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LG accuses Samsung of infringing patents 27 Sep 2012 - 10:26 am

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Display, one of the world's top flat-screen TV makers, said Thursday it had filed a patent infringement suit against...

Qatar to give Jordan $1.25 bln to back economy reform 27 Sep 2012 - 09:50 am

AMMAN: Qatar has inked a deal with Jordan to give it a total of $1.25 billion as part of a Gulf Cooperation Council...

Brent steady above $110 on supply woes, Euro crisis caps gains 27 Sep 2012 - 08:33 am

SINGAPORE: Brent futures held steady above $110 on Thursday on renewed worries of supply disruptions from the Middle East, while an escalating euro...

S. Korea's bank holding firms' net down 7.8% in H1 27 Sep 2012 - 08:22 am

SEOUL: South Korea's bank holding companies saw their earnings slip 7.8% in the first half of this year from a year earlier due...

Qatar exchange and market updates 27 Sep 2012 - 08:18 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Thursday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Arabs should intervene in Syria: Emir 26 Sep 2012 - 11:36 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United...

Widening Sunni-Shia rifts a major threat: PM 26 Sep 2012 - 11:35 am

DOHA: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani has warned against escalation of the...

Qatar, Sudan to boost legal cooperation 26 Sep 2012 - 11:33 am

Doha: A group of experts from the Ministry of Justice held a meeting here yesterday with their Sudanese counterparts to discuss an overall...

Sheikha Moza makes forceful plea for children’s education 26 Sep 2012 - 11:32 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser speaking at a high level working meeting in New York organised by the Global Partnership for Education...

Aspire to raise awareness of volunteering 26 Sep 2012 - 11:32 am

DOHA: Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) yesterday signed an agreement to fully support the Kafu Awareness Campaign activities spearheaded by the Social Development Centre...

Heir Apparent receives credentials of envoys 26 Sep 2012 - 11:31 am

The Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receiving credentials of Ambassador for United Kingdom Michael Angus...

SEC expects more students to follow parallel education 26 Sep 2012 - 11:30 am

DOHA: About 11,000 students are currently enrolled in Qatar’s parallel education system and their number is expected to grow up to 12,000 during...

New guidelines for camping sites draw flak 26 Sep 2012 - 11:30 am

DOHA: Some people have criticised the decision of the Ministry of Environment to decrease the allotted areas to set up tents for the...

Miniature vehicles a major attraction at postal summit 26 Sep 2012 - 11:29 am

Delegates look at miniature postal vehicles during the 25th Universal Postal Congress at QNCC. Shaival Dalal DOHA: Around 400 scale models of postal...

Arab states hailed for helping the disabled 26 Sep 2012 - 11:28 am

The President of Rehabilitation International – Arab egion, Khalid Al Mukthar, addressing the fifth conference at the Sharq Village and Spa in Doha...

Qatar right place for pharmacists: Expert 26 Sep 2012 - 11:26 am

The Director of the Drug Control Department at the Supreme Council of Health Dr Aisha Ibrahim Al Ansari and the Managing Director of...

QTA brings region’s top abayas to Doha expo 26 Sep 2012 - 11:24 am

Some of the abayas on show at the Hya exhibition at the Doha Exhibition Center.Ibrahim RO Doha: The 2012 Hya Exhibition, the Middle...

Palestinian doctor spreads message of peace 26 Sep 2012 - 11:23 am

by Isabel Ovalle DOHA: Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish (pictured), who presented his book, I Shall Not Hate, at Georgetown University here yesterday, declared...