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UAE lender NBAD makes top-level changes under new CEO 26 Sep 2013 - 10:39 am

ABU DHABI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the UAE's top lender by market value, has hired a new head for its equities...

29 dead in 3 days of Sudan riots 26 Sep 2013 - 10:35 am

KHARTOUM: At least 29 people have been killed in three days of rioting in Sudan sparked by a government decision to scrap subsidies...

Belarus moves potash CEO from prison to house arrest 26 Sep 2013 - 10:26 am

MINSK: Belarus has placed the chief executive of Russian potash giant Uralkali under house arrest, moving him from the prison where he had...

Japan's Lixil to buy Grohe of Germany in 3bn euro deal 26 Sep 2013 - 09:54 am

FRANKFURT: German sanitary fittings maker Grohe said Thursday that Japanese housing and building materials company Lixil has agreed to take it over in...

Malaysia Axiata buys Axis Telekom Indonesia stake from Saudi Telecom 26 Sep 2013 - 09:40 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's largest mobile phone operator Axiata Group Bhd said its Indonesian unit had struck, a deal with Saudi Telecom Co to...

Korea's Incheon Airport embarks on $4.6bn expansion 26 Sep 2013 - 09:39 am

SEOUL: South Korea's Incheon Airport has begun a $4.6 billion expansion to increase its passenger handling capacity 41 percent by 2017, to better...

Tokyo stocks close up 1.22pc 26 Sep 2013 - 09:27 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 1.22 percent higher Thursday, reversing early losses as the dollar strengthened against the yen following a report that Japan...

Japan suspends senior official over tsunami victims blog 26 Sep 2013 - 08:44 am

TOKYO: Japan's government on Thursday suspended a senior bureaucrat who blogged about the pointlessness of rebuilding tsunami-wrecked towns because they were populated mostly...

'Humanitarian crisis' in battle-scarred Philippine city 26 Sep 2013 - 08:30 am

MANILA: Aid workers warned Thursday of a worsening humanitarian crisis in a major Philippine city wracked by more than two weeks of deadly...

Barclays to shut wealth management services in 130 countries 26 Sep 2013 - 08:21 am

LONDON: Barclays Plc will stop offering wealth management services in about 130 countries by 2016 and cut jobs in the unit as part...

Citigroup to pay Freddie Mac $395m settlement 26 Sep 2013 - 08:21 am

NEW YORK CITY: US banking giant Citigroup Wednesday announced an agreement to pay Freddie Mac $395 million to settle claims of potential flaws...

Send books not guns, Malala pleads at UN 26 Sep 2013 - 07:52 am

UNITED NATIONS: With a maturity and poise that belied her tender years, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing...

Militants kill seven in attack on Indian Kashmir base 26 Sep 2013 - 07:51 am

SRINAGAR: Militants disguised as soldiers killed seven people in an attack on a police base in Indian Kashmir Thursday, days before long-awaited talks...

Emir holds talks with world leaders 26 Sep 2013 - 03:54 am

New York: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met yesterday at the seat of the Permanent Mission of Qatar...

Collaboration urged to raise health, safety bar in construction industry 26 Sep 2013 - 03:53 am

Rod Stewart, Managing Director of Atkins Qatar, delivering a lecture on ‘Raising the Bar for Health and Safety for Construction in Qatar’ at...

Largest Qatari flag set to enter Guinness 26 Sep 2013 - 03:52 am

Maqim Al Hajiri (third left), Executive Director of the campaign, Talal Omar (fourth left), Director of the Guinness World Records, the Middle East,...

Paediatric Emergency Centre received 11 drowning cases in one year 26 Sep 2013 - 03:51 am

Dr Mohammed Al Amri DOHA: The Paediatric Emergency Centre at Al Saad has received 11 drowning cases within 12 months. Majority of the...

HMC to set up more kidney dialysis units 26 Sep 2013 - 03:49 am

Dr Hanan Al Kuwari (right), Managing Director of HMC, receiving the cheque from Abdulla Abdul Malek, Executive Director-Administration, at Tasweeq. DOHA: The Nephrology...