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Gunmen kill seven and injured 4 in Pakistan 29 Oct 2013 - 11:04 am

ISLAMABAD: Gunmen killed at least seven people and injured four others Tuesday in an attack on the house of a tribal elder in...

Gazprom warns Ukraine over gas payments 29 Oct 2013 - 11:02 am

MOSCOW: Gazprom warned Ukraine on Tuesday it owed the Russian natural gas giant nearly a billion dollars in overdue back payments, amid moves...

BP says quarterly profit slides to $3.5bn 29 Oct 2013 - 11:01 am

LONDON: British energy giant BP said Tuesday that its net profit slid 34 percent to $3.5 billion or 2.54 billion euros in the...

Japanese minister to visit Iran as ties with West thaw 29 Oct 2013 - 10:52 am

TOKYO: Japan's foreign minister said Tuesday he would visit Iran next month, in the latest sign of Tehran's rapidly thawing relationship with the...

Gunmen attack Central Bank in Sirte and flee with $55m 29 Oct 2013 - 10:52 am

TRIPOLI: A group of ten gunmen attacked a central bank van in Libya's western city of Sirte and fled with around US $55...

Emir leaves Bahrain, heads to Oman 29 Oct 2013 - 10:51 am

MANAMA: HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani wrapped up two-day state visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain on...

Deutsche Bank profits hit by litigation charges in Q3 29 Oct 2013 - 10:34 am

FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bans said on Tuesday its net profit in the third quarter was hit by "substantial litigation charges" and weaker investment banking,...

Emir, PM greets Turkey president 29 Oct 2013 - 10:30 am

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

Indian firms to renegotiate $10.8bn iron ore deal in Afghanistan 29 Oct 2013 - 10:18 am

KABUL: A consortium of Indian companies led by Steel Authority of India is seeking to renegotiate the terms of an iron ore deal...

China, Pakistan agree to cement military ties 29 Oct 2013 - 09:37 am

BEIJING: Senior military officials from China and Pakistan have agreed to update their military ties and drive new progress in cooperation. Fan Changlong,...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 29 Oct 2013 - 09:30 am

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

Top Somalia Shebab militant killed in drone strike 29 Oct 2013 - 09:29 am

MOGADISHU: A senior militant in charge of suicide attacks for Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels has been killed in a drone strike in southern Somalia,...

Saudi's Kingdom Holding posts slight Q3 net profit rise 29 Oct 2013 - 09:28 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding, the investment firm of billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, posted a 1 percent rise in third-quarter net profit...

Tokyo stocks close 0.49pc lower 29 Oct 2013 - 09:17 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 0.49 percent Tuesday on profit-taking after a strong rally the previous day as investors await the outcome of...

UAE port operator DP World Q3 consolidated volume up 2pc 29 Oct 2013 - 09:05 am

DUBAI: DP World, the world's third-largest port operator, reported on Tuesday a 2.0 percent rise to 6.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) in...

Apple's results fail to excite ahead of holiday quarter 29 Oct 2013 - 08:49 am

WASHINGTON: Apple Inc's profit and margins slid despite selling 33.8 million iPhones in its September quarter, prompting a brief but sharp selloff as...

Saudi Hollandi Bank gets shareholder nod for capital-boosting sukuk 29 Oct 2013 - 08:44 am

DUBAI: Saudi Hollandi Bank, part-owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, received shareholder approval to issue an Islamic bond which would boost its capital,...

Samsung posts record Q3 smartphone shipments 29 Oct 2013 - 08:44 am

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics shipped a record 88.4 million smartphones in the third quarter to take its global market share above 35 percent, while...