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Tokyo stocks end down 0.12% 02 Oct 2012 - 11:42 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks lost 0.12 percent on Tuesday as late profit-taking eroded early gains that had followed a surge on Wall Street the...

Iraq oil output likely to hit 3.4 mln bpd by year end - official 02 Oct 2012 - 11:26 am

DUBAI: Iraqi oil production is likely to hit 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd) while exports are expected to average 2.9 million bpd...

Dubai takes over management of crown prince's firm - Shaibani 02 Oct 2012 - 10:56 am

DUBAI: State-owned Dubai Real Estate Corp. (DREC) has taken over the management of Zabeel Investments, the indebted firm owned by Dubai's crown prince,...

Philippines' Estrada defiantly returns to politics 02 Oct 2012 - 10:52 am

MANILA: Graft-tainted former Philippine president Joseph Estrada was mobbed by fans Tuesday as he applied to run for mayor of Manila, nearly 12...

G8 to discuss Arab Spring Fund 02 Oct 2012 - 09:22 am

TOKYO: Finance ministers from the Group of Eight nations will meet in Tokyo next week on how to deal with rising social problems...

US judge lifts Samsung tablet ban 02 Oct 2012 - 09:21 am

SAN FRANCISCO: A judge on Monday lifted a ban on US sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 computers as the South Korean firm...

At least 36 killed, over 100 injured in China ships collision 02 Oct 2012 - 08:43 am

BEIJING: At least 36 people were killed and over 100 injured after a ferry and a cruise vessel collided in Hong Kong on...

Qatar exchange and market updates 02 Oct 2012 - 08:23 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Tuesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Psychological thriller wins top prize at San Sebastian fest 01 Oct 2012 - 02:01 pm

Spanish director Pablo Berger celebrates after winning the Special Jury Prize for his film ‘Blancanieves’ (Snow White) during the closing ceremony of the...

Marcos widow to run again in Philippines 01 Oct 2012 - 01:12 pm

MANILA: The 83-year-old widow of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos will seek a second term as congresswoman, an aide said Monday, as the...

Six Cambodians killed by anti-tank mine: police 01 Oct 2012 - 01:10 pm

PHNOM PENH: Six Cambodian farmers died after their truck hit an old anti-tank mine believed to have been planted during fighting between the...

Qatar's Barwa Bank eyeing potential Doha IPO - CEO 01 Oct 2012 - 12:58 pm

DOHA: Qatari lender Barwa Bank is planning an initial public offering on the Doha stock exchange and is being advised by local investment...

Over 70 killed or injured in suicide blast in Afghanistan's Khost 01 Oct 2012 - 12:57 pm

KABUL: More than 70 people were killed or injured following a deadly suicide bomb blast in eastern Khost province of Afghanistan early Monday...

Over 70 killed or injured in suicide blast in Afghanistan's Khost 01 Oct 2012 - 12:28 pm

KABUL: More than 70 people were killed or injured following a deadly suicide bomb blast in eastern Khost province of Afghanistan early Monday...

UAE's first Gulf Bank eyes 5-yr bond issue, launch soon 01 Oct 2012 - 12:26 pm

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi-listed First Gulf Bank plans to issue a five-year, benchmark-sized dollar-denominated bond imminently, according to arranging banks. Citi, National Bank of...

Senior Iraqi officer survives assassination attempt 01 Oct 2012 - 12:22 pm

BAGHDAD: A senior officer of the Iraq Ministry of Interior survived an assassination attempt by a car bomb Monday morning west of Baghdad. ...

GCC plans joint import of medicines 01 Oct 2012 - 12:02 pm

DOHA: In a move to do away with the wide disparities in the prices of medicines in different GCC states, the health authorities...

Battered dhow 01 Oct 2012 - 12:01 pm

Waves lash a dhow during high tide at the Doha Corniche yesterday. Weathermen have forecast a rise in temperature today and scattered clouds...