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Qatar's LPG exports little changed till 2018 06 Mar 2014 - 01:08 pm

DOHA: Qatar is expected to export around 10 to 11 million tonnes per year of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) between 2014 and 2017...

Senegal prime minister meets Qatari ambassador 06 Mar 2014 - 01:01 pm

DAKAR: HE the Prime Minister of Senegal Aminata Toure met with HE Qatar's Ambassador Saree bin Ali Al-Qahtani on the occasion of assuming...

Emir meets Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary 06 Mar 2014 - 12:25 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at the Emir Diwan office today with HE Mexico's Secretary of Foreign...

Ooredoo to hold General Assembly on March 30 06 Mar 2014 - 12:25 pm

DOHA: Qatar telecom operator Ooredoo will hold its Ordinary General Assembly Meeting on Sunday, March 30 at the Four Seasons Hotel, according to...

S.Korea to pay $550m for Iran oil under nuclear deal 06 Mar 2014 - 12:18 pm

SEOUL: South Korea will transfer $550 million to Iran in its first back oil payment under an interim nuclear deal that eases sanctions...

Gulf drilling doubles assets in 3 years 06 Mar 2014 - 12:17 pm

DOHA: Gulf Drilling International (GDI), a subsidiary of Qatar's largest service group Gulf International Services (Qatar Exchange: GISS), has doubled its operations from...

First Gulf Bank to set up $1.07bn sukuk in Malaysia 06 Mar 2014 - 12:16 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Abu Dhabi's First Gulf Bank PJSC, the third-largest bank by assets in the United Arab Emirates, will raise 3.5 billion ringgit...

Five Afghan soldiers killed in air strike by NATO-led force 06 Mar 2014 - 12:16 pm

KABUL: Five Afghan soldiers were killed on Thursday in an air strike by the NATO-led force in Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar, Afghan...

Deutsche Telekom eyes further growth in 2014, 2015 06 Mar 2014 - 10:21 am

FRANKFURT: German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom said Thursday it met its 2013 targets and is counting on business in the United States to...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 06 Mar 2014 - 09:54 am

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

Emir, PM congratulate Ghana president 06 Mar 2014 - 09:42 am

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

Dana Gas recommends paying no dividend for 2013 06 Mar 2014 - 09:41 am

ABU DHABI: Dana Gas, a United Arab Emirates energy company, said on Thursday that its board has recommended not paying any dividend to...

Bahrain says two children injured as bomb explodes 06 Mar 2014 - 09:41 am

MANAMA: Bahrain's interior ministry said on Thursday two children were injured after they were instructed to plant a bomb in the same village...

Tokyo stocks close up 1.59pc 06 Mar 2014 - 09:30 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 1.59 percent higher Thursday, boosted by a weakening yen and rising expectations that Japan's national pension fund will add...

IFC, Goldman Sachs launch fund for female entrepreneurs 06 Mar 2014 - 09:09 am

WASHINGTON: The World Bank's private finance arm and Goldman Sachs teamed up on Wednesday to launch a $600 million fund to increase access...

Five banks sued for manipulating gold price 06 Mar 2014 - 09:06 am

NEW YORK: Five banks at the center of London's gold trade have been sued in New York for manipulating prices, in the latest...

Yahoo spurns Facebook and Google sign-in credentials 06 Mar 2014 - 08:45 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo on Wednesday confirmed that it will stop letting people sign into its online services using credentials from rival Internet titans...

President's brother to pull out of Afghan election: officials 06 Mar 2014 - 08:44 am

KABUL: Afghan former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul was set to secure a major boost to his presidential election campaign on Thursday, with the...