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QNB officials receiving the award. DOHA: QNB  bagged a major award at the 10th anniversary Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards held...

Salam International Chairman Issa Abdul Salam Abu Issa (sixth left) and other board members during the Extraordinary General Assembly at The Gate Doha...

The Qatar Petroleum stand at the 5th Saudi Arabia International Oil & Gas Exhibition (SAOGE 2013), which runs until Wednesday, at the Dhahran...

Residential and commercial buildings sit in the upmarket Victoria Peak area in Hong Kong yesterday. Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, controlled by Asia’s richest man...

DOHA: A new law to regulate financial activities of the government and public sector organisations (public finance law) is on the anvil, a...

ABU DHABI: Egypt suspended rice exports less than a week after issuing licences to sell the grain abroad, the head of the rice...

DHAKA: Bangladesh and the United States signed a trade agreement yesterday in a move Dhaka hoped would bolster a relationship damaged by the...

GENEVA: Marathon talks on the World Trade Organisation’s first-ever worldwide trade reform in Geneva failed early yesterday to agree on a text to...

LONDON: European stock markets climbed yesterday after Iran struck a landmark deal on its nuclear programme that will see sanctions eased on the...

MOSCOW: It would be difficult for Iran to revive its oil output to former levels quickly even if international restrictions on its exports...

ABU DHABI: The UAE will start operating new grain silos in Fujairah within the coming months and has picked a private company to...

DUBAI: The UAE telecom regulator yesterday fined former monopoly Etisalat for blocking text messages that would have provided its customers with details on...

LONDON: Iran is quietly mobilising more ships to store and transport oil, aiming to keep its fields working and mitigate losses of several...

WASHINGTON: Contracts to buy previously owned US homes hit a 10-month low in October, but a strong rebound in services sector activity early...

KUWAIT: Kuwait has suspended the chairman of state-owned Kuwait Airways in a dispute over his plans to buy five used aircraft from India’s...

DOHA: Total Research Centre Qatar (TRC-Q) has applied for a new patent in the domain of Geochemistry. The patent will allow a quick,...

DUBAI: Countries as distant as central Asia and Africa are expected to use Dubai to obtain expertise and financing channels as they develop...

DUBAI: Dubai plans to boost its government spending by 11 percent next year to the highest level since its property bubble burst in...