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Qatar Exchange index down 6.63 points 25 Apr 2014 - 10:05 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the red when trading closed yesterday at 12,954.93 points, down 6.63 points, or 0.05 percent, from the previous...

International Islamic profit up 10.2pc 24 Apr 2014 - 01:46 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid (left) and Al Shaibei. DOHA: Qatar International Islamic Bank (International Islamic) recorded a solid net profit of QR204m for the...

QE index edges up, gains 0.17pc 24 Apr 2014 - 01:44 am

Doha: Qatar’s bourse, which hit an all-time closing high on Tuesday, edged up again yesterday, adding another 21.76 points, or 0.17 percent, to...

QBA to extend support to Kenyan trade 24 Apr 2014 - 01:39 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani (left) with President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta (centre), Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani (second from...

Move to spur female entrepreneurship 24 Apr 2014 - 01:38 am

Cherie Blair with Badr Jafar. Doha: UAE-based conglomerate Crescent Enterprises has partnered with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women to empower, mentor and...

QP Environment Fair 2014 opens 24 Apr 2014 - 01:36 am

H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada (third right), the Minister of Energy and Industry, Prof. Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad (fourth left),...

ISO certification to bring in efficiency and effectiveness 24 Apr 2014 - 01:24 am

BY ERIKA WIDEN Doha: The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), established in 1947, is the world’s largest developer of international standards. These standards...

Mannai Corp Q1 net profit zooms 73pc 24 Apr 2014 - 01:23 am

DOHA: Mannai Corporation yesterday announced its first quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2014 and posted QR150m, up by 73 percent...

Meet on information security this week 24 Apr 2014 - 01:23 am

DOHA: The forthcoming ‘Information Security Conference’, organised by Qatar Central Bank (QCB) from April 27 to 28 will discuss host of issues related...

Muntajat represents Qatar at ChinaPlas 24 Apr 2014 - 01:23 am

Doha: Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat) returned to China to exhibit for the second time at ChinaPlas 2014 trade...

Masraf Al Rayan’s first quarter net profit up 8pc 24 Apr 2014 - 01:03 am

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan achieved net profit of QR432m for the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 8 percent compared to similar...

Qatar bourse index touches historic high 23 Apr 2014 - 04:07 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s bourse surged to its highest closing level ever, breaking its main index record yesterday on the back of...

MPHC posts QR463.8m net profit 23 Apr 2014 - 01:09 am

DOHA: Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC), a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum and one of the region’s premier diversified petrochemical conglomerates, delivered an impressive...

Ezdan Holding Group buys 20.16pc of Widam shares 23 Apr 2014 - 01:07 am

DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group yesterday announced the acquisition of up to 20.16 percent shares of Widam Food Co (previously Mawashi), in a step...

Nakilat expands LNG fleet 23 Apr 2014 - 01:05 am

(From left) Bassel Gamal, QIB Group CEO , Eng. Abdullah Fadhalah Al Sulaiti, Managing Director of Nakilat, and Khalid Al Subeai, Acting CEO...

Mazaya eyes education sector 23 Apr 2014 - 01:02 am

(From left) Midhat Saleh, Rashid Yaqoub Al Nafisi, Abdullah Ali Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ali M Al Kubaisi, Chairman, Hamad bin Ali Al Hedfa,...

Kenya to seek natural gas from Qatar for power plant 23 Apr 2014 - 12:39 am

NAIROBI: Kenya will negotiate the import of natural gas from Qatar Gas to fuel a power station it wants to build in the...

UDC selling land worth QR1.45bn 23 Apr 2014 - 12:38 am

DUBAI: United Development Co, a real estate company developing The Pearl residential complex on an artificial island in Doha, said it had agreed...