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Four arrested for QR8m robbery 22 Oct 2012 - 02:54 am

The four arrested burglars seen with valuables worth a whopping QR8m they stole from a jewellery shop in Al Sadd. DOHA: Qatar’s public...

Framework for research unveiled 22 Oct 2012 - 02:52 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of QF, after officially launching the Joint Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum and Arab Expatriate Scientists...

Emir welcomes Moroccan King 22 Oct 2012 - 02:50 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with King Mohammed VI of Morocco at an official reception at the Emiri...

UDC announces Q3 net profit of QR 417.4 million 21 Oct 2012 - 07:18 pm

DOHA: United Development Company (UDC) Sunday disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012. According to a press release...

Qatar National Cement posts profits of QR329 million in Q3 21 Oct 2012 - 07:15 pm

DOHA: Qatar National Cement Company recorded profits of QR321.4 million in the third quarter of 2012, the company said Sunday. The company recorded...

Dubai court sentences Austrian doctor to life in prison 21 Oct 2012 - 07:12 pm

DUBAI: A Dubai court convicted an Austrian doctor of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison on Sunday after he gave...

Angry protesters try to storm Lebanon gov't HQ 21 Oct 2012 - 07:07 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese police used tear gas on Sunday to repel demonstrators trying to storm the Serail, the headquarters of Prime Minister Najib Mikati,...

13 dead in Damascus police station bomb: state media 21 Oct 2012 - 07:04 pm

BEIRUT: A car bomb exploded outside a police station in a Christian quarter of Damascus on Sunday, killing 13 people, the official SANA...

Katara appoints new General Manager 21 Oct 2012 - 06:59 pm

DOHA: Katara Cultural Village Foundation announced Sunday Dr. Khalid Ibrahim Al Sulaiti as its new General Manager, in a bid to attract Qatari...

Veteran Bollywood director Chopra dies aged 80 21 Oct 2012 - 06:58 pm

MUMBAI: Renowned Indian film director Yash Chopra died in hospital aged 80 on Sunday after suffering dengue fever, his production company said, ending...

DGCA suspends Kingfisher’s flying licence 21 Oct 2012 - 06:05 am

New Delhi: India’s aviation regulator yesterday suspended the operating licence of ailing Kingfisher Airlines and Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh warned that if...

600m to have Aadhaar card by 2014: Prime minister 21 Oct 2012 - 06:05 am

Dudu, Rajasthan: Nearly 240 million people have been registered for issuing Aadhaar cards bearing the unique 12-digit identification number given to residents of...

Court notice to four army officers 21 Oct 2012 - 06:04 am

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued notice to four serving Indian Army officers in a defamation case filed by Lieutenat General...

Hazare to launch new anti-graft team 21 Oct 2012 - 06:04 am

New Delhi: After severing ties with India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal over the formation of a political party, veteran anti-corruption activist...

CBI registers case for offering bribe to ex-army chief 21 Oct 2012 - 06:03 am

New Delhi: The CBI yesterday conducted raids in three cities and registered a case against Lieutenant General (retd) Tejinder Singh for allegedly offering...

Afghanistan-French friendship 21 Oct 2012 - 04:45 am

The French Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius (left) speaks as the Vice president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Karim Khalili (right)...

Six Afghan policemen poisoned, shot dead 21 Oct 2012 - 04:45 am

Kandahar: Six Afghan policemen were shot dead after being poisoned by colleagues in southern Afghanistan, officials said yesterday. The shooting, which is the...

US to help Pakistan army counter IED blasts 21 Oct 2012 - 04:45 am

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to counter improvised explosive devices (IED) blasts, the US Department of Defence’s Joint Improvised Explosives Devices Defeat Organisation (JIEDDO)...