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Canada's Methanex sells $110m stake in Egyptian venture 22 Oct 2013 - 02:56 pm

DUBAI: Canada's Methanex agreed to sell a 10 percent stake in Egyptian methanol producer EMethanex to one of its joint venture partners Arab...

Qatar to participate in Arab Transport Ministers Council meeting 22 Oct 2013 - 02:53 pm

DOHA: Qatar is to participate in the 26th ordinary sessions of the Arab Transport Ministers Council meeting, which will be held in Alexandria...

Chinese state media sets sights on Samsung 22 Oct 2013 - 02:46 pm

BEIJING: China's state-run broadcaster launched a broadside against South Korean electronics giant Samsung, the latest foreign brand to be castigated by authorities in...

Philippines tourism target a hard ask: industry officials 22 Oct 2013 - 02:19 pm

MANILA: The Philippines will have a tough time getting 10 million tourists each year by 2016 amid bad roads and unexpected setbacks, industry...

Arab Potash Company resumes exports to India 22 Oct 2013 - 02:19 pm

AMMAN: Arab Potash Company (APC) has announced that shipments to India, its largest market will resume by the end of this month. The...

Vietnam Airlines plane lands with no wheel 22 Oct 2013 - 02:00 pm

HANOI: A Vietnam Airlines plane landed with a wheel missing in the popular tourist city of Danang, but nobody on board noticed, state...

Dubai's MAF opens books on hybrid bond issue 22 Oct 2013 - 01:51 pm

LONDON: Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) has opened books on its upcoming issue of a US dollar-denominated hybrid bond, according to one of...

HE Al Attiyah returns to Doha 22 Oct 2013 - 01:43 pm

DOHA: HE Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah and his accompanying delegation returned to Doha...

Qatar Exchange down 0.08pc 22 Oct 2013 - 01:38 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Tuesday 7.92 points or 0.08 percent to 9,723.64 points from the previous closing of 9,731.56 points. The...

Oman to represent Iran's Canada interests 22 Oct 2013 - 01:26 pm

DUBAI: Oman will look after Iranian affairs in Canada after diplomatic relations were suspended last year, Iran said on Tuesday, part of efforts...

UN atomic agency suffers 'malware' attack 22 Oct 2013 - 01:25 pm

VIENNA: The UN atomic agency said Tuesday that some of its computers were infected by malicious software, in its second embarrassing IT slip-up...

UAE telco du names Kazim as CFO 22 Oct 2013 - 01:24 pm

DUBAI: Du, the United Arab Emirates' second-biggest telecommunications operator said on Tuesday that it had named Amer Kazim as its new chief financial...

Shehrazade Ballet opens at Katara Theatre tomorrow 22 Oct 2013 - 01:23 pm

DOHA: Shehrazade Ballet to be performed by Sofia National Ballet troupe, opens tomorrow at the Katara Drama Theatre at the Katara Cultural Village....

Qatar's real estate transactions worth over QR1bn during 2nd week of October 22 Oct 2013 - 01:04 pm

DOHA: Real estate transactions between October 6 and 10 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of justice are worth...

Sri Lanka shuts factory after toxic gas leak 22 Oct 2013 - 12:58 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities shut down a detergent factory in the capital Colombo on Tuesday after more than 70 people were hospitalised following...

Oman Oil Company to acquire 40pc stake in BP Oman 22 Oct 2013 - 12:55 pm

MUSCAT: Oman Oil Company (OOC) SAOC, the Sultanate's flagship energy investment firm, will acquire 40 percent stake in BP Oman later this year. ...

China, Singapore to allow direct trading between currencies 22 Oct 2013 - 12:15 pm

SINGAPORE: China and Singapore have agreed to allow direct trading between each other's currency, Singapore's central bank said Tuesday. The move, along with...

Expert to lecture on sports analytics in Doha 22 Oct 2013 - 12:15 pm

DOHA: A public lecture on sports analytics title 'Tracking the Action' to be held here October 30 will present findings on advanced analytical...