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Bahrain's Gulf Air says losses halve after restructuring 20 May 2014 - 05:55 pm

DUBAI: Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air said on Tuesday its annual losses fell by 52 percent in 2013 as it neared the end...

At least six killed in train crash near Moscow 20 May 2014 - 05:51 pm

NARO-FOMINSK, Russia: A freight train collided with a passenger train near Moscow on Tuesday, ripping the side off one of the carriages and...

Temasek's StanChart stake dips after it takes dividend in cash 20 May 2014 - 05:47 pm

LONDON/SINGAPORE: Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek's stake in Standard Chartered has dipped to just below 18 percent after it opted to take the...

Qatar Stock Exchange down 0.42pc 20 May 2014 - 02:13 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange ended in the red area when trading closed Tuesday at 12,734.15 points (0.42 percent) down 54.08 points from the...

Glencore Xstrata says will appoint a female director by year-end 20 May 2014 - 01:39 pm

LONDON: Mining and commodity trading company Glencore Xstrata will appoint a female director to its board by the end of this year, chairman...

Victorious Modi fights tears in first address to Indian parliament 20 May 2014 - 01:37 pm

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi fought back tears in an emotional first address to his party in India's colonnaded parliament house on Tuesday, after...

Yahoo Japan shares surge after cancels $3.2 bn eAccess deal 20 May 2014 - 12:53 pm

TOKYO: Shares in Internet giant Yahoo Japan surged in Tokyo on Tuesday morning after it cancelled plans to buy domestic telecom company eAccess...

QDB hosts Vietnamese delegation 20 May 2014 - 12:48 pm

DOHA: A Vietnamese delegation visited Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and its subsidiaries, Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC) and Bedaya Center, for an update...

Emir patronizes Qatar University graduation ceremony 20 May 2014 - 12:46 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani patronized Tuesday the graduation ceremony of batch 2014 of Qatar University's male students at...

Eight killed in clashes between rival Yemeni sects 20 May 2014 - 12:29 pm

SANAA: At least eight people were killed north of Yemen's capital on Tuesday after Shi'ite Muslim tribesmen fought with Sunni rivals and the...

Pistorius sent for 30 days of mental tests 20 May 2014 - 12:27 pm

PRETORIA: South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was ordered on Tuesday to undergo a month of psychiatric tests to find...

Six Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan 20 May 2014 - 11:04 am

KABUL: Six Taliban militants were killed in joint operations launched by Afghan security forces and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF)...

Real Estate transactions worth over QR1bn last week 20 May 2014 - 11:01 am

DOHA: Real estate transactions between May 11 and 15 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of justice are worth...

Russia, China yet to clinch agreement on gas supply deal 20 May 2014 - 10:48 am

SHANGHAI: China and Russia have not yet clinched a price agreement on a long-awaited multi-billion dollar gas supply contract, a Russian government official...

M&S sees higher margins as investments start to pay off 20 May 2014 - 09:54 am

LONDON: British retailer Marks & Spencer sought to placate investors by forecasting higher profitability and lower capital expenditure as it reported a third...

Vodafone results in line, 2015 earnings to fall 20 May 2014 - 09:32 am

LONDON: Britain's Vodafone said its core earnings would fall in 2015 due to the investment needed in the business as it reported 2014...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 20 May 2014 - 08:57 am

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

Afghan prisoner release 20 May 2014 - 08:49 am

Afghan prisoners prepare to leave after their release from jail in Ghazni yesterday. Around 100 prisoners were released from prison as decreed by...