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Sohar bank’s profit drops 14.12% to OMR14m
MUSCAT: Bank Sohar on Monday said its net profit for the first half of this year declined by 14.12 per...
Hong Kong Customs seizes liquid cocaine hidden in packets of tomato sauce
HONG KONG: A man arriving at Hong Kong airport has been arrested after customs found him to be carrying suspected...
Iran devises unique plan to export petrochemical products to US
TEHRAN: Iran has prepared a ‘special plan’ to export petrochemical products to the U.S., the secretary general of the association...
Brazil police seize documents from congressmen in Petrobras probe
SÃO PAULO: Brazilian federal police carried out search-and-seizure requests Tuesday against several local politicians, including former President Fernando Collor de...
Malaysia’s inflation jumps 2.5% in June
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation rate in June rose 2.5%, which was slightly higher than the 2.4% forecast, mainly due to...
Kuwait’s Gulf Bank net profit expands 20% to KD 18.7m in H1 2015
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank announced here the other day a net profit of KD 18.7 million for the first half of...
Red planet is far more like Earth than thought
WASHINGTON: Researchers have found evidence of a 'continental crust' on Mars. They say the findings are 'surprisingly similar' to the...
After 50-year hunt, science finds pentaquarks
MEXICO: Data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) outside Geneva appears to have proved the existence of particles made of...
QIIB net profit jumps 9% to QR438m in 1H
DOHA: Qatar’s leading Islamic bank QIIB has announced a net profit of QR438m for the first half of 2015 (H1,...
Sri Lanka inflation falls marginally to 0.1% YoY in June
COLOMBO: Inflation declined marginally to 0.1% YoY in June 2015 from 0.2% recorded in May 2015 with annual average inflation...
Cuban customs detects 46 drug traffic, consumption related cases
HAVANA: Cuban Customs have detected 46 drug traffic and consumption-related cases, though the institution still must systematically increase preparation to...
PT Garuda Indonesia plans to buy 24 aircraft in two years
JAKARTA: National flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk plans to buy at least 24 aircraft from different airplane producers over...
China Life Insurance net income hits NT$5.71bn in 1H
TAIPEI: China Life Insurance Co reported here the other day a record-high net income of NT$5.71 billion (US$182.42 million) for...
US, Mexico mutual customs agreement means more business in Laredo
LAREDO: A mutual customs agreement between the U.S. and Mexico will mean faster customs service, and more business in Laredo....
Global warming-induced food and water shortages may cause mass migration
CANADA: Forget mushroom clouds: It’s the global fallout from what’s happening to the ones that grow in the ground we...
NASA’s spacecraft successfully completes its flyby of Pluto
LONDON: NASA received official confirmation on Tuesday night that its spacecraft had successfully completed its flyby of Pluto. The vessel...
Venezuela to discount Uruguay’s oil debt, import 265,000 tons of food
CARACAS: While Uruguay settles its debts with Venezuela at a 35 percent discount, Nicolás Maduro’s government will see its debt...
Guyana to get $50K from US to fight against transnational crimes, money laundering
GEORGETOWN: Guyana will receive another tranche of funding amounting to US$50,000 under the United States Government-sponsored Caribbean Security Basin Initiative...
Jersey customs seizes £1.3m worth of cannabis resin in last week
SAINT HELIER: Jersey Customs and Immigration Service has seized cannabis resin with a street value of more than £1.3 million...
Finland Customs arrests sausage smuggler from Russia
MOSCOW: A St. Petersburg man is facing a fine after trying to smuggle food items banned from sale in Russia...
