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iOS app, Be My Eyes can be blessing in disguise to visually-impaired people
LONDON: A smartphone app can be a blessing in disguise to the visually-impaired people. As a newly launched iOS app,...
QNB net profit swells 10% to QR5.6bn in H1
DOHA: QNB reported a 10% jump in net profit to QR5.6bn in the first six months of this year on...
Ministry releases Rs83b less out of approved Rs525b PSDP budget
ISLAMABAD: The federal government slashed development budget spending by 15 per cent to Rs442 billion during the financial year 2014-15....
Instagram adds Search tool for web via which users can now browse many things
NEW DELHI: In 2013, Instagram moved from an app-only platform to a full-feed experience for web users. Through the years,...
Indian rupee falls marginally by 4 paisa against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee fell marginally by 4 paise to 63.59 against the US currency in early trade at the...
Galaxy Note 5 to feature 5.7 inch QHD Super AMOLED display
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics, which is losing ground to Apple’s iPhone 6, has decided to release the Galaxy Note 5 next...
Japan stops writing insurance for trade after auto payment defaults
CARACAS: Japan’s government-backed export insurance agency said it has stopped writing insurance for trade and investment in Venezuela after facing...
Commercial Bank of Kuwait profit up 26% to KD 16.7m in H1
KUWAIT CITY: Commercial Bank of Kuwait announced net profit of KD 16.7 million up by 26 percent for the six...
Commodity prices indices likely to fall as supplies rise: World Bank
WASHINGTON: The outlook for commodities remains grim for this year, except that oil will fall a bit less than previously...
Afghan national arrested in gold smuggling case at Gandhi airport
KABUL: An Afghan national has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold worth Rs 40 lakh at Indira...
North Asia purchases Iraqi oil 73% to 8.25mmt in June 2015
BAGHDAD: Iraq became South Korea’s third-largest source of oil in the first half of this year, boosting shipments to the...
Oman’s cement comp. profit down 40% to OMR5.44m in Q1 of 2015
MUSCAT: Doubling of the natural gas price from January this year has substantially pulled down the net profit of Oman...
Italian 300 traders to explore investment opportunities in Iran: Customs Administration
TEHRAN: Italian Economic Development Minister Federica Guidi, heading a delegation of 300 traders and businessmen, is scheduled to travel to...
Russian customs foils attempt to smuggle 460kg cheese
MOSCOW: A man attempting to enter Moscow from Poland was stopped by Russian customs control while carrying a half-ton of...
Sri Lankan navy arrests 4 Indian in smuggling case, seizes 165kg ganja
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan navy arrested four Indian fishermen and seized 165kg of ganja from them in the wee hours...
Canada wholesale trade drops 1.0% in May: report
OTTAWA: Canada’s wholesale trade declined in May, after two straight months of gains, led by a drop in the value...
Nigeria orders immediate ban of 113 vessels from lifting crude oil
ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate ban of 113 crude oil vessels from doing business in any of...
New Jersey police seize 600 pack of heroin from Toms River hotel
TOMS RIVER: Township police arrested three people after a surveillance team observed what they called "suspicious short-term traffic" coming in...
Singapore customs seizes 900g of cannabis at Woodlands Checkpoint
SINGAPORE: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) seized 900g of cannabis at the Woodlands Checkpoint. The drugs were found wrapped...
US customs confiscates 14 fake IDs from Canadians at Windsor-Detroit border
DETROIT: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit seized what they believe are several fake...
