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Doha Bank plans rights issue to raise capital by 20% ECONOMY

Doha Bank plans rights issue to raise capital by 20%

Doha Bank is planning to raise the capital by 20% through a rights issue by the first half of 2017 in order to meet its strategic business development requirements.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australia refugees in remote camp offered US resettlement INTERNATIONAL

Australia refugees in remote camp offered US resettlement

Refugees held on remote Pacific camps after trying to reach Australia by boat will be resettled in the US in a ‘one-off’ deal, the premier says, a breakthrough that could see the controversial facilities closed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Global bourses set for modest gains in 2017, show polls ECONOMY

Global bourses set for modest gains in 2017, show polls

Global equities are forecast to rise modestly in 2017, held back by concerns about the pace of US Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and the waning effect of widespread monetary stimulus that has helped drive shares to lofty heights, Reuters polls show.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rainy season in Qatar to begin from October 16 ARABIA

Rainy season in Qatar to begin from October 16

The rainy season would begin on October 16 and continue for 52 days, the Qatar Met department said in a report. The country may experience some rain before that as well.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
“What makes my job very interesting is to continually encounter new stories, new people” SPORT

“What makes my job very interesting is to continually encounter new stories, new people”

The word versatility acquires a new shine when one uses it to describe the awesome repertoire of master film composer Patrick Doyle.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
At G20 meet, defending free trade will need more than talk ECONOMY

At G20 meet, defending free trade will need more than talk

Wedged in between the Brexit vote and the US presidential election, leaders of the world’s major economies meet this weekend in China needing to mount a realistic defence of the free trade and globalisation they have long championed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Repair of smart devices 'fraught with risks' ARABIA

Repair of smart devices 'fraught with risks'

A number of locals have expressed concern that many people take their smartphones, tablets and other smart devices to unauthorised shops for repairs.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran ‘requested’ Russian planes to bomb Aleppo ASIA

Iran ‘requested’ Russian planes to bomb Aleppo

Russian warplanes bombed Aleppo at Iran’s request to assist its military advisers on the ground in the flashpoint Syrian city, a senior Iranian official said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China’s surging fuel exports less worrisome than costly crude for refiners ECONOMY

China’s surging fuel exports less worrisome than costly crude for refiners

A surge in China’s diesel exports last month to record levels is probably the last thing refiners in the rest of Asia wanted to hear, but they should probably worry more about rising crude oil prices.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China share rebound is spreading to Shanghai as confidence rebuilds ECONOMY

China share rebound is spreading to Shanghai as confidence rebuilds

China’s stock rebound is shifting up a gear. A rally that started in Hong Kong-listed equities is spreading to the $6.3tn mainland market, ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New Labour members will not vote INTERNATIONAL

New Labour members will not vote

Labour members barred from voting in the party’s upcoming leadership election have dropped their legal challenge.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Picture risk INTERNATIONAL

Picture risk

Residents clash yesterday with police officers on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. Approximately 500 people gathered yesterday morning at the Des Monts housing estate in Bastia’s Lupino neighbourhood...

4:45 AM November 25 2016