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Qatar Exchange down 0.30% 23 Oct 2012 - 02:23 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange was down on Tuesday 25.53 points or 0.30% to 8,511.97 points from the previous closing of 8,537.50. The volume...

Syrians burn Jordan camp tents in protest 23 Oct 2012 - 01:56 pm

AMMAN: A group of angry Syrians set fire to their tents in protest at "bad living conditions" at the Zaatari desert refugee camp...

Microsoft gives peek at new Windows, tablet 23 Oct 2012 - 01:29 pm

SHANGHAI: US computing giant Microsoft on Tuesday gave the key Chinese market an early peek at its new tablet computer and Windows 8...

Four killed following Muslim protests in Ethiopia 23 Oct 2012 - 01:28 pm

ADDIS ABABA: Four people, including one police officer, were killed in Ethiopia Sunday as protesters attacked a police station where Muslim demonstrators were...

Emir enters Gaza on landmark visit 23 Oct 2012 - 01:25 pm

HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (C-R) walks alongside Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (C-L) during a welcome ceremony at...

Seven kidnapped southwest Pakistan 23 Oct 2012 - 12:49 pm

ISLAMABAD: Seven people were kidnapped in the southwestern Balochistan province of Pakistan today. The seven come from Sibi, also located at the province...

Doha Bank signs Memorandum of Understanding with PAMP 23 Oct 2012 - 12:48 pm

DOHA: Doha Bank and PAMP signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Doha Bank tower, Westbay. After the successful "Launch of the Bullion...

Qatar calls for concerted efforts to address development challenges 23 Oct 2012 - 12:44 pm

NEW YORK: Qatar has called for concerted efforts to accomplish a lot of things on the right track in the future to address...

Kuwait Finance House names new chairman to replace Al-Nafisi 23 Oct 2012 - 11:59 am

DUBAI: Kuwait Finance House (KFH), the Gulf state's largest Islamic lender, appointed veteran board member Mohammed Al-Khodairi as its new chairman, replacing Sameer...

Bahrain's Investcorp seen pricing 5-yr bond Wednesday 23 Oct 2012 - 11:58 am

DUBAI: Investcorp, the Bahrain-based alternative asset manager, has set early price guidance for its upcoming five-year bond, which will be worth at least...

Airbus opens A350 plant to meet rising competition 23 Oct 2012 - 11:20 am

TOULOUSE, France: European planemaker Airbus inaugurated a factory for its A350 jetliner on Tuesday, sparking a new phase in the race for fuel...

Famed Indian author Gangopadhyay dies, aged 78 23 Oct 2012 - 11:16 am

NEW DELHI: Tributes poured in on Tuesday for prolific Indian writer and intellectual Sunil Gangopadhyay who died, aged 78, in Kolkata after suffering...

Peshawar blast injures three 23 Oct 2012 - 11:13 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were wounded Tuesday when explosives stored in a room went off at Badaber in the outskirt...

Korean President meets Al-Attiyah 23 Oct 2012 - 11:06 am

SEOUL: President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak met on Tuesday with HE the Chairman of Qatar's Administrative Control and Transparency Authority...

Dubai's DP World sells stake to Global Ports 23 Oct 2012 - 11:00 am

DUBAI: Dubai port operator DP World sold its quarter stake in Russian container terminal Vostochnaya Stevedoring Co to Global Ports Investments, which already...

Qatar German for medical devices posts QR5.1 million net profit 23 Oct 2012 - 10:55 am

DOHA: Qatar German for Medical Devices disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012. The interim financial statements revealed...

Iraq's southern oil exports resume after stoppage - officials 23 Oct 2012 - 10:53 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq's southern oil exports have resumed after a stoppage due to bad weather with tankers loading as usual, oil officials said on...

Al Meera posts QR73.9 million net profit 23 Oct 2012 - 10:52 am

DOHA: Al Meera Consumer Goods (QSC) disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012. The interim financial statements revealed...