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Taiwan's Acer profit sharply up in Q2 07 Aug 2014 - 02:56 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan's struggling personal computer maker Acer said Thursday its net profit rose sharply in the second quarter on better sales and cost...

Qatar Exchange index closes lower 07 Aug 2014 - 02:54 pm

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange index dropped 27.12 points (-0.21 percent) when trading closed Thursday at 13,076.33 points. The trading value reached QR 829.767...

Snowden receives three-year Russian residence permit 07 Aug 2014 - 02:52 pm

MOSCOW: Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by the United States for leaking extensive secrets of its electronic surveillance programmes, has been...

Dubai's Amlak says debt restructuring proposal approved 07 Aug 2014 - 02:48 pm

DUBAI: Dubai's Amlak Finance said on Thursday that a proposal to restructure its debt had been approved by all its creditors, and that...

Jordanian minister meets Qatari ambassador 07 Aug 2014 - 02:13 pm

AMMAN: Jordanian Culture Minister Lana Mamkegh met Thursday with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Amman Zayed bin Saeed Al Khayareen. The meeting reviewed the...

UN says some rescued from Iraqi mountain siege, 200,000 flee 07 Aug 2014 - 01:21 pm

GENEVA: Some of the many thousands of people trapped by Islamic State militants on Sinjar mountain in northern Iraq have been rescued in...

Philippine telecom giant buys into German Internet developer 07 Aug 2014 - 01:16 pm

MANILA: Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), the country's leading telecoms provider, said Thursday it was buying a 10-percent share in German Internet...

Shelling kills three civilians in Ukraine's Donetsk 07 Aug 2014 - 12:12 pm

DONETSK: Artillery fire overnight killed three civilians and injured five more in eastern Ukraine's besieged pro-Russian rebel stronghold Donetsk, city authorities said Thursday....

Yemeni troops kill 7 Qaeda suspects 07 Aug 2014 - 12:12 pm

ADEN: Yemeni forces on Thursday shot dead seven suspected Al-Qaeda militants in a clash in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, a day after...

India approves foreign investment hike in railways, defence 07 Aug 2014 - 10:56 am

NEW DELHI: India's cabinet has approved plans to open its defence and railways industries to foreign investment as new Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

Emir, PM congratulate Ivory Coast president 07 Aug 2014 - 10:25 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Thursday a cable of congratulations to President of Ivory Coast on the country's...

Jihadists storm Syria army base in Raqa 07 Aug 2014 - 10:18 am

BEIRUT: Jihadists from the Islamic State group have seized parts of a military base in Syria's Raqa province after launching triple suicide bomb...

Seven Lebanon troops freed after Arsal militant deal 07 Aug 2014 - 10:16 am

TRIPOLI: Seven Lebanese soldiers being held by militants in the Arsal region on the Syrian border were freed on Thursday after a truce...

Commerzbank says profits up in Q2 07 Aug 2014 - 10:16 am

FRANKFURT: Commerzbank, Germany's second-biggest bank, said Thursday that its net profit more than doubled in the second quarter thanks to favourable results in...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.48pc 07 Aug 2014 - 10:14 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.48 percent higher on Thursday as late bargain-hunting dragged the Japanese market out of negative territory and snapped a...

Standard Chartered shares down on probe confirmation 07 Aug 2014 - 08:50 am

HONG KONG: Shares in Standard Chartered fell on Thursday morning trade in Hong Kong after it confirmed it faces fresh US fines over...

Pistorius back in court for final arguments 07 Aug 2014 - 08:47 am

PRETORIA: South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius is due back in the dock on Thursday for the final phase of his dramatic murder trial...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 07 Aug 2014 - 08:44 am

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