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Qatar expected to introduce VAT between Jan 2018 and Jan 2019, says BDO Qatar ECONOMY

Qatar expected to introduce VAT between Jan 2018 and Jan 2019, says BDO Qatar

Qatar is expected to introduce value added tax (VAT) between January 2018 and January 2019, a seminar organised in Doha by audit firm BDO Qatar was told.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India, Pakistan markets fall as tensions flare ECONOMY

India, Pakistan markets fall as tensions flare

Share markets in India and Pakistan fell on Thursday after India said it had conducted ‘surgical strikes’ on suspected militants preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-ruled Kashmir ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN Security Council holds crisis meeting on Syria ASIA

UN Security Council holds crisis meeting on Syria

The UN Security Council met on Wednesday for crisis talks on Syria as air raids shook Aleppo and diplomatic tensions ran high over an attack on an aid convoy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Singapore central bank damps speculation of policy easing ECONOMY

Singapore central bank damps speculation of policy easing

Singapore’s central bank said its current monetary policy stance is appropriate and inflation may turn positive later this year...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sensex climbs to 11-month high; rupee falls to 67.35 ECONOMY

Sensex climbs to 11-month high; rupee falls to 67.35

Indian stocks reclaimed the 11-month high and an index of medium-sized companies rallied to a record as persistent inflows from overseas investors outweighed investor concern that the rally may have outpaced the outlook for earnings growth.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq takes full control of Fallujah ASIA

Iraq takes full control of Fallujah

Iraqi forces took the Islamic State group’s last positions in the city of Fallujah yesterday, establishing full control over one of the militants’ most emblematic bastions after a month-long operation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN urges judiciary reforms in Lanka INTERNATIONAL

UN urges judiciary reforms in Lanka

United Nations human rights experts have urged Sri Lanka

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Treading cautiously, Ryan to meet Trump INTERNATIONAL

Treading cautiously, Ryan to meet Trump

Paul Ryan and Donald Trump, the top Republicans in the US, plan to meet next week to try to unite their party, with both men focused on the November 8 presidential election, but the Wisconsin congressman also perhaps looking further ahead.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
High-profile speakers at Launch Conference ARABIA

High-profile speakers at Launch Conference

A number of high-profile speakers will share their insights and personal experiences at the Launch Conference...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India set to drive global oil demand growth TECHNOLOGY

India set to drive global oil demand growth

Leading oil producers meet in Doha today amid challenging market conditions although the International Energy Agency (IEA) remains confident that the global oil demand will grow in 2016.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australia asylum baby set to be returned to Nauru INTERNATIONAL

Australia asylum baby set to be returned to Nauru

Australia on Monday said an asylum-seeker baby whom doctors had refused to discharge from hospital is expected to be returned to a remote Pacific detention camp as a deterrent to people-smugglers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The maestro returns SPORT

The maestro returns

Legendary Lebanese composer Marcel Khalife will be back in the city for a world premiere of his latest concerto for oud, organised by Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra By Umer Nangiana

4:45 AM November 25 2016