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Britain launches process to sell Eurostar stake 13 Oct 2014 - 12:01 pm

LONDON: Britain's government officially launched on Monday an attempt to sell its 40-percent stake in Eurostar, the high-speed rail service connecting London with...

Court hears Pistorius had 'genuine remorse' 13 Oct 2014 - 11:55 am

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius arrives at the High Court in Pretoria. PRETORIA: Oscar Pistorius's therapist told a sentencing hearing Monday the...

Hong Kong shares edge up, led by China Mobile 13 Oct 2014 - 11:51 am

SHANGHAI: Hong Kong shares erased morning losses on Monday due to strength in blue-chip stocks led by China Mobile, which rose after signing...

IMF launches consultations on Islamic finance 13 Oct 2014 - 10:29 am

DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund found has held its first consultation with an external advisory group of Islamic finance industry bodies, as regulators...

At least 30 die in Egypt bus crash 13 Oct 2014 - 10:26 am

CAIRO: At least thirty people died in a bus crash in southern Egypt early on Monday, security sources said. More than a dozen...

S. Korea's Samsung Heavy wins 664bn won order for LNG carriers 13 Oct 2014 - 09:41 am

SEOUL: South Korea's leading shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Monday it has won a 664 billion won about (US$622 million) order to...

Somali car bomb attack toll rises to 13 13 Oct 2014 - 09:40 am

MOGADISHU: Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Monday that a car bomb which killed at least 13 people the day before was an...

Condolences sent to Saudi king 13 Oct 2014 - 09:27 am

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of condolences to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques...

Five countries set to join world's 'top table' 13 Oct 2014 - 09:09 am

UNITED NATIONS, United States: Years of campaigning for a seat at the world's "top table" come to a head this week when elections...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 13 Oct 2014 - 09:07 am

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

Indonesia's Garuda makes $5bn plane order 13 Oct 2014 - 08:08 am

JAKARTA: Indonesian flag carrier Garuda has placed an order for 50 planes worth almost $5 billion, US plane giant Boeing said, as competition...

QRC distributes aid in India 13 Oct 2014 - 04:09 am

A QRC mission delegation arrives with food and non-food assistance in Kashmir. Doha: The Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) relief mission in India made...

QA hosts movie gathering for travel trade partners 13 Oct 2014 - 04:07 am

Qatar Airways hosted an interactive movie gathering for over 250 travel trade partners in Doha. Held at Novo Cinema, Pearl Qatar, the event...

‘Gold, gems top list of contrabands after drugs’ 13 Oct 2014 - 04:05 am

DOHA: Gold and gems top the list of contrabands after drugs that are frequently seized by airport customs in the country, says a...

Sotheby’s likely to set new world records in Doha tonight 13 Oct 2014 - 04:03 am

Aileen Agopian, Sotheby’s Senior Vice-President, International Contemporary Art Specialist, with Damien Hirst’s ‘Tranquility’ (estimated at $1m-$1.5m) on the background. Kammutty VP BY RAYNALD...

Spain’s National Day marked 13 Oct 2014 - 04:02 am

The Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi and the Spanish Ambassador Carmen De La Pena...

QA official sponsor of Saudi football club 13 Oct 2014 - 04:01 am

Qatar Airways Group CEO, Akbar Al Baker (right) and Chairman of Al Ahli Football Club, Saudi Arabia, Prince Fahd bin Khaled bin Abdullah,...

Countries and borders no longer matter for Sotheby’s 13 Oct 2014 - 04:00 am

Lina Lazaar, Sotheby’s Director, International Contemporary Art Specialist, with Saudi artist Rashed Al Shahai’s work ‘Heaven’s Doors’ which will go under the hammer...