. "Emile Allais has...

HH the Heir Apparent receives US Deputy Defence Secretary 18 Oct 2012 - 11:16 am

DOHA: HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who is also Deputy Commander- in- Chief of the Qatari armed forces...

Al Ahli Bank reports QR 349 million net profit 18 Oct 2012 - 11:15 am

DOHA: Al Ahli Bank disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012. The interim financial statements revealed a net...

Saudi envoy held by Qaeda in Yemen makes new video plea 18 Oct 2012 - 11:14 am

DUBAI: A Saudi Arabian diplomat held hostage in Yemen since March by Al-Qaeda has made a third video appeal to Riyadh to help...

Maoist blast kills four police in India 18 Oct 2012 - 11:13 am

PATNA, India: A landmine attack by Maoist rebels in eastern India killed four policemen on Thursday in a strike that targeted a convoy...

Gulf warehousing discloses financial statements 18 Oct 2012 - 11:13 am

DOHA: Gulf warehousing company disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012. The interim financial statements revealed a net...

Nestle reports that nine-month sales jump 11% 18 Oct 2012 - 11:12 am

GENEVA: The world's biggest food company Nestle reported on Thursday an 11-percent rise in sales during the first nine months of the year...

Qatar Cinema and Film Distribution reports QR 11.5 million net profit 18 Oct 2012 - 10:17 am

DOHA: Qatar Cinema and Film Distribution Company disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012. The interim financial statements...

Gulf International posts QR 318.2 million net profit 18 Oct 2012 - 10:16 am

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

Kuwait's Burgan Bank eyes up to 100 mln dinars from bond sale 18 Oct 2012 - 10:15 am

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank is seeking approval to issue bonds worth up to 100 mln dinars ($356 million), the Kuwaiti lender said in a...

Tokyo stocks close 2.0% higher 18 Oct 2012 - 10:14 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks jumped 2.0 percent on Thursday, with the benchmark index boosted by a weaker yen and relief over China's latest economic...

Drone strike in south Yemen kills 7 Al-Qaeda suspects 18 Oct 2012 - 09:21 am

ADEN: A drone strike Thursday near the south Yemen city of Jaar killed at least seven Al-Qaeda suspects, a local official told AFP. ...

Eight militants killed in NW Pakistan 18 Oct 2012 - 09:08 am

ISLAMABAD: At least eight militants were killed, seven others injured and four militant hideouts destroyed when the Pakistani military launched an air strike...

HE Al Attiyah meets S.Korean FM 18 Oct 2012 - 09:06 am

SEOUL: Chairman of Qatar's Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, who is also head of the Qatari...

11 killed as Libyan forces clash with Kadhafi diehards 18 Oct 2012 - 09:05 am

TRIPOLI: Ex-rebels allied to Libya's army attacked a bastion of diehards linked to slain dictator MoamerKadhafi in clashes that left at least 11...