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UDC renews $210m credit facility deal 26 Aug 2014 - 12:26 pm

DOHA: Qatar's real estate developer, the United Development Company, has announced the renewal of a US$ 210 Million credit facility agreement with a...

Abdullah threatens to pull out of Afghan election audit 26 Aug 2014 - 12:25 pm

KABUL: Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah threatened on Tuesday to withdraw from an audit of votes cast in the election, a move that...

Russia approves pumping $6.6bn into state banks 26 Aug 2014 - 12:24 pm

MOSCOW: The Russian government has approved injecting 239 billion rubles ($6.6 billion, 5 billion euros) into two of the country's largest, state-controlled banks...

38 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan 26 Aug 2014 - 11:02 am

KABUL: At least 38 Taliban militants were killed and 16 others were injured during military operations by Afghan national security forces in the...

Car bomb kills 10 at busy Baghdad intersection 26 Aug 2014 - 11:02 am

BAGHDAD: A car bomb ripped through a crowded Baghdad intersection during morning rush hour on Tuesday, killing 10 people, Iraqi security officials said....

19 killed in Egypt as buses plunge into canal 26 Aug 2014 - 11:02 am

CAIRO: Nineteen people were killed and 15 injured when two minibuses plunged into an irrigation canal in southern Egypt early on Tuesday, a...

UAE aircraft bombed Islamists in Libya: US officials 26 Aug 2014 - 09:52 am

WASHINGTON: The United Arab Emirates has secretly sent warplanes on bombing raids against Islamist militias in Libya over the past week, using bases...

Watania says regulator approves 60.53pc stake sale 26 Aug 2014 - 09:51 am

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi-listed Islamic insurer National Takaful Co (Watania) said on Tuesday that United Arab Emirates regulators had approved the sale of...

Tokyo shares close down 0.59pc 26 Aug 2014 - 09:50 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks slipped 0.59 percent Tuesday on profit-taking as investors weighed the effect on exporters of a solid yen against a record...

Indonesia's president satisfied on leaving office 26 Aug 2014 - 08:45 am

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives at Komoro airport in Dili, East Timor yesterday. EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU JAKARTA: Indonesia's outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 26 Aug 2014 - 08:42 am

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

US plans surveillance flights in Syria 26 Aug 2014 - 08:23 am

WASHINGTON: The United States is poised to send spy planes into Syria to track Islamist militants, preparing the way for possible air strikes...

Five dead, five missing after heavy rain hits S. Korea 26 Aug 2014 - 08:14 am

SEOUL: Five people have been killed and five others are missing after heavy rains pummelled the southern part of South Korea, rescuers said...

GAZA ISRAEL ART NETANYAHU PALESTINE MIDEAST MIDDLE EAST 26 Aug 2014 - 03:01 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR GAZA ISRAEL ART NETANYAHU PALESTINE MIDEAST MIDDLE EAST 082114 Provider: CartoonArts...

UAE, Egypt ‘plot’ Tripoli strikes 26 Aug 2014 - 02:47 am

DOHA: Twice in the past eight days, Egypt and the UAE have secretly teamed up to launch air strikes against militias battling for...

F-Ring Road to open by mid-September 26 Aug 2014 - 02:45 am

DOHA: The most-awaited F-Ring Road, which will connect Hamad International Airport (HIA) to merge with the Industrial Area Road, is set to open...

Discovery to cure black spots on date palm leaves 26 Aug 2014 - 02:43 am

DOHA: A team of researchers at the Agriculture Research Department, Ministry of Environment, has announced a scientific discovery to cure a popular disease...

Panel to review holding of expos 26 Aug 2014 - 02:42 am

DOHA: A high-level joint committee has been set up to review rules for organising events and exhibitions. The idea is to encourage local...