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GOIC holds a workshop about "energy efficiency in the industrial sector" on Oct.27 24 Oct 2013 - 02:50 pm

DOHA: In a renewed commitment to protecting the environment and reducing production cost the Doha-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) holds a...

Emaar beats forecasts with 50pc jump in Q3 profit 24 Oct 2013 - 02:19 pm

DUBAI: Emaar Properties, Dubai's largest property firm, reported a higher-than-expected 50 percent rise in third-quarter net profit on Thursday, driven by growth in...

Chadian president receives letters of credence of HE Qatar's ambassador 24 Oct 2013 - 02:10 pm

N'DJAMENA: Chadian President Idriss Deby met here on Thursday with HE Qatar's ambassador to chad Hamad Bin Abdul Hadi Al Hajeri, who handed...

Philippines expects early U.N. ruling on sea dispute with Beijing 24 Oct 2013 - 02:07 pm

MANILA: The Philippines expects an early ruling from the United Nations' tribunal on its arbitration case questioning China's claim on the South China...

Qatar and UK students team up for artist's exchange project 24 Oct 2013 - 02:03 pm

DOHA: Four Qatari artists have teamed up with four art students from the UK's Slade School of Fine Art as part of the...

Dubai Emirates NBD puts property firm stake up for sale 24 Oct 2013 - 01:33 pm

DUBAI: Dubai's largest bank Emirates NBD has put its remaining 15 percent stake in Union Properties up for sale, the lender's chief financial...

Qatar Exchange down 0.43pc 24 Oct 2013 - 01:32 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Thursday 41.58 points or 0.43 percent to 9,652.35 points from the previous closing of 9,693.93 points. The...

Typhoon leaves 2,300 homes without power in south Japan 24 Oct 2013 - 01:30 pm

TOKYO: Typhoon Francis left over 2,300 houses on the Tokunoshima and Yoronjima islands in southern Japan's Kagoshima without electricity on Thursday, according to...

Emarat to halve gasoline buys in 2014 as ADNOC gets stations 24 Oct 2013 - 01:21 pm

SINGAPORE: United Arab Emirates fuel retailer Emarat plans to cut its gasoline purchases nearly in half next year after transferring some of its...

Civil Defence forum explores safety technology 24 Oct 2013 - 01:10 pm

DOHA: The Media Centre for the Fourth Civil Defence Exhibition and Conference discussed at a forum technologies applied in modern constructions their reliability...

Syria frees dozens more women in hostage deal 24 Oct 2013 - 12:34 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian authorities have freed dozens of women prisoners and cleared a prominent young blogger for release in one of the final stages...

Over 80 Taliban militants killed and injured in Afghanistan 24 Oct 2013 - 11:59 am

KABUL: At least 48 Taliban militants were killed and 38 others were injured during joint military operation by Afghan and NATO forces, Afghan...

S. Korean Daewoo Engineering wins US$643m order from Algeria 24 Oct 2013 - 11:58 am

SEOUL: Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co., one of South Korea's leading builders said Thursday it has won a US$643 million contract to build...

Panasonic to halve chip-making workforce 24 Oct 2013 - 11:50 am

TOKYO: Panasonic Corp plans to drastically reduce its chip-making business, slashing its 14,000 workforce by half, a news report said Thursday. Expenses resulting...

Malaysia's Petronas to organise international human capital summit 24 Oct 2013 - 11:50 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas company Petronas will organise a three-day international human capital summit beginning October 29 to discuss current...

Indonesia halts refinery talks with Kuwait and Saudi 24 Oct 2013 - 11:18 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia has broken off talks on building two new refineries with Kuwait Petroleum and Saudi Aramco due to disagreements over tax issues,...

Egypt's Ridge Capital plans Islamic fund of fund in 2013 24 Oct 2013 - 11:10 am

CAIRO: Cairo-based Ridge Islamic Capital, plans to launch the first dedicated Islamic fund of funds in the Middle East by the end of...

Saudi food firm Savola says on track to meet full-year forecasts 24 Oct 2013 - 10:41 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Savola Group posted a 12.9 percent rise in third-quarter net profit on Thursday and said it was on track to...