STOCKHOLM: Swedish telecom equipment company Ericsson said on Thursday that it would stop developing modems, a decision affecting almost 1,600 employees worldwide which...
STOCKHOLM: Swedish telecom equipment company Ericsson said on Thursday that it would stop developing modems, a decision affecting almost 1,600 employees worldwide which...
BEIJING: China is determined to bridge differences over its shared border with India, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, adding that both sides...
RABAT: Safi Energy Company has secured $2.6 billion in financing to build a 1,386-megawatt coal-fired power plant in southern Morocco, state news agency...
MOSCOW: Russia's biggest social network VKontakte appointed a new chief executive on Thursday after the removal of its maverick founder Pavel Durov earlier...
ABU DHABI: Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi state-owned investment fund with a mandate to develop the emirate's economy, posted a 23 percent increase in...
WASHINGTON: Apple Inc is making strong efforts to assuage users' fears after taking the heat in the celebrity photo leak scandal that emerged...
An Air France Airbus A319 passenger jet passes by the retired Concorde number 5 as it makes its way on the tarmac at...
TOKYO: Tokyo's Nikkei stock index rose 1.13 percent Thursday to its highest close since early January as a sharply weaker yen boosted exporter...
DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Thursday a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Chile Michelle...
KABUL: At least 24 Taliban militants were killed following military operations by Afghan national army (ANA) forces in the past 24 hours. Afghan...
An easyJet aircraft takes-off past Air France plane tails at the Charles-de-Gaulle airport, near Paris, September 16, 2014. LONDON: Budget airline easyJet said...
Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Thursday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...
NEW DELHI: Indian imports of Iranian oil rose by nearly half to 271,000 barrels per day (bpd) in January-August from a year ago,...
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi-listed investment firm Waha Capital plans to buy back up to 10 percent of its outstanding shares, pending regulatory approval, the...
DUBAI: Middle Eastern banks bought the vast majority of a debut $500 million sukuk issue by Goldman Sachs, a positive sign for other...
A general view shows Sony's headquarters in Tokyo. TOKYO: Sony shares plunged 12 percent in Tokyo on Thursday after the electronics giant warned...
SEOUL: In a battle between South Korea's richest industrial giants, Hyundai outbid Samsung to grab Thursday a $10 billion plot of land in...
HONGKONG: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is set to sell some $22 billion of shares on Thursday, capping a two-week road...