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Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.29% 06 Dec 2012 - 02:11 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area Thursday adding 23.93 points (or 0.29%) to advance to 8,360.30 points from 8,336.37 Wednesday. The...

Saudi offers H1 2013 naphtha at mostly higher premiums 06 Dec 2012 - 01:59 pm

SINGAPORE: Saudi Aramco offered naphtha supplies for loading between January and June 2013 at mostly higher premiums after netting record premiums in a...

StanChart says to pay $330 mn to settle US Iran probe 06 Dec 2012 - 01:10 pm

HONG KONG: British bank Standard Chartered said Thursday it expects to pay around $330 million to settle with US authorities "very shortly" over...

Iran crude exports to hit lowest since sanctions - sources 06 Dec 2012 - 12:55 pm

TOKYO: Iran's crude exports are set to drop by about a quarter in December from the preceding month to the lowest since tough...

Nepalese ex-prince arrested again in Thailand 06 Dec 2012 - 12:50 pm

BANGKOK: Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah has been arrested for smashing property at a luxury apartment in Bangkok, police said Thursday, just...

Snipers kill eight Lebanese in Syria-linked clashes 06 Dec 2012 - 12:49 pm

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Snipers have shot dead eight people in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli during three days of violence linked to the...

Rolls-Royce warns it may face corruption charges 06 Dec 2012 - 12:28 pm

LONDON: Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce on Thursday said it may be prosecuted over alleged "malpractice" in Indonesia and China after passing on information...

Barclays agrees deal to combine Africa businesses 06 Dec 2012 - 12:21 pm

LONDON: Barclays on Thursday said it had agreed a deal to combine the majority of the British bank's Africa operations with Absa --...

South Sudan government critic shot dead: colleagues 06 Dec 2012 - 12:20 pm

JUBA, South Sudan: A South Sudanese journalist often critical of government was shot dead at his home in the capital Juba, colleagues said...

HH the Emir sends condolences to President of Philippines 06 Dec 2012 - 12:12 pm

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

Blast hits Syrian Red Crescent HQ in capital -Syria TV 06 Dec 2012 - 11:50 am

BEIRUT: An explosion in front of the Damascus headquarters for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) killed at least one person on Thursday,...

Egypt army deploys to protect presidency - state news agency 06 Dec 2012 - 11:50 am

Egyptian army soldiers prepare barbed wire as a tank is stationed in front of the presidential palace after violent clashes between opponents and...

Ex-Thai PM 'to face murder charge': officials 06 Dec 2012 - 10:55 am

BANGKOK: Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is to face a charge of murder over the death of a taxi driver who was...

Thieves steal Israeli F-16 warplane engines: radio 06 Dec 2012 - 10:41 am

JERUSALEM: Thieves have made off with several US-made engines for F-16 warplanes worth millions of dollars from an airbase in central Israel, army...

UAE's ADNOC cuts Nov.Murban crude OSP to $112.10/bbl 06 Dec 2012 - 10:15 am

SINGAPORE: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) cut the November retroactive selling price of its benchmark Murban crude by $1.1 per barrel to...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.81% 06 Dec 2012 - 10:06 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended up 0.81 percent Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 index hitting a seven-month high on optimism over the US economy...

Cathay to pay Australia $12 million over trade dispute 06 Dec 2012 - 09:55 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways said Thursday it will pay Aus$11.75 million ($12.29 million) to an Australian trade watchdog...

Philippine 'miracle survivor' mourns lost family 06 Dec 2012 - 09:25 am

NEW BATAAN, Philippines: A Philippines typhoon "miracle survivor" was rescued Thursday after being trapped for two days under rocks and debris in flash...