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South African prosecutors appeal Pistorius verdict and sentence 04 Nov 2014 - 02:48 pm

JOHANNESBURG: The South African prosecution authority confirmed on Tuesday it would file an appeal against the culpable homicide verdict and five-year jail sentence...

'Drone' strikes kill 20 Qaeda suspects in Yemen 04 Nov 2014 - 02:17 pm

SANAA: Overnight drone strikes killed at least 20 suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, where Washington has conducted a sustained drone war against jihadist...

Sheikha Moza inaugurates WISE Summit 04 Nov 2014 - 02:14 pm

DOHA: HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, inaugurated Tuesday the opening of the World...

Kuwait telecoms giant Zain Q3 profit down 13.2pc 04 Nov 2014 - 01:32 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti telecoms giant Zain reported a 13.2 percent fall in third quarter net profit Tuesday, blaming rising competition and exchange rate...

Beijing 'confident' on 2022 Winter Games bid 04 Nov 2014 - 12:34 pm

BEIJING: Beijing is confident it can host the 2022 Winter Olympics, an official said Tuesday, after several withdrawals left the bid -- initially...

Nissan says H1 net profit rises 25pc to $2.3bn 04 Nov 2014 - 12:14 pm

A customer looks at a vehicle made by Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor at the company's showroom in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on November...

Islamic State releases 93 Syrian Kurds 04 Nov 2014 - 11:42 am

BEIRUT: The militant Islamic State group has released 93 Syrian Kurds it captured in February as they made their way from northern Syria...

SoftBank H1 profit jumps on Alibaba listing 04 Nov 2014 - 11:02 am

TOKYO: Japan's SoftBank said Tuesday net profit in the first six months of its fiscal year jumped by more than a third, thanks...

Emir, PM congratulate UAE president 04 Nov 2014 - 10:01 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Tuesday a cable of congratulations to President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh...

Tokyo's Nikkei index ends at new seven-year-high on BoJ easing 04 Nov 2014 - 09:54 am

A pedestrian is watching the information of Tokyo's Nikkei Stock Average during the morning trade session in Tokyo, Japan, 4 November 2014. EPA/...

5 shot dead in Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahsa District 04 Nov 2014 - 09:22 am

RIYADH: Masked men shot dead five people in al-Dalwah town in Saudi Arabia's al-Ahsa district on Monday, Eastern Province Police Spokesman announced. Saudi...

Oil extends losses on Saudi price cuts for US markets 04 Nov 2014 - 09:19 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices extended losses in Asia Tuesday after leading global producer Saudi Arabia slashed its export prices for the US market while...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 04 Nov 2014 - 09:09 am

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

Qatar, China sign key agreements 04 Nov 2014 - 05:05 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, witness the...

Sheikha Al Mayassa signs Empower Declaration 2014 04 Nov 2014 - 05:04 am

H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson, ROTA, with other officials at the event. DOHA: H E Sheikha Al Mayassa...

Symposium focuses on role of emergency medicine 04 Nov 2014 - 05:03 am

Some of the participants and organisers at the Second Annual Emergency Medicine Symposium. DOHA: The evolving role of emergency medicine in Qatar was...

Qatar ‘needs to be proactive to build its brand image’ 04 Nov 2014 - 05:02 am

Participants at the Qatar Media Industries Forum on ‘Brand Qatar: Impact of the Media’, organised yesterday by Northwestern University in Qatar at the...

‘Soft Toys for Education’ launched to improve lives of underprivileged kids 04 Nov 2014 - 05:02 am

Officials at the launch of ‘Soft Toys for Education’ campaign. DOHA: IKEA Qatar yesterday launched its annual ‘Soft Toys for Education’ campaign to...