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India, Vietnam ramp up oil search in South China Sea 29 Oct 2014 - 11:40 am

NEW DELHI: India and Vietnam ramped up cooperation in exploring for oil and gas in the contested South China Sea, ignoring Chinese objections,...

Nintendo logs $132m first-half net profit 29 Oct 2014 - 11:40 am

TOKYO: Japanese videogame giant Nintendo said Wednesday its first-half net profit soared to $132 million as a sharply weaker yen boosted its bottom...

World Bank sees lower 2015 China growth goal as appropriate 29 Oct 2014 - 11:39 am

BEIJING: An economic growth target of about seven percent, down from 7.5 percent this year, would be appropriate for China in 2015, the...

Hitachi H1 net profit nearly triples, raises full-year forecast 29 Oct 2014 - 11:39 am

TOKYO: Hitachi said Wednesday its net profit for the six months to September nearly tripled to $850 million as the Japanese giant hiked...

IS attack on Syria oil field kills 30 29 Oct 2014 - 11:38 am

BEIRUT: Islamic State group jihadists have attacked an oil and gas field in Syria, killing at least 30 pro-regime gunmen and security guards,...

200 missing in Sri Lanka after mudslides 29 Oct 2014 - 11:38 am

COLOMBO: Around 200 people were reported missing and three confirmed dead after heavy monsoon rains triggered mudslides in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday,...

Air France results hit by record pilots' strike 29 Oct 2014 - 11:37 am

PARIS: Air France on Wednesday said its third quarter results had taken a bashing due to a record pilots' strike, with turnover falling...

Tokyo stocks close up 1.46pc 29 Oct 2014 - 09:56 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 1.46 percent higher on Wednesday following strong gains on Wall Street and as the weaker yen lifted exporter shares....

Emir, PM greet Turkey president 29 Oct 2014 - 09:36 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Wednesday a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Turkey Recep...

Emir meets Centrica Chairman in London 29 Oct 2014 - 09:35 am

LONDON: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met Tuesday evening at his residence in London with Centrica Chairman Rick Haythornthwaite and...

Qatar's Tasweeq says to cut condensate exports in 2016 29 Oct 2014 - 09:34 am

SINGAPORE: Qatar's state oil marketer Tasweeq expects to cut deodorised field condensate (DFC) exports in 2016 by 30 percent from current levels as...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 29 Oct 2014 - 09:13 am

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

‘Kashmir Black Day’ observed 29 Oct 2014 - 04:34 am

Pakistan Ambassador Shahzad Ahmad delivering a speech at a ceremony organised to mark ‘The Kashmir Black Day’at Pakistan Embassy yesterday. Afzal Khan, First...

Al Attiyah in Washington 29 Oct 2014 - 04:33 am

The Chairman of Administrative Control and Transparency Authority H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (second right), during the 23rd Annual Arab-US Policymakers...

Qatar-Turkey cultural ties 29 Oct 2014 - 04:32 am

The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari (left) and his Turkish counterpart Omer Celik...

60 world-class boats on display 29 Oct 2014 - 04:30 am

DOHA: Sixty boats will be on display at the second edition of the Qatar International Boat Show (QIBS) to be held from November...

PM meets outgoing Uruguayan envoy 29 Oct 2014 - 04:29 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with Uruguay’s Ambassador Dr Jose Luis Remedi...

Europe’s top jazz musicians to perform in Katara 29 Oct 2014 - 04:27 am

From left: Chargé d’Affaires at Austrian Embassy Sieglinde Fedele di Catrano, French Ambassador Eric Chevallier, Katara Deputy Manager for Operations Ahmed Alsayed, German...