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Toyota to spend $3.5bn on share buy-back 26 Mar 2014 - 01:30 pm

TOKYO: Toyota is to buy back as much as 1.89 percent of its shares for 360 billion yen or $3.5 billion, raiding a...

Turkey says ready to help export Iraqi Kurdistan's oil 26 Mar 2014 - 01:29 pm

ANKARA: Turkey is ready to help Iraqi Kurdistan export its oil to world markets once oil storage tanks in the Mediterranean port of...

Maybank proposes $3bn subordinated sukuk programme 26 Mar 2014 - 01:19 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Islamic Bhd, the largest sharia bank in Southeast Asia, will set up a 10 billion ringgit or $3.03 billion subordinated...

Britain sells 7.8pc of Lloyds bank for £4.2bn 26 Mar 2014 - 12:45 pm

LONDON: Britain has sold an extra 7.8-percent stake in bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group for £4.2 billion or $6.9 billion, 5.0 billion euros, it...

Khartoum suspends UN refugee aid programme in east Sudan 26 Mar 2014 - 12:39 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudan has suspended a United Nations programme which gives job training and other assistance to thousands of refugees and local residents in...

Seven killed in restive central Nigeria 26 Mar 2014 - 12:39 pm

LAGOS: Renewed violence between herdsmen and farmers in central Nigeria has killed seven, police said on Wednesday, just days after a previous attack...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.37pc 26 Mar 2014 - 12:32 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.37 percent Wednesday, bolstered by gains on Wall Street and as dealers locked in dividends before the start of...

Thirteen confirmed dead in China's mine blast 26 Mar 2014 - 12:22 pm

BEIJING: The 13 miners trapped underground after a colliery gas burst in central China's Henan Province were all confirmed dead on Tuesday night....

Emir, PM congratulate Bangladesh president 26 Mar 2014 - 12:22 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to the President of the People's Republic...

Russia to allocate $4.1m to Russia-NATO Council 26 Mar 2014 - 12:22 pm

MOSCOW: Russia will allocate $4.1 million to the Russia-NATO Council Helicopter Maintenance Trust Fund in 2014, according to Russia's Itar-Tass News Agency. Russia's...

Zad Holding profit up 13.63pc to QR125m 26 Mar 2014 - 12:20 pm

DOHA: Zad Holding Company has announced a net profit of QR 125 million for the financial year ended December 31, 2013, according to...

Alternatifbank CEO steps down this Friday 26 Mar 2014 - 12:20 pm

DOHA: The Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Alternatifbank (ABank) Hamit Aydogan will be stepping down from his position effective March 28,...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 26 Mar 2014 - 12:12 pm

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

Exchange Rates in Qatar 26 Mar 2014 - 12:12 pm

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

LEBANON HAND SYRIA CRISIS GUNS 26 Mar 2014 - 05:35 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR LEBANON HAND SYRIA CRISIS GUNS 031914 Provider: CartoonArts International / The...

Syria rebels call for arms at Arab Summit 26 Mar 2014 - 05:28 am

A general view of the opening ceremony of the 25th Arab League Summit, hosted by Kuwait in Bayan Palace, yesterday. KUWAIT CITY: Syria’s...

Iraq poll panel resigns ahead of election 26 Mar 2014 - 05:27 am

An Iraqi man walks past a huge election poster with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki in the centre, yesterday in Baghdad, ahead...

Protest against Iran 26 Mar 2014 - 05:26 am

A protest against executions and human rights violations in Iran on a square near the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague yesterday.