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Berlin: German industrial orders dropped far more than expected in April as factories lacked new contracts for big ticket items, data showed on Wednesday,...

Shanghai: China stocks advanced on Wednesday, led by the blue-chip CSI300 index closing at a six-month high, as a growing number of listed firms encouraged...

Muscat: Oman’s Authority for Electricity Regulation (AER) has drawn an emergency plan in response to a substantial increase in reports from subscribers...

Muscat: More than 23,000 students graduated from the government and private higher education institutions in the Sultanate in 2015/2016, according to the...

Muscat: A maiden Sukuk (Islamic bond) issue from Meethaq, the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman from Bank Muscat, has evoked an overwhelming response. The...

Muscat: Airlines in the Middle East region are expected to post a $400 million profit (down from $1.1 billion in 2016) which is equal to $1.78 per...

Muscat: Alizz Islamic Bank has expressed an interest in a merger with the United Finance Company, which is subject to due diligence of the latter...

Muscat: Alizz Islamic Bank was selected to act as joint lead manager for the recently issued Government of Oman seven-year US dollar Sukuk, along with a...

Muscat: Oman benchmark MSM30 Index ended at 5,411.93 points, up 0.11 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index increased 0.33 per cent to close at 797.35 points. Gulf...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday made a strong case for sale of Air India as he asked how fair it was to use Rs 55,000-60,000 crore...