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Dubai's Gulf Extrusions to double output 24 Sep 2014 - 11:11 am

DUBAI: Dubai-based Gulf Extrusions Co will double its output as a new plant comes on stream next year to cater to growing demand...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.24pc 24 Sep 2014 - 10:52 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 0.24 percent Wednesday as US-led strikes on jihadists in Syria and a slowdown in eurozone business activity pushed...

Floods kill at least 55 in northeast India 24 Sep 2014 - 10:46 am

GUWAHATI, India: At least 55 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in flash floods and mudslides in India's northeast after...

Hyundai workers strike as land deal fuels wage row 24 Sep 2014 - 10:27 am

SEOUL: Some 40,000 Hyundai workers have launched a partial strike over a wage row fuelled by union anger at the South Korean carmaker's...

HSBC Middle East raises $400m through five-year bond sale 24 Sep 2014 - 09:55 am

DUBAI: HSBC Bank Middle East raised $400 million in a five-year bond issue late on Tuesday at a spread of 85 basis points...

Oil prices mixed in Asian trade 24 Sep 2014 - 09:54 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices were mixed in Asia Wednesday following the return of disrupted Libyan production to an already well-stocked global market and as...

BlackBerry set to launch Passport as turnaround enters critical phase 24 Sep 2014 - 09:49 am

TORONTO: BlackBerry is set to launch an unconventional new smartphone dubbed the Passport on Wednesday, as it embarks on potentially the most critical...

Starbucks to buy up Japan unit for $900m 24 Sep 2014 - 08:46 am

TOKYO: Starbucks will take full ownership of its Japanese operations for more than $900 million, a move it said was aimed at further...

Samsung launches Note 4 'phablet' ahead of schedule 24 Sep 2014 - 08:46 am

A Samsung Galaxy Note 4 tablet is displayed at a launch event in Seoul on September 24, 2014. SEOUL: South Korea's Samsung launched...

Kuwait offers Dec 2014 to Nov 2015 naphtha at $17/T premium 24 Sep 2014 - 08:43 am

SINGAPORE: Kuwait has offered naphtha for lifting from December 2014 to November 2015 at $17 a tonne above Middle East quotes on a...

Sheikha Moza attends panel discussion on primary education 24 Sep 2014 - 04:05 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser addressing the plenary session on “2015 Education Countdown: Failure is Not an Option” in New York. AR...

Al Fakhoora attends forum on Mideast deaf 24 Sep 2014 - 04:03 am

Doha: Al Fakhoora, a programme of Education Above All (EAA), founded by H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, participated in a forum hosted...

Qatar Red Crescent takes part in GCC meetings 24 Sep 2014 - 04:01 am

Officials attending one of the meetings. DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) took part in coordination meetings at the GCC Secretariat-General in Riyadh recently. ...

QRC to hold ‘Support Gaza’ auction 24 Sep 2014 - 04:00 am

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) is holding a ‘Support Gaza’ charitable auction on Friday at the Katara Cultural Village. The event, in the...

Disney stars visit Corniche 24 Sep 2014 - 03:59 am

Mickey Mouse, the star of Disney On Ice presents Rockin’ Ever After, and his friends took time out from rehearsals to visit the...

HMC marks World Sepsis Day 24 Sep 2014 - 03:58 am

Dr Ibrahim Fawzy, Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hamad General Hospital, addressing the event. Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is raising awareness of...

HMC wins Enterprise Agility Award in Healthcare 24 Sep 2014 - 03:57 am

Officials at the awards ceremony. Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has won the Enterprise Agility Achiever Award in Healthcare for 2014 at the...

QC allocates $500,000 for young Arab entrepreneurs 24 Sep 2014 - 03:56 am

DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has allocated $500,000 in direct funding to help finance small projects for young Arab entrepreneurs, officials have said. Funds...