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Qatar Exchange down 0.31pc 23 Oct 2013 - 01:53 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Wednesday 29.71 points or 0.31 percent to 9,693.93 points from the previous closing of 9,723.64 points. The...

Syria frees 10 women prisoners as part of three-way hostage swap 23 Oct 2013 - 01:43 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian authorities have released 10 women jailed for helping the opposition, the first batch of 126 women expected to be freed in...

Oman telco Nawras Q3 profit rises 11.1pc 23 Oct 2013 - 01:25 pm

DUBAI: Oman's No.2 telecom operator Nawras, posted an 11.1 percent rise in third-quarter profit on Wednesday as its customer base and revenue increased,...

Zara Phillips, old friends named godparents to British royal baby 23 Oct 2013 - 01:11 pm

LONDON: Prince William broke with royal convention by naming his cousin, the champion horserider Zara Phillips, and six old friends as godparents to...

Salam International 9-month profit up to QR 107.1m 23 Oct 2013 - 12:58 pm

DOHA: Salam International Company has reported an interim net profit of QR 107.1 million for the nine-month period ending September 30, according to...

Deutsche names asset management co-heads for MENA 23 Oct 2013 - 12:52 pm

DUBAI: Deutsche Bank has appointed Fahad Albader and Adel Dagher as co-heads of its asset and wealth management coverage for the Middle East...

Kuwaiti Crown Prince meets Qatari ambassador 23 Oct 2013 - 12:51 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met here Wednesday with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Kuwait Abdulaziz bin Saad Al-Fehaid. Deputy...

Tuberculosis killed 1.3 million in 2012 23 Oct 2013 - 12:13 pm

GENEVA: Global efforts to rein in tuberculosis helped cut the death toll to 1.3 million last year, but drug-resistant forms of the disease...

Afghan campaign has benefited country: NATO ministers 23 Oct 2013 - 12:05 pm

BRUSSELS: The NATO-led war in Afghanistan has been a huge benefit to the country and its people, top Western defence ministers said Wednesday,...

Qatar stresses need to strengthen the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 23 Oct 2013 - 11:48 am

NEW YORK: The State of Qatar underlined its keenness to strengthen the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. And activation of the...

Qatar Airways to display three aircraft at Dubai airshow 23 Oct 2013 - 11:45 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) Wednesday said it will showcase Boeing 787 Dreamliner among three other aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2013 to be...

Saudi PetroRabigh restarts ethane cracker after water leak 23 Oct 2013 - 11:28 am

KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia's PetroRabigh has started to bring its ethane cracker back into operation after fixing a water leak, the company said on...

Emir meets outgoing Albanian ambassador 23 Oct 2013 - 11:27 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at his office in Al Bahr Palace on Wednesday with HE the...

Emir, PM meets Patriarch of Antioch 23 Oct 2013 - 11:25 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at his office in Al Bahr Palace on Wednesday H.B. the Patriarch...

Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 28 in Iraq 23 Oct 2013 - 11:24 am

RAMADI: Gunmen and suicide bombers driving explosives-rigged vehicles launched a wave of coordinated attacks in Iraq's Anbar province overnight, killing 25 police and...

APR Energy to buy GE's power rental business for $314m 23 Oct 2013 - 11:24 am

NEW YORK: Temporary power provider APR Energy Plc said it would buy General Electric Co's power rental business for $314 million in cash...

China media hail Russia ties after $85bn oil deal 23 Oct 2013 - 11:23 am

BEIJING: Chinese state media hailed the "huge potential" of ties with Russia Wednesday after a $85 billion oil deal, with analysts saying the...

Qatar National Bank to sell dual-tranche bond 23 Oct 2013 - 11:23 am

DUBAI: Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest listed lender in the Gulf Arab region plans to issue a benchmark-sized, dual-tranche bond denominated in...