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Tokyo shares end up 0.76pc at fresh eight-month high 11 Sep 2014 - 10:36 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.76 percent to an eight-month high Thursday, while the dollar broke above 107 yen for the first time since...

FM meets Turkish counterpart 11 Sep 2014 - 09:14 am

DOHA: HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah held Thursday a talks session with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 11 Sep 2014 - 08:57 am

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

Apple Watch 'too feminine' says LVMH's head of luxury watches 11 Sep 2014 - 08:11 am

BERLIN: Apple's long-awaited smartwatch looks "too feminine" and its design will not stand the test of time, luxury giant LVMH's watch guru has...

N.Korea ready to give Japan report on abductees 11 Sep 2014 - 08:11 am

TOKYO: North Korea is ready to provide Japan with initial findings from a special investigating team that looked into the fate of Japanese...

PM receives Turkish FM 11 Sep 2014 - 04:05 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of...

Fire destroys car 11 Sep 2014 - 04:05 am

A car belonging to a parent caught fire at the entrance of a primary school in Doha yesterday. None was injured in the...

International Islamic signs health insurance deal for staff 11 Sep 2014 - 04:04 am

International Islamic and Islamic Insurance officials after signing the agreement. DOHA: International Islamic, one of Qatar’s leading Shariah compliant lender, yesterday announced to...

Es’hailSat wins Satellite Operator award 11 Sep 2014 - 04:02 am

Ali Al Kuwari, Chief Executive Officer of Es’hailSat, speaking after receiving the award in Paris. Paris/Doha: Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has been...

QU president highlights Qatar’s education reforms in Australia 11 Sep 2014 - 04:01 am

Qatar University President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad presenting Australian Education Minister Christopher Pyne with a QU plaque. Doha: “There is no substitute...

Tough rescue 11 Sep 2014 - 03:42 am

Civilians transport an injured man on a motorbike after what activists said were air strikes by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al...

Emir meets Turkish Foreign Minister 11 Sep 2014 - 03:41 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu at Al...

Cabinet panel to check safety of petrol stations 11 Sep 2014 - 03:40 am

DOHA: The State Cabinet has decided to set up a committee to assess and regularly monitor the safety of petrol filling and service...

GCC discusses equal rights for citizens 11 Sep 2014 - 03:39 am

DOHA: Initiatives are under way to make sure that one GCC country treats the citizens of the other as its own in all...

Obama poised to authorise air raids against IS 11 Sep 2014 - 03:38 am

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama seemed poised to authorise air strikes against the Islamic State in Syria yesterday, ahead of a speech to...

British PM begs Scots not to break up ‘family of nations’ 11 Sep 2014 - 03:38 am

EDINBURGH: British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday begged Scots not to rip apart the United Kingdom’s “family of nations”, flying to Scotland to...

Israel opens five criminal probes on Gaza war conduct 11 Sep 2014 - 03:37 am

TEL AVIV: Israel’s military said yesterday that it had opened five criminal investigations into its Gaza war operations, including attacks that killed four...

Qatar Airways Cargo adds new destinations 11 Sep 2014 - 03:36 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo is set to continue its expansion with the launch of two new freighter destinations, Brussels in Belgium and Shanghai...