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Qatari Investors Group net profit jumps to QR 152.25 million in 2012 04 Feb 2013 - 11:00 am

DOHA: Qatari Investors Group has announced a net profit of QR 152.25 Million for financial year ended December 31, 2012 compared to the...

Qtel successfully closes $1 billion bond issue 04 Feb 2013 - 10:59 am

DOHA: Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has successfully closed its latest US$1 billion senior unsecured notes to be issued by its wholly owned subsidiary, Qtel...

Bezeq Israel telecom's says network malfunction fixed 04 Feb 2013 - 10:58 am

JERUSALEM: Pelephone, Israel's third largest mobile phone carrier, said on Monday it had restored service to millions of customers following a four-hour network...

Barclays announces departure of senior bank staff 04 Feb 2013 - 10:58 am

LONDON: Barclays on Monday said that its finance director and top legal expert had decided to leave the bank, as the British lender...

Mutaz Barshim shines in Russia, equals his Asian high jump mark 04 Feb 2013 - 10:52 am

MOSCOW: Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim grabbed the spotlights again when he cleared 2.37 meters to equal his own Asian and Qatari indoor mark...

Call to participate in QOC sport survey 04 Feb 2013 - 10:52 am

DOHA: The Secretary General of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has urged citizens and residents of Qatar to co-operate with the surveyors from the...

Qatar hosts 2013 Oryx Cup UIM World Championship 04 Feb 2013 - 10:45 am

DOHA: The 2013 Air National Guard Hydroplane Championship kicks off in Doha Bay over the next seven days and less than a month...

At least 8 killed in California bus accident 04 Feb 2013 - 10:44 am

LOS ANGELES: At least eight people died and 27 others were injured in a multiple vehicle accident in southern California that involved a...

Four killed after deadly day in Iraq 04 Feb 2013 - 10:44 am

KIRKUK, Iraq: Four people were shot dead overnight in Kirkuk, hours after a coordinated assault on a police headquarters in the north Iraq...

HH the Emir congratulates President of Sri Lanka 04 Feb 2013 - 10:39 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Sri...

India's ex-Olympics boss pleads not guilty in graft trial 04 Feb 2013 - 09:34 am

NEW DELHI: India's former Olympics chief pleaded not guilty in court on Monday to an array of corruption charges related to his handling...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 04 Feb 2013 - 09:23 am

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

Tokyo stocks close up 0.62% 04 Feb 2013 - 09:09 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed up 0.62 percent at a near three-year high Monday, as dealers followed a sharp rally on Wall Street that...

MENA investment outlook upbeat 04 Feb 2013 - 09:06 am

JEDDAH: Despite the critical ebb and flow in global financial markets these past three years, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region...

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways 2012 profit triples 04 Feb 2013 - 09:06 am

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways, which has stakes in Air Berlin and Virgin Australia , on Monday said net profit tripled in...

HRW condemns Malaysia for deporting Uighurs 04 Feb 2013 - 09:05 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Human Rights Watch on Monday denounced the Malaysian government for forcibly returning six ethnic Uighur asylum seekers to China, saying they...

Vietnam jails 22 activists for subversion 04 Feb 2013 - 09:04 am

HANOI: Vietnam on Monday sentenced 22 activists to lengthy jail terms ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment, a defence lawyer said, in...

Ex-Iran bank chief found with $70 mln cheque 04 Feb 2013 - 09:00 am

BERLIN: The former head of Iran's central bank, Tahmasb Mazaheri, has been found in possession of a cheque worth 54 million euros ($70...