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National Bank of Abu Dhabi Q3 net falls 8pc, misses forecasts 29 Oct 2013 - 01:45 pm

ABU DHABI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi said on Tuesday that its third-quarter net profit dropped 8 percent from a year earlier to...

Polio outbreak in northeast Syria risks spreading: WHO 29 Oct 2013 - 01:41 pm

GENEVA: A polio outbreak has been confirmed among young children in northeast Syria and risks spreading in the region, the World Health Organisation...

UN Chief presents US $5.4bn budget for 2014-2015 29 Oct 2013 - 01:32 pm

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presented a proposed budget of US $5.4 billion for the United Nations over the next two years,...

HRW slams Kuwait over 10-year sentence for tweeter 29 Oct 2013 - 01:28 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday strongly criticised a 10-year prison term handed to a Kuwaiti tweeter for religious insults and called...

Qatar Airways says A350 delivery on schedule; plans order in Dubai 29 Oct 2013 - 01:26 pm

DOHA: Qatar Airways, the launch customer for Airbus's A350 plane, expects the European planemaker to start delivering the aircraft by the second half...

Dlala reports QR11.8m loss for 9-month period 29 Oct 2013 - 01:16 pm

DOHA: Dlala Brokerage and Investment Holding's interim financial results show a net loss of QR 11.8 million for the period ending September 30,...

More relatives of Philippines' Pacquiao get into politics 29 Oct 2013 - 01:14 pm

GENERAL SANTOS: Philippine boxing hero-turned-congressman Manny Pacquiao had three more relatives elected to public office Tuesday. But a representative for the star downplayed...

Emir holds talks with Sultan Qaboos of Oman 29 Oct 2013 - 01:13 pm

MUSCAT: HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said of the Sultanate of...

US to slap fine on Indian outsourcing firm Infosys: Report 29 Oct 2013 - 01:04 pm

WASHINGTON: The US government plans to punish Indian outsourcing giant Infosys with the largest immigration fine ever for seeking visas fraudulently for workers...

VCUQatar to host open house Zwara 29 Oct 2013 - 01:02 pm

DOHA: Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCU-Qatar) will host an institution-wide open house 'Zwara' on November 2. The event to be held from...

Standard Chartered profits grow by single digits by Q3 29 Oct 2013 - 12:49 pm

HONG KONG: Standard Chartered on Tuesday said it saw a "resilient performance" in the third quarter, slowed by the group's performance in South...

Lloyds Bank takes $1.2bn mis-selling hit 29 Oct 2013 - 12:48 pm

LONDON: Lloyds Banking Group on Tuesday set aside another 750 million pounds or $1.2 billion to compensate customers mis-sold loan insurance, overshadowing an...

Samsung steps out from behind Google to woo developers 29 Oct 2013 - 12:25 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung courted "app" makers at its first developers conference, stepping out of Google's shadow when it comes to software powering mobile...

Iran says four rebels killed in fresh clash 29 Oct 2013 - 12:22 pm

TEHRAN: Iranian forces have killed in a fresh clash four members of an extremist rebel group that killed 14 Iranian border guards Friday,...

Saudi frees blogger jailed for blasphemy 29 Oct 2013 - 11:49 am

RIYADH: A Saudi journalist accused of making Tweets deemed insulting to Islam's Prophet Mohammed was on Tuesday freed from detention after 20 months,...

Qatar Navigation 9-month profit up 22pc to QR778m 29 Oct 2013 - 11:49 am

DOHA: Qatar Navigation Company (Milaha) (QE: QNNS) Tuesday announced a net profit of QR 778 million for the nine-month period ending September 30. ...

Afghan forces kills 12 Taliban insurgents 29 Oct 2013 - 11:39 am

KABUL: Afghan National Police killed 12 Taliban insurgents in joint operations conducted with Afghan National Army, NDS and International Security Assistance Force in...

QEWC 9-month profit up to QR1bn 29 Oct 2013 - 11:39 am

DOHA: Qatar Electricity and Water Company has declared an interim net profit of QR 1 billion for the nine-month period ending September 30,...