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PARIS: A recent plunge in oil prices reflects a perceived easing of Middle East tensions and record non-OPEC supply, but strains in the...

DUBAI: Saudi Electricity Co., plans to issue Islamic bonds denominated in both riyals and dollars in coming months and has selected banks to...

TAIPEI: Taiwan tech giant Hon Hai Precision said Thursday net profit rose a better than expected 1.5 percent in the three months to...

KARACHI: At least six armed activists of a banned outfit were killed in an encounter with police in Pakistan's in Karachi late Wednesday,...

WASHINGTON: Two US Secret Service agents have been removed from President Barack Obama's security detail for alleged misconduct, The Washington Post reported late...

MOSCOW: The world's largest gas company, the Russian giant Gazprom on Thursday announced a 30 percent rise in profits for the second quarter...

DUBAI: A $200 million hybrid sukuk offered by GEMS Education, a Dubai-based schools operator is oversubscribed before final pricing, according to a document...

MANAMA: The 22nd edition of the Middle East's premier jewellery and watch exhibition, Jewellery Arabia 2013, is set to take place from 19...

BAQUBA, Iraq: A suicide bomber struck a Shiite religious procession north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 30 worshippers on one of the holiest...

DUBAI: Dubai luxury housing developer DAMAC Real Estate launched on Thursday the book-building process for its initial public offer of shares in London,...

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has reported its second case of the deadly MERS coronavirus for a man who just returned from abroad, the health...

DUBAI: Boeing Co on Thursday forecast that Middle Eastern airlines would need 2,610 new airplanes worth $550 billion over the next 20 years,...

BEIJING: China is to increase its aid to the typhoon-pummelled Philippines, officials said after criticism of its initial modest response, but some Chinese...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 2.12 percent higher Thursday after Wall Street hit record highs and as the dollar strengthened, while data showed Japan's...

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

MANILA: The United Nations admitted Thursday that its response to the typhoon disaster in the Philippines had been too slow, amid reports of...

NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase & Co canceled a question and answer session on Twitter with a veteran investment banker after being flooded with...

SINGAPORE: Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said he would order the Filipino boxing great to retire if he suffers a bad loss in...