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DOHA: The six Gulf Cooperation Council states may see unemployment among their citizens rise in coming years unless more nationals find jobs in...

Doha/Dubai: Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, and Qatar Airways yesterday announced the airline’s successful migration to Altéa Departure...

DUBAI: Dubai is in talks with Islamic endowments in countries as far afield as South Africa and New Zealand to promote its drive...

LONDON: Oil prices rose yesterday as markets reacted to developments over Iran, the outlook for Federal Reserve stimulus and Chinese manufacturing data. New...

BERLIN: Germany is set to introduce a national minimum wage, conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday, giving in to a key demand by...

FRANKFURT/DUBAI: Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman has teamed up with other investors to bid for German utility RWE’s oil and gas unit DEA, three...

WASHINGTON: The US Senate Banking Committee yesterday approved Janet Yellen’s nomination to become the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, sending it...

BRUSSELS: The European Commission yesterday imposed punitive anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia so as to protect home producers. EU...

The World Trade Organisation’s Intellectual Property Rights experts, Raymondo Valdes (left), and Pierre Arhel (second left), with Mohamed Al Shawi of Customs Authority...

DOHA: Qatar is emerging as a focal point for multinational financial institutions, especially for those operating in the UAE, according to banking experts...

Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khalid bin Jassem Al Thani, the Human Rights Office Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs represented Qatar at the...

DOHA: Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp), the Multilateral Development Bank owned by the 10 member nations of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting...

DOHA: Qatar’s shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore and Marine (N-KOM) company has won the Shipyard of the Year Award for the second consecutive year at...

DOHA: Fitch Ratings has assigned Ooredoo Tamweel Limited’s (SPV) upcoming trust certificate programme (Sukuk) an ‘A+(EXP)’ expected rating. The rating is in line...

  DOHA: Ooredoo has mandated DBS Bank Ltd, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, QInvest and QNB Capital to act as joint lead managers and bookrunners for...

DUBAI: The aerospace unit of Abu Dhabi investment fund Mubadala is targeting acquisitions in the US to expand its manufacturing capabilities after securing...

Doha/DUBAI: Egypt’s main stock index  jumped 1.4 percent yesterday to its highest level since January 2011 after a major political protest in the...

NEW YORK CITY: US oil and gas firm Devon Energy announced yesterday that it will acquire a significant stake in a sought-after Texas...