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Qatar Airways reveals 2 new routes
The Himalayan
| QATAR: Qatar Airways on Monday revealed that Copenhagen and Barcelona would soon join the airline's ever-expanding route network during the airline's summer schedule by the end of March, 2010. | The announcement comes after several months of industry speculation on the Doha-based carrier's plans t...
Dubai Knowledge Village was built to allow Universities to open branches and campuses in Dubai
(photo: Creative Commons / Raphael17)
University Branches in Dubai Are Struggling
The New York Times
| The collapse of Dubai's overheated economy has left the outposts of Michigan State University and the Rochester Institute of Technology in the United Arab Emirates struggling to attract enough qualified students to survive. | In the last five years, many American universities have rushed to open b...
Mixed day for Gulf bourses
Arab News
| Arab News | JEDDAH/DUBAI: Real estate and construction stocks led by Arabtec helped lift the UAE markets on Monday, as other Gulf markets ended mixed. | Dubai-based Arabtec gained 14.8 percent, surging on speculative buying, though its chief execut...
Qatar Airways to include Barcelona, Copenhagen
The Himalayan
| KATHMANDU: Qatar Airways today said that Copenhagen and Barcelona will soon be put on its ever-expanding route network during the summer schedule by end of March, 2010. | As the airlines is currently serving Stockholm, Sweden's capital, non-stop fr...
Qatar Airways reveals 2 new routes
The Himalayan
| QATAR: Qatar Airways on Monday revealed that Copenhagen and Barcelona would soon join the airline's ever-expanding route network during the airline's summer schedule by the end of March, 2010. | The announcement comes after several months of indust...
University Branches in Dubai Are Struggling
The New York Times
| The collapse of Dubai's overheated economy has left the outposts of Michigan State University and the Rochester Institute of Technology in the United Arab Emirates struggling to attract enough qualified students to survive. | In the last five years...
Gulf stock markets end mixed
Arab News
| Arab News | JEDDAH\DUBAI: Active buying in selective stocks on Dubai's index and Kuwait's benchmark led both bourses to a higher close, amid lackluster activity elsewhere on Gulf Arab markets on Sunday. | Regional markets ended mixed, with lower th...
UAE currency - Dirhams - money - economy
WN / Geeta
Debt uncertainty hits Dubai stocks
Arab News
| Arab News | JEDDAH/DUBAI: Property and banking stocks led a broad decline in the Gulf Arab region on Wednesday, with Dubai suffering its biggest daily loss in two weeks, as uncer...
Australian Minister of Trade Simon Crean, left, New Zealand Minister of Trade Tim Groser, center, and Thailand's Minister of Commerce Pornthiva Nakasai, right, join hands for a photo opportunity Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, following the signing of trade agreements at the 14th ASEAN in Cha-am, Thailand.
AP / David Longstreath
Going troppo for more fruit
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Trade minister Simon Crean says more tropical fruits and nuts could be exported from Australia because of tariff cuts. | The cuts will be extended to all developed countries as par...
Dubai International Financial Exchange
AP / Kamran Jebreili
GCC stock markets end mixed
Arab News
| Arab News | JEDDAH/DUBAI: Property and banking stocks led Dubai to a fourth consecutive lower close on Tuesday, as Dubai Financial Market made a takeover bid for its local rival....
Qatar tough on gas price
Asian Age
| New Delhi, Dec. 25: India may be looking at Qatar for a ‘sweetheart’ gas deal but Doha appears in no mood to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) at anything less than $9-11 per mmBtu, rates which are more than double domestic gas price. | The petr...
Biz Briefs
The Himalayan
| Qatar Airways routes | KATHMANDU: Qatar Airways is expanding its service in three countries at the beginning of 2010. According to a press note, the airlines will start flights to Tokyo of Japan, Bengaluru of India and Ankara of Turkey within eight...
Business Briefs
The Telegraph India
| Ore export duty | New Delhi, Dec. 25: The government has increased the export duty on iron ore fines and lumps by 5 per cent each, a finance ministry notification said. Industry said the decision would adversely affect the mining sector. "This deci...
Money
Philippine Airlines A320-200 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport
(photo: Creative Commons / Camphora)
PAL to return to Middle East
Inquirer
| Most Read Business Firm to invest $1B in biomass plants Chinese firm to put money in Kingking GMA-7 to raise ad rates SM may accelerate China expansion PAL to return to Middle East BSP keeps key rates low New law for pre-need plans 4 Cabinet execs, AFP, PNP chiefs face rap over martial law Outsiders can also have all the fun Unsolicited disposal ...



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