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15 Yemeni fishermen detained in Eritrea released 13 Mar 2014 - 02:19 pm

SANAA: The Eritrean authorities have released 15 Yemeni fishermen in its custody, it was reported here today. Yemen news agency (Saba) said 147...

UAE lender ADCB to buy back further shares in 2014 13 Mar 2014 - 01:58 pm

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) plans to buy back a further 3 percent of its shares this year, as it seeks...

Emir receives written message from Burundi president 13 Mar 2014 - 01:39 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a written message from President of the Republic of Burundi Pierre...

Saudi Arabia launches new housing scheme to ease shortage 13 Mar 2014 - 01:39 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's government has launched a new scheme to provide housing aid to its citizens, in the hope of ending a shortage...

Qatar Stock Exchange down 0.05pc 13 Mar 2014 - 01:33 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange ended in the red area when trading closed Thursday at 11,343.38 points or 0.05 percent down 5.79 points from...

BMW drives on to record sales, earnings in 2013 13 Mar 2014 - 01:28 pm

FRANKFURT: German top-of-the-range car maker BMW said on Thursday it achieved record sales and earnings and plans to pay an increased dividend to...

VW sees 'good chance' of reaching 10 million sales this year 13 Mar 2014 - 01:05 pm

FRANKFURT: Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, is set to sell more than 10-million vehicles this year, chief executive Martin Winterkorn said on Thursday....

Masked gunmen fire on army bus, killing 1 officer 13 Mar 2014 - 01:04 pm

CAIRO: Masked gunmen opened fire on an army bus in Cairo on Thursday, killing one officer and wounding three soldiers, a military source...

31 dead, nine missing in China lorry blast 13 Mar 2014 - 01:04 pm

BEIJING: A total of 31 people were killed and nine were missing after two lorries carrying dangerous chemicals collided in a Chinese tunnel,...

Nigeria must reform oil sector 13 Mar 2014 - 01:03 pm

LAGOS: Nigeria must reform its oil sector to end decades of suspicion of widespread corruption and build up public trust, the country's finance...

Emir meets US Secretary of Commerce 13 Mar 2014 - 12:58 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at Al-Wajba Palace office on Thursday with HE the United States Secretary...

26 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan 13 Mar 2014 - 11:54 am

KABUL: Twenty-six Taliban militants were killed in joint operations launched by Afghan security forces and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF)...

Lufthansa profits nosedive in 2013, resumes dividend 13 Mar 2014 - 11:54 am

FRANKFURT: Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, said Thursday that its bottom-line profit nosedived in 2013, but it will resume dividend payments to shareholders. Lufthansa...

Arab countries to send oil product aid to Egypt to September 13 Mar 2014 - 11:35 am

CAIRO: Arab countries will extend aid to Egypt in the form of petroleum products until at least September, Finance Minister Hany Kadry Dimian...

Barwa Real Estate posts 27.3pc 2013 profit rise 13 Mar 2014 - 10:26 am

DOHA: Qatar's Barwa Real Estate said on Thursday that its 2013 net profit rose 27.3 percent, indicating that the Gulf Arab state's largest...

Panasonic to give China expats 'pollution pay' 13 Mar 2014 - 09:58 am

TOKYO: Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Thursday it would give employees sent to China a wage premium to compensate for the country's hazardous...

PM attends dinner banquet in Marrakech 13 Mar 2014 - 09:51 am

MARRAKECH: HE Qatar's Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani has attended the dinner banquet hosted by...

Sweden pledges $1.2bn in aid to Afghanistan 13 Mar 2014 - 09:46 am

KABUL: Sweden reaffirmed it's long term financial assistance to Afghanistan by pledging $1.2 billion in aid to Afghanistan which would be spent over...