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IEA lowers outlook for oil demand on unsteady global growth 12 Aug 2014 - 12:07 pm

PARIS: Unsteady global economic growth is holding down oil demand and prices despite worries about conflict in key regions, the IEA said on...

Real Estate trades QR170m last week 12 Aug 2014 - 11:52 am

DOHA: Trading volume of real estate last week, March 05-April 07, was worth in excess of QR 170 million, the Real Estate Registration...

HRW urges 'crimes against humanity' probe of top Egypt officials 12 Aug 2014 - 11:51 am

CAIRO: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused top officials in Egypt of likely "crimes against humanity" in an August 14, 2013 crackdown in...

Actor Robin Williams dead from suspected suicide 12 Aug 2014 - 10:42 am

This file photo taken on March 23, 1998 shows US actor Robin Williams, winner for Best Supporting Actor in "Good Will Hunting", posing...

Indonesia ready to mediate in South China Sea, says Widodo 12 Aug 2014 - 09:50 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia's president-elect Joko Widodo said his country was ready to act as an intermediary to calm rising tensions over territorial disputes in...

Philippines arrests ex-general wanted for rights abuses 12 Aug 2014 - 09:49 am

MANILA: Philippine security forces arrested a fugitive army general and former congressman over the disappearance of two students in 2006, ending a three-year...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.20pc 12 Aug 2014 - 09:43 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.20 percent Tuesday, as the weaker yen lifted exporter shares and after Wall Street notched up gains. The benchmark...

Britain awards BAE $584m shipbuilding contract 12 Aug 2014 - 09:39 am

LONDON: Defence company BAE Systems is to build three ships for Britain's navy in a deal worth £348 million ($584 million, 436 million...

WHO says Ebola death toll passes 1,000 12 Aug 2014 - 09:38 am

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) says the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 1,000. The U.N. health...

20 Afghan civilians killed in Kunduz clashes 12 Aug 2014 - 09:37 am

KABUL: At least 20 civilians have been killed and 10 others have been injured following clashes in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan. Afghani...

Omantel posts flat Q2 profit, beats estimates 12 Aug 2014 - 09:36 am

MUSCAT: Oman Telecommunications (Omantel) reported a flat second-quarter profit on Tuesday, beating analysts' estimates despite a drop in revenue as expenses also fell....

Fresh suicides fuel military service concerns in S. Korea 12 Aug 2014 - 09:27 am

SEOUL: The South Korean military said Tuesday that two conscripts were found dead in an apparent suicide, the latest in a series of...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 12 Aug 2014 - 09:22 am

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

GCC gears up to fight out Ebola threat 12 Aug 2014 - 02:32 am

DOHA: The GCC countries will jointly combat any possible threat from the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD). Top GCC health officials will meet...

Maliki spurned as new Iraq PM named 12 Aug 2014 - 02:32 am

Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community cross the Iraqi-Syrian border along the Fishkhabur bridge over Tigris River at the Fishkhabur crossing, in northern...

Education City to build two parts of Qatar Economic Zone 12 Aug 2014 - 02:30 am

DOHA: Education City is working to build two parts of Qatar Economic Zone which will be spread over 42 square kilometres. The first...

UN committee to probe war crimes in Gaza 12 Aug 2014 - 02:27 am

A Palestinian family looks at the remains of homes in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, destroyed during fighting between Israel military and Hamas about...

IRAQ ISIS OBAMA MISSION BOMBS RUIN ACCOMPLISHED 12 Aug 2014 - 02:25 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: MOIR Source: Morning Herald - Sydney, Australia Keywords: COLOR IRAQ ISIS OBAMA MISSION BOMBS RUIN ACCOMPLISHED 081114 Provider: CartoonArts International...