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Morocco revives $4.6bn LNG import plan 16 Dec 2014 - 04:51 pm

RABAT: Morocco has launched a national plan to boost imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), including the construction of a terminal at the...

Over 120 Pakistanis, mostly children, killed in Taliban high school attack 16 Dec 2014 - 03:29 pm

A man carries a student, who was injured during an attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School, after he received treatment...

Qatar stocks close lower 16 Dec 2014 - 03:21 pm

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange index retreated back into the red zone Tuesday when it closed 402.69 points lower (3.51 percent) at 11,057.33 points....

Philippines seeks custody of US Marine charged with murder 16 Dec 2014 - 03:15 pm

MANILA: The Philippine government sought formal custody Tuesday of a US Marine charged with murder over the death of a Filipino transgender woman...

Hitachi, Switzerland's ABB tie up in power-transmission 16 Dec 2014 - 11:06 am

TOKYO: Japan's Hitachi and Swiss engineering giant ABB said Tuesday they will set up a joint venture to market power transmission equipment in...

Tokyo stocks drop 2.01pc by close 16 Dec 2014 - 11:04 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks sank 2.01 percent Tuesday, following heavy losses on Wall Street and a plunge in oil prices, while a stronger yen...

Three dead, 35 wounded in attack on Pakistan school 16 Dec 2014 - 11:02 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A Taliban attack on an army-run school in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday left at least three students dead and 35 people...

India's newest airline gets permit to fly 16 Dec 2014 - 10:52 am

MUMBAI: India's newest airline said Tuesday that it has received an air permit to begin flying in the country. Vistara, jointly owned by...

Erdogan says media raids a response to ‘dirty’ plot 16 Dec 2014 - 10:40 am

Supporters of the Hizmet movement of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen shout slogans and hold copies of Zaman newspaper as they take part in...

Activists in Juba release list of war victims 16 Dec 2014 - 10:39 am

People attend a mass in Juba yesterday to commemorate one year since the outbreak of the South Sudan civil war. JUBA: From a...

Oil prices sink further in Asian trade 16 Dec 2014 - 09:30 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices sank further to new multi-year lows in Asia Tuesday, with analysts weighing the possible political and economic fallout in oil-producing...

Visitors explore world of horses at Darb Al Saai 16 Dec 2014 - 04:00 am

Qatar Academy student Sultan Al Sulaiti interviewing Ghazi Hussein, a veteran actor, in the Qatar Foundation tent at Darb Al Saai. DOHA: Al...

Sector-specific cyber security drills planned 16 Dec 2014 - 03:58 am

Khalid Al Hashmi (right), Executive Director, Cyber Security, National Information Security Centre, ictQatar, and Rashid Al Neami, Cyber Security Specialist, at a press...

FIA backs Qatar’s efforts towards road safety 16 Dec 2014 - 03:56 am

DOHA: The world governing body for motorsport has extended support to road safety in Qatar by highlighting a programme that seeks to raise...

Al Asmakh sculpture symposium opens 16 Dec 2014 - 03:55 am

Mohammed Al Atiq (fifth left), General Manager, Regency Art, and Hassan Ibrahim Al Asmakh (sixth left), Vice-President, Business Development, Regency Group Holding, with...

Paris Saint-Germain Academy returns to Doha 16 Dec 2014 - 03:53 am

DOHA: Many boys and girls aged between six and 16 years recently took part in the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football school, which aims...

Ashghal holds student visit to its HQ, Heritage Village 16 Dec 2014 - 03:51 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) held a visit of school students to its headquarters as part of National Day celebrations. The initiative,...

Doha-Barkal camp to open in Sudan next month 16 Dec 2014 - 03:47 am

DOHA: The Vice-Chairman of Board of Trustees of Museums, Sheikh Hassan bin Mohammed Al Thani, also Chairman of the joint committee of Qatar-Sudan...