Default / Miscellaneous

People’s health, safety top priority: Official 01 Nov 2014 - 05:42 am

DOHA: Qatar standards agency says it is committed to implementing the unified GCC standards and specifications in public interest as compromising on quality...

Rebels set deadline for new Yemen government 01 Nov 2014 - 04:51 am

SANA’A: A Shia rebel leader in Yemen warned President Abdur Rabbah Mansour Hadi yesterday to form a new government within 10 days or...

Questions on Quality 01 Nov 2014 - 04:50 am

Qatar has begun implementing the unified GCC standards and specifications for various goods, including construction materials, tyres and automotive accessories, to ensure that...

Zilzar.com, the Islamic answer to Amazon 01 Nov 2014 - 04:49 am

London: The Islamic world has launched its competitor to the great global online giants to corner the trillion-dollar Muslim consumer market. Zilzar.com was...

Virgin spaceship crashes in US desert, pilot dead 01 Nov 2014 - 03:10 am

Caption LOS ANGELES: Virgin Galactic’s first commercial spacecraft crashed yesterday during a test flight over California, scattering debris over the desert and leaving...

Taiwan's HTC expects Q4 revenue to grow up to 12pc 31 Oct 2014 - 01:25 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan's smartphone maker HTC said Friday it expected revenue in the fourth quarter to grow up to 12 percent on-quarter because it...

Child stabbed to death, two injured in latest China attack 31 Oct 2014 - 01:25 pm

BEIJING: An 8-year-old Chinese boy was stabbed to death and two classmates seriously injured on Friday in the latest attack on school children...

Philippines' rare dwarf buffalo charges against extinction 31 Oct 2014 - 12:56 pm

MANILA: The population of the Philippines' dwarf buffalo, one of the world's rarest animals, has grown to its largest since efforts to save...

Tokyo's Nikkei index closes up 4.83pc at seven-year high 31 Oct 2014 - 11:58 am

TOKYO: Tokyo shares soared 4.83 percent to a seven-year high on Friday after the Bank of Japan ramped up its vast monetary easing...

British lender RBS sets aside £400m for forex probes 31 Oct 2014 - 11:23 am

LONDON: Britain's state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland has set aside £400 million ($639 million, 509 million euros) linked to global probes into alleged...

British Airways owner ups profit forecast after Q3 profit jump 31 Oct 2014 - 11:14 am

LONDON: International Airlines Group reported a 30 percent jump in third-quarter profit on Friday and raised its forecast for the year, in contrast...

Sony says half-year loss balloons six-fold to almost $1bn 31 Oct 2014 - 11:13 am

TOKYO: Sony said Thursday its net loss for the April-September period ballooned to nearly $1.0 billion, as the embattled electronics firm continues to...

Japan Airlines' H1 net profit slips 2pc, raises FY forecast 31 Oct 2014 - 10:51 am

TOKYO: Japan Airlines (JAL) said Friday its net profit for the April-September period slipped 2.0 percent to $724 million as a weak yen...

Saudi Arabia's Sedco Capital eyes $300m Europe real estate deal 31 Oct 2014 - 10:50 am

RIYADH: Jeddah-based Islamic investment firm Sedco Capital plans to arrange a club investment of up to $300 million in European real estate, and...

Samsung Elec seeks China turnaround, unveils mid-tier handsets with premium feel 31 Oct 2014 - 10:00 am

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled two new mid-tier handsets with a premium design as it prepared to deliver a riposte to its...

Japan's Nikkei 225 index soars over 5pc after BoJ easing 31 Oct 2014 - 09:59 am

Businessmen walk past an electric quotation board displaying the Nikkei key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in front of a securities...

Sharp swings to small H1 profit 31 Oct 2014 - 09:52 am

TOKYO: Japanese electronics giant Sharp said on Friday it saw a small profit in the first half of its fiscal year and forecast...

First lawsuit filed in Malaysia over MH370 31 Oct 2014 - 09:15 am

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian family on Friday sued the government and beleaguered national carrier for negligence in the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370,...