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Philippines wages war on crooked customs agents 03 Sep 2014 - 09:16 am

MANILA: Standing near mountains of goods destined to be smuggled through the Philippines' biggest port, the nation's customs chief admits that being on...

Indonesia's sovereign sukuk attracts $10bn order book 03 Sep 2014 - 09:15 am

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government raised $1.5 billion worth of Islamic bonds on Tuesday, attracting the largest order book ever achieved for a sovereign...

ANA, Lufthansa announce cargo business tie-up 03 Sep 2014 - 09:14 am

TOKYO: Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Lufthansa of Germany on Wednesday announced an air cargo tie up as they look to fight...

Dubai's Emaar says shareholders as of Sept. 10 to have priority in unit IPO 03 Sep 2014 - 09:13 am

DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Investors holding shares in Dubai's Emaar Properties at the end of trading on Sept. 10 will qualify for...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 03 Sep 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...

Plan to enrol women into military service 03 Sep 2014 - 02:58 am

DOHA: Young Qatari women are also to be roped in for national service, but joining it wouldn’t be made compulsory for them like...

City braces for more traffic woes 03 Sep 2014 - 02:57 am

This picture taken from the top of Al Mana Tower late last evening shows traffic jam at Al Mana intersection, officially known as...

IS militants behead second US reporter 03 Sep 2014 - 02:56 am

WASHINGTON: The Islamic State (IS) released a video purporting to show the beheading of a second American hostage Steven Sotloff, a monitoring service...

Gaza war damage 03 Sep 2014 - 02:49 am

Palestinian farmers clean up their land which was damaged by Israeli army vehicles during the latest war, in the village of Khuzaa, east...

Centre to monitor sea weather 03 Sep 2014 - 02:47 am

DOHA: Qatar is all set to launch today a Gulf Marine Centre to provide meteorology services for the sea around its territory and...

Saudi arrests 88 for terror attack plots 03 Sep 2014 - 02:43 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has detained 88 people, more than half of them Saudis, on suspicion of plotting “terrorist” attacks at home and abroad,...

RAF university project in Nairobi on track 03 Sep 2014 - 02:32 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, Deputy Board Chairman, RAF, and Honorary Chairman, RAF International University, and other officials are briefed on...

Al Meera to open eight new malls, nine branches 03 Sep 2014 - 02:31 am

Al Meera branch in Al Qutaifiya. DOHA: Al Meera Consumer Goods Company plans to open eight new malls by the end of 2014. ...

QA’s non-stop flights to Cape Town from November 3 03 Sep 2014 - 02:30 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways will operate a new non-stop five-time-a-week service between Doha and Cape Town, South Africa, from November 3. Cape Town, which...

103 violations of consumer protection law detected in August 03 Sep 2014 - 02:30 am

DOHA: The state-run consumer rights watchdog detected seven cases of car dealers not providing spare parts and after-sale service during inspection campaigns last...

Police College, rights panel sign cooperation protocol 03 Sep 2014 - 02:29 am

Officials signing the protocol. DOHA: The Police College and National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) yesterday signed a cooperation protocol on coordination in the...

Games inside balloon 03 Sep 2014 - 02:28 am

Children playing inside a giant balloon at Doha Exhibition Centre as part of the Summer Festival yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP

Calls to probe ‘fake’ university degrees 03 Sep 2014 - 02:21 am

DOHA: Parents and academics have called on the Supreme Education Council (SEC) to launch a thorough investigation into reports that some institutions are...