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New “Brother in Arms” game in pipeline, Gearbox says
LONDON: Gearbox was making Brothers in Arms, a series of well received shooters that were set in WW2. A lot...
US dollar climbs 8yrs high against Yen
NEW YORK: The dollar rose to an eight-year high against the yen on Tuesday as the U.S. currency found steady...
Iran’s direct tax income raises 49% in first 11 months of Iranian calendar
TEHRAN: Director of the Iranian National Tax Administration, Ali Askari, said that Iran’s direct tax income rose 49 percent in...
IATA boss urges passengers to don’t pay tax for Hong Kong’s third runway
HONG KONG: Passengers and airlines should not have to be taxed to pay for the construction of Chek Lap Kok's...
Omantel seeks approval for OMR50m-sukuk issue
MUSCAT: Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) said that company would seek an approval from shareholders for OMR50 million sukuk issue or...
SIMs re-verification, money-making exercise
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) reveals it has completed the biometric verification of 72 million SIMs while 10 million have...
Singapore to extend tax incentives for real estate: Finance Minister
SINGAPORE: Singapore will extend tax incentives for real estate investment trusts by five years, allowing them to earn income from...
Sri Lankan man nabbed in India for smuggling 2.5kg gold
COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan national arrested for allegedly smuggling gold into India at international airport here. The passenger, who hails...
2.8m years old human jaw fossil found on Ethiopian hilltop can redefine human evolution
NEW YORK: The recent analysis of a single human jaw with five teeth on an Ethiopian hilltop could redefine ancient...
“Islamic State” supporters creates their own social networking site “caliphate book” as banned on Facebook, twitter
LONDON: The Islamic State Supporters has created their own “caliphate book”, after banning of social networking sites such as Facebook...
Indonesia’s Telkom may cut dividends by 40% to $447.6m
JAKARTA: State-run telecommunications giant PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) will likely lower dividend payments by more than 40 percent this year...
US exports to Iran up 1.5% in Jan
TEHRAN: According to a report of US Department of Commerce that US exported $13.3 million worth of products to Iran...
Ferrari, Mercedes, Porsche, Lamborghini, Aston Martin: 27 classic cars sold for £20m in UK’s biggest deal
LONDON: A collection of 27 classic cars, including Ferrari, Mercedes, Porsche, Lamborghini and Aston Martin has been sold for around...
Australian dollar drops multi yrs low on strong US dollar
PERTH: The Australian dollar has fallen back near the multi-year low it hit in January as fresh signals from China...
Skillful economy helps Malaysia to achieve high income status: IMF
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is on track to reach high income status in five years due to skillful economic management amidst...
Qatar insurance market expands by $2b
DOHA: The size of Qatar’s insurance market is picking up, though slowly, and has hit an estimated $2bn. This represents...
India exempts homes worth 1.5 million from tax
DELHI: Indian Finance Ministry has raised the maximum value of land and buildings exempt from Bt1 million to Bt1.5 million...
Mobile online games classification tool to test from April
SYDNEY: Australia will begin a 12-month trial of a classification tool for mobile and online games. The new classification tool...
SH equity rises by 5.8%: Kuwait’s NBK earns KD261.8m net profits in 2014
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) held its annual General Assembly meeting here the other day at the bank's headquarters....
Kuwait’s Al-Mazaya reports net profit of KD 8.09m in 2014
KUWAIT CITY: Al-Mazaya Holding held its Ordinary General Assembly Meeting of 2014 here the other day at Al- Mazaya Tower...
