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Alcatel-Lucent shares soar on switch into operating profit 31 Oct 2013 - 02:12 pm

PARIS: Shares in Alcatel-Lucent soared on Thursday after the French-US telecommunications equipement manufacturer said it had switched into operating profit thanks to restructuring...

Fukushima operator logs net profit in first half 31 Oct 2013 - 01:56 pm

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday logged a first-half net profit with its results boosted by a government...

'Qaeda' gunmen kill 3 in Yemen attack 31 Oct 2013 - 01:46 pm

ADEN: Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen shot dead on Thursday two soldiers and a civilian in an attack on an army checkpoint in the southern...

Syria chemical arms production equipment destroyed: watchdog 31 Oct 2013 - 01:45 pm

DAMASCUS: Damascus has destroyed all its declared chemical arms production equipment, a watchdog said Thursday, as peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi wrapped up a...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.82pc 31 Oct 2013 - 01:45 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area on Thursday 80.38 points or 0.82 percent to 9,837.49 points from the previous closing of...

Japan Airlines 1H net profit slips 17.8pc to $833m 31 Oct 2013 - 01:25 pm

TOKYO: Japan Airlines said Thursday net profit for the six months to September dropped 17.8 percent to $833 million, as the strong yen...

Australian minister meets Qatari ambassador 31 Oct 2013 - 01:15 pm

CANBERRA: Minister for Education, Training and Employment of Queensland John-Paul Langbroek has met with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Australia Yousef bin Ali Al...

Qatar denounces Israel's repressive practices and discriminatory policies 31 Oct 2013 - 01:15 pm

NEW YORK: The State of Qatar has confirmed that Israel still continues its repressive practices and discriminatory policies, which seriously harm the various...

Emir holds official talks with UAE president 31 Oct 2013 - 01:12 pm

AL AIN: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held today official talks session with HH President of the United Arab...

Israel allows 260 truckloads of aids and goods to enter Gaza 31 Oct 2013 - 01:12 pm

GAZA: Israeli occupation authorities decided today to open the Karam Abu Salem crossing for the entry of aids and goods into the Gaza...

Japan's SoftBank net profit jump 84pc in H1 31 Oct 2013 - 12:35 pm

TOKYO: Japan's SoftBank said Thursday its net profit soared 84.1 percent year-on-year to $4 billion in the six months to September, boosted by...

Qatar fund builds small stakes in BofA and Samsung 31 Oct 2013 - 12:33 pm

DUBAI: Qatar Holding has built small stakes in Bank of America and Samsung Electronics, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the...

Taiwan displays 1st long-range submarine-hunting aircraft 31 Oct 2013 - 12:03 pm

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during a ceremony marking the receiving of the first P-3C Orion patrol aircraft in an air force base...

Mazaya 9-month profit jumps 75pc to QR7.7m 31 Oct 2013 - 11:50 am

DOHA: Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development has reported an interim net profit of QR 7.7 million for the nine-month period ended September 30,...

Fresh violence at India riots site kills four 31 Oct 2013 - 11:35 am

NEW DELHI: India stepped up security Thursday after a fresh outbreak of violence killed four people in the same region hit by deadly...

UAE telecom firm du Q3 profit rises 45pc 31 Oct 2013 - 10:56 am

DUBAI: Du, the United Arab Emirates' No.2 telecommunications operator, reported a 45 percent rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, roughly in line with...

ICD launches numerical studies of Islamic finance 31 Oct 2013 - 10:53 am

LONDON: The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) has launched a series of numerical studies of Islamic finance to...

Saudi Telecom to take ownership of Wataniya's Saudi unit 31 Oct 2013 - 10:31 am

DUBAI: Saudi Telecom Co (STC) has agreed to take full ownership of push-to-talk communications firm Bravo in a deal that will see Bravo's...