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Dubai Holding unit in talks to raise up to $1.1bn loan 04 Sep 2014 - 11:54 am

DUBAI: A unit of Dubai Holding, the investment vehicle of the emirate's ruler, said on Thursday it was in talks with lenders to...

Sanctioned Rosneft to shed quarter of HQ staff 04 Sep 2014 - 11:52 am

MOSCOW: Russian state oil giant Rosneft, which has been hit by Western sanctions, will cut up to a quarter of the staff from...

Islamic finance body IILM eyes wider membership 04 Sep 2014 - 10:56 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia-based International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM) hopes to widen its membership base as it seeks feedback from the market on...

Tokyo stocks close 0.33pc lower 04 Sep 2014 - 10:55 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.33 percent lower Thursday as a stronger yen added to profit taking after the Bank of Japan held fire...

Goldman Sachs plans benchmark-size dollar sukuk issue 04 Sep 2014 - 10:47 am

LONDON: Goldman Sachs is preparing to issue benchmark-sized, U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk with a wakala structure after announcing plans to meet fixed income investors,...

UAE calls for "unified effort" against militancy in region 04 Sep 2014 - 10:23 am

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates, one of Washington's closest allies in the Middle East, has called for a "unified effort" to root...

Taliban attack kills 13 Afghan security forces 04 Sep 2014 - 10:08 am

GHAZNI, Afghanistan: A Taliban attack on a government compound in Afghanistan on Thursday killed 13 security personnel and left at least 60 other...

11 dead in SW China landslide 04 Sep 2014 - 10:08 am

BEIJING: All 11 miners buried in a rainstorm-triggered landslide are confirmed dead as the last body was retrieved on Wednesday night, said the...

Oil prices down in Asian trade 04 Sep 2014 - 09:23 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices slipped in Asian trade Thursday as dealers squared their positions after a rally spurred in part by hopes of a...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 04 Sep 2014 - 09:09 am

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

Stop crackdown, say villa owners 04 Sep 2014 - 02:15 am

DOHA: The owners of illegally partitioned villas want the government to stop its crackdown, and act only against those villas that endanger the...

Students skipping classes face action 04 Sep 2014 - 02:15 am

DOHA: Faced with a high rate of absenteeism in some Independent schools, the Supreme Education Council (SEC) has initiated tough action against students...

Kerry building global coalition to fight Islamist militants 04 Sep 2014 - 02:12 am

WASHINGTON: Top US diplomat John Kerry revealed yesterday that he was working to forge a global coalition to fight the “medieval savagery” of...

Iraq unrest 04 Sep 2014 - 02:12 am

Iraqi Shia militia fighters fire a rocket at Islamic State (IS) militant positions at Sayed Hassan village outside the city of Tikrit yesterday....

Trailer flips over 04 Sep 2014 - 02:11 am

A trailer flipped over on Doha-Al Wakra Road near Barwa Village yesterday. No one was injured. The picture shows police personnel making the...

Torturous wait for taxis as traffic crawls 04 Sep 2014 - 02:10 am

By YASIN ABU TAQIU DOHA: As vacationers return to the city and schools resume in a few days, commuters who use taxis are...

Saudi religious police say sorry to Briton for attack 04 Sep 2014 - 02:05 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s religious police issued a rare apology yesterday after members roughed up a British resident of Riyadh over paying at a...

Qataris want state-run firm to recruit maids 04 Sep 2014 - 02:02 am

DOHA: Qataris are urging the authorities to set up a state-run recruitment agency that would take care of their interests while bringing housemaids...