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iPhone 6 still one licence away from launch in China 19 Sep 2014 - 04:18 am

BEIJING: Apple Inc is still awaiting a critical licence from Chinese regulators before it can sell its new iPhone 6 in one of...

Al Sejeel plant put on hold 19 Sep 2014 - 04:17 am

Doha: Industries Qatar, the state-controlled petrochemical and steel producer, put on hold plans to build the Al Sejeel petrochemical plant as it seeks...

Amazon founder strikes deal to build US rocket engines 19 Sep 2014 - 04:16 am

WASHINGTON: The aerospace company Blue Origin has struck a deal to build a US-made rocket engine that aims to eliminate reliance on Russian...

Etihad Airways on track to raise $2bn in loans this year 19 Sep 2014 - 04:16 am

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is on track to raise about $2bn in loans this year to fund its equity investments around...

easyJet finalises $2bn A320 order 19 Sep 2014 - 04:16 am

LONDON: British no-frills airline easyJet said yesterday it had finalised a deal to buy 27 single-aisle A320 jets worth $2bn at list prices...

G20 grapples with targets as growth stalls 19 Sep 2014 - 04:15 am

CAIRNS: Finance ministers from G20 nations meet in Cairns this weekend as they grapple with how to achieve a lift in global growth...

Gazprom sees lowest gas output 19 Sep 2014 - 04:15 am

MOSCOW: Russian gas producer Gazprom is likely to record its lowest output this year since its creation a quarter of a century ago...

Warner Brothers plans to slash 1,000 jobs 19 Sep 2014 - 04:15 am

LOS ANGELES: Warner Brothers, the fabled Hollywood studios, plans to eliminate as many as 1,000 jobs, which would be more than 10 percent...

IMF chief asked for more information on death threat claims 19 Sep 2014 - 04:15 am

New York: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief, Christine Lagarde, could soon be called to participate in a second judicial investigation after claiming...

Ericsson to shut modem business 19 Sep 2014 - 04:14 am

STOCKHOLM: Ericsson, the world’s biggest mobile network equipment maker, is winding down its modem business, shutting a loss-making unit with the departure of...

QE index surges ahead of S&P upgrade 19 Sep 2014 - 03:22 am

DOHA: Qatar stocks rose to fresh highs yesterday, ahead of Monday’s upgrade of the market to Emerging Market status by S&P Dow Jones. ...

Hong Kong stock exchange team visits QSE 18 Sep 2014 - 08:18 am

The delegation from the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd at the Qatar Stock Exchange yesterday. DOHA: A delegation from the Hong Kong...

Air France strike enters third day 18 Sep 2014 - 08:09 am

Air France planes are parked on the tarmac at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Roissy, near Paris on the third day...

Katara Hospitality wins Hospitality Enterprise Agility Achiever award 18 Sep 2014 - 08:08 am

DOHA: Katara Hospitality, the leading Qatari hotel owner, developer and operator, was announced the winner of the 2014 Hospitality Enterprise Agility Achiever award...

CEM Tech Forum launched in Qatar 18 Sep 2014 - 08:06 am

FROM LEFT: Jeroen Menting, Management Consulting, Ram, General Manager, CEM Technology, Qatar, and Vipul Chudasama of CEM Business Solutions during the launch yesterday....

PepsiCo MEA President wins CEO of the Year award 18 Sep 2014 - 08:05 am

Doha: PepsiCo MEA President Omar Farid has been awarded CEO of the Year — Consumer Goods at the CEO Middle East Awards 2014...

Zara on recovery path 18 Sep 2014 - 08:03 am

People inside a Zara store in Madrid. Zara owner Inditex yesterday posted a smaller-than-expected 2.4 percent drop in first-half net profit as strong...

Sony stares at $2.14bn loss, to cut jobs 18 Sep 2014 - 07:57 am

TOKYO: Sony yesterday said it would lose $2.14bn this fiscal year, more than four times its earlier forecast as the Japanese electronics giant...