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Petronas Q4 profit surges 45pc 04 Mar 2014 - 02:20 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian oil giant Petronas said Tuesday its fourth quarter net profit jumped 45 percent on strong production, making 2013 "one of...

Etisalat Q4 profit rises 70pc 04 Mar 2014 - 02:19 pm

DUBAI: Etisalat, the United Arab Emirates No.1 telecom operator, reported a 70 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday. The former monopoly, which...

Thai PM could face murder charges over protest deaths 04 Mar 2014 - 02:19 pm

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra could face murder charges after relatives of two anti-government protesters who died following clashes with police filed...

Two dead as gunmen attack NATO trucks in Pakistan 04 Mar 2014 - 02:18 pm

PESHAWAR: Gunmen attacked four vehicles carrying NATO supplies for Afghanistan in Pakistan's troubled northwest on Tuesday, killing two people, officials said. The vehicles...

HE Dr. Al-Sada opens Qatar Petroleum HR conference 04 Mar 2014 - 02:17 pm

DOHA: HE Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman of Qatar Petroleum (QP), Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada opened the inaugural Qatar...

Qatar Stock Exchange down 0.65pc 04 Mar 2014 - 02:16 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange ended in the red area when trading closed Tuesday at 11,588.24 points or 0.65 percent down 75.78 points from...

Dubai hotels report over 11 million visitors in 2013 04 Mar 2014 - 01:08 pm

DUBAI: The number of visitors staying in hotels in Dubai crossed 11 million in 2013, an increase by 10 percent over 2012 figure,...

India deposits oil payment in Iran central bank account 04 Mar 2014 - 01:07 pm

NEW DELHI: India has deposited some of the money owed for oil imported from Iran in a Central Bank of Iran (CBI) account,...

Tokyo stocks up 0.32pc by break 04 Mar 2014 - 01:07 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks cast off early losses to rise 0.32 percent on Tuesday morning as a weaker yen boosted exporter shares, despite jitters...

Qatar Airways starts free Doha tour for passengers in transit 04 Mar 2014 - 01:06 pm

DOHA: Passengers travelling on Qatar Airways (QA) and transiting through Doha can take free tour of major tourist spots, the national carrier said...

Real estate transactions worth over QR719 last week 04 Mar 2014 - 01:05 pm

DOHA: Real estate transactions between February 23 to 27 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of Justice are worth...

Five policemen killed, wounded in suicide attacks in Iraq 04 Mar 2014 - 01:04 pm

BAGHDAD: One Iraqi policeman was killed and four were wounded on Tuesday when a suicide bomber, wearing an explosive belt, blew himself up...

Dubai's DAMAC triples profit as property sales surge 04 Mar 2014 - 11:20 am

DUBAI: Dubai luxury real estate developer DAMAC tripled its 2013 net profit and plans more new projects this year, it said on Tuesday,...

Hyundai goes for bland over bold in Sonata makeover 04 Mar 2014 - 11:19 am

SEOUL: South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co dialled back on the edgier designs that helped it win market share abroad five years ago, launching...

Four crew members killed in Iranian plane crash 04 Mar 2014 - 10:17 am

TEHRAN: An Iranian small government plane on a test flight crashed off southern Iran on Monday night, killing all four crew members on...

Kuwait's Zain says finalises $800m, five-year loan facility 04 Mar 2014 - 09:32 am

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Zain has finalised an $800 million, five-year loan facility from banks, the telecommunications operator said in a statement to the Kuwait...

Bahrain's Al Salam Bank launches Asian Islamic REIT 04 Mar 2014 - 09:31 am

MANAMA: Bahrain's Al Salam Bank has launched a listed sharia-compliant real estate investment trust (REIT) that will invest in a portfolio of Asian...

NCB Capital names first female Saudi investment bank head: Report 04 Mar 2014 - 09:21 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank (NCB) has appointed Sarah Al-Suhaimi as chief executive of its investment banking arm, sources aware of the...