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Real estate transactions worth over QR1bn last week 22 Jul 2014 - 12:40 pm

DOHA: Real estate transactions in Qatar between July 13 and 17 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of justice...

Saudi Arabia to open $530bn bourse to foreigners in early 2015 22 Jul 2014 - 12:38 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia plans to open its stock market, the Arab world's biggest, to direct investment by foreign financial institutions in the first...

Turkey arrests more than 50 senior police officers 22 Jul 2014 - 11:20 am

ANKARA: Turkish authorities on Tuesday arrested 55 senior police officers in a criminal probe over alleged corruption and abuse of office, the latest...

Vietnam says extreme weather linked to typhoon kills 27 22 Jul 2014 - 10:57 am

HANOI: Extreme weather caused by Typhoon Rammasun has killed 27 people in Vietnam, with the storm unleashing flash floods, landslides and lightning strikes,...

Indonesia to name new president 22 Jul 2014 - 10:55 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia is to name its new president, following a hotly-contested election that saw both candidates claim victory. Most "quick counts" after the...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.84pc 22 Jul 2014 - 10:29 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.84 percent on Tuesday, boosted by a weaker yen as traders returned from a three-day holiday weekend. The benchmark...

Credit Suisse posts heavy loss after US tax fine 22 Jul 2014 - 10:10 am

ZURICH: Credit Suisse Tuesday posted a net second-quarter loss of 700 million Swiss francs (576 million euros, $778 million) as a multi-billion-euro US...

Hyundai E&C wins $775m land reclamation project in Singapore 22 Jul 2014 - 10:08 am

SEOUL: Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co., South Korea's No. 1 builder, said Tuesday that it has won a US$775 million land reclamation project...

38 Taliban militants killed in military operations in Afghanistan 22 Jul 2014 - 10:07 am

KABUL: At least 38 Taliban militants were killed following military operations in various provinces of Afghanistan in the past 24 hours. The Interior...

Taliban attack kills four foreigners in Kabul compound 22 Jul 2014 - 10:06 am

KABUL: A Taliban suicide attacker riding a motorbike killed at least four foreigners in a compound in Kabul on Tuesday, police said, in...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 22 Jul 2014 - 09:54 am

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

Masraf Al Rayan Q2 profit rises 12.1pc 22 Jul 2014 - 09:12 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan, Qatar's largest Islamic lender by market value, reported a 12.1 percent increase in second-quarter net profit on Tuesday, beating...

FM discusses Gaza developments with Turkish counterpart 22 Jul 2014 - 09:12 am

DOHA: HE Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah conducted a phone call on Tuesday with Minister of Foreign Affairs of...

Philippine Catholic bishops tell Aquino to uphold constitution 22 Jul 2014 - 09:11 am

MANILA: Philippine Catholic bishops warned President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday to resist temptations to bully the Supreme Court to reverse a decision that...

Islamic Development Bank places $1 billion sukuk 22 Jul 2014 - 09:09 am

DUBAI: Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) issued $1 billion in five-year Islamic bonds, or sukuk, earlier this month, the largest ever privately-placed transaction...

Two Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza 22 Jul 2014 - 09:08 am

JERUSALEM: Two Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, the army said Tuesday, raising the number of troops killed in...

5,000 sea turtle eggs hatched 22 Jul 2014 - 08:34 am

DOHA: Qatar hatched a total of 5,000 hawksbill sea turtles eggs during last winter. Jointly launched by the Ministry of Environment and Qatar...

Muslim rebel attacks kill 18 in Philippines 22 Jul 2014 - 08:03 am

COTABATO: An escalation of fighting between the Philippine army and a breakaway Muslim rebel group in the country's south killed 18 people in...