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Global 2013 smartphone sales to hit 1 billion, says survey 05 Sep 2013 - 01:24 am

WASHINGTON: Global smartphone sales are expected to top one billion in 2013, driven by low-cost handset and gains in emerging markets, a research...

Top Indian trade team to visit Doha 05 Sep 2013 - 01:24 am

DOHA: A 14-member high level Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) business delegation is arriving in Doha on a three-day visit from September 8. ...

European stocks rise; gold falls 05 Sep 2013 - 01:23 am

LONDON: European stocks rose yesterday despite the airlines sector flying into turbulence after Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair issued a shock profits warning. Stocks...

US auto sales in top gear 05 Sep 2013 - 01:03 am

A file picture of a 2013 Chrysler 300 sedan at the Washington Auto show. DETROIT: US auto sales were on a pace to...

Clampdown on shadow banking launched in EU 05 Sep 2013 - 01:02 am

BRUSSELS/LONDON: Special funds used by big companies to park billions of euros of cash face stricter rules to make them safer, the European...

Libya PM warns time running out for oil protests 05 Sep 2013 - 01:02 am

TRIPOLI: Libya’s patience with protesters who have halted its onshore oil output is running out and action against them nearer, Prime Minister Ali...

Saudi retailer plans 250 new stores 05 Sep 2013 - 01:01 am

KHOBAR: Saudi Arabian retailer Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair plans to open nearly 250 stores at home and abroad this financial year, a top executive...

Syria cancels tender to buy rice as traders steer clear 05 Sep 2013 - 01:01 am

ABU DHABI: A Syrian purchasing agency has cancelled an urgent tender to buy 135,000 tonnes of white rice, the third state food tender...

Turkish central bank to use gross forex reserves 05 Sep 2013 - 01:01 am

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank suggested yesterday that more surprises lay ahead in its unorthodox efforts to manage a weakening lira, pressured by concerns...

Next Android to be called ‘KitKat’ 05 Sep 2013 - 12:59 am

The Android mascot made of Nestle’s KitKat chocolate bars in front of Google headquarters in Moun-tain View, California. Google said the next version...

Qatar bourse index down by 1.89 percent 05 Sep 2013 - 12:59 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 179.80 points or 1.89 percent to 9,356.32 points yesterday from the previous closing of 9,536.12. Among the top...

Egyptian pound strengthens 05 Sep 2013 - 12:58 am

CAIRO: The Egyptian pound jumped 1.2 percent yesterday at a $1.3bn foreign currency sale — its biggest ever — as the central bank...

Exports, spending pull eurozone out of recession 05 Sep 2013 - 12:58 am

BRUSSELS: A bounce in exports and spending pulled the eurozone out of recession in the second quarter of 2013, data shows, in the...

US trade deficit widens in July as exports dip 05 Sep 2013 - 12:58 am

WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit widened slightly more than expected in July as exports dipped, but a rebound in imports pointed to some...

Tunisian inflation rate falls to 6pc in August 05 Sep 2013 - 12:57 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s annual inflation rate fell for the second month running to reach 6 percent in August against 6.2 percent in July and...

Al Sada opens Sasol office in Qatar 04 Sep 2013 - 12:25 am

H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (right) inaugurating the Sasol-Qatar office. DOHA: H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the...

Singapore firms to play bigger role in Qatar 04 Sep 2013 - 12:25 am

DOHA: As the GCC-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (GSFTA) entered into force from September 1, Singaporean and Qatari companies will now be able to...

Microsoft swallows Nokia’s phone unit 04 Sep 2013 - 12:23 am

HELSINKI/SEATTLE: Two years after hitching its fate to Microsoft’s Windows Phone software, Nokia collapsed into the arms of the US software giant yesterday,...