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QNRF awards 33 grants to 127 students 21 Jul 2014 - 02:12 pm

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has awarded 33 grants to 127 undergraduate students from universities in Qatar. Qatari students comprise 44 percent...

Labor minister meets Senegal ambassador 21 Jul 2014 - 02:11 pm

DOHA: HE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Dr. Abdullah Saleh Al Khulaifi met Monday with Senegalese Ambassador to Doha Elsheikh Eltijani Si....

SK Hynix says Toshiba seeks $1.1bn in NAND leak suit 21 Jul 2014 - 01:24 pm

SEOUL: South Korea's SK Hynix Inc., on Monday said Japanese rival Toshiba Corp is seeking 109.15 billion yen ($1.08 billion) in damages in...

Syria rebels press offensive against jihadists near Damascus 21 Jul 2014 - 01:22 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels battled jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) near Damascus on Monday, pressing their bid to expel them from their strongholds,...

Two killed in Turkey canyon flood 21 Jul 2014 - 01:03 pm

ISTANBUL: Two Turkish tourists were killed when flood waters surged through a canyon that is a major tourist attraction in western Turkey, with...

Mobile demand helps lift Taiwan exports 10.6pc in June 21 Jul 2014 - 01:02 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan's export orders in June rose 10.6 percent year-on-year to a 17-month high, largely boosted by continuing strong demand for electronic products,...

Three Philippine lawmakers back move to impeach Aquino 21 Jul 2014 - 01:01 pm

MANILA: Three Philippine politicians on Monday threw their weight behind a bid to impeach President Benigno Aquino after the top court ruled his...

Kuwaiti bank KFH Q2 net profit rises 6.4pc, misses estimates 21 Jul 2014 - 12:30 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH), the country's biggest Islamic lender, reported a 6.4 percent rise in second-quarter net profit on Monday, slightly below...

UN calls for immediate truce as Gaza toll tops 500 21 Jul 2014 - 12:27 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: The UN Security Council called for an "immediate ceasefire" as Israel pressed on with a blistering assault on Gaza...

Ten held in China after fiery bus crash that killed 43 21 Jul 2014 - 12:15 pm

BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Monday detained 10 people after 43 died in a horrific weekend accident when a van carrying inflammable liquid hit...

Emir, PM congratulate King of Belgium 21 Jul 2014 - 12:00 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Monday a cable of congratulations to King of Belgium on the occasion of...

Philippine food giant buys N. Zealand snack-maker 21 Jul 2014 - 11:41 am

MANILA: Leading Philippine food processor Universal Robina Corp. (URC) said Monday it would buy New Zealand snack-food maker Griffin's for NZ$700 million (US$610...

British retailer Tesco says chief executive steps down 21 Jul 2014 - 11:24 am

LONDON: Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said Monday that chief executive Philip Clarke will step down in October, as the troubled supermarket giant warned...

251 bodies recovered at Malaysia airlines crash site 21 Jul 2014 - 11:16 am

KIEV: Bodies of 251 victims and 66 body fragments have been retrieved from the crash site of the Malaysian aircraft in eastern Ukraine,...

46 Daash elements killed in Iraq 21 Jul 2014 - 11:13 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security source announced Sunday the death of 35 elements belonging to Daash organization in an air strike that targeted their gathering...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 21 Jul 2014 - 10:31 am

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

Qatar Navigation posts 9.7pc net profit fall in H1 21 Jul 2014 - 10:06 am

DOHA: Qatar Navigation (Milaha) posted a 9.7 percent fall in its first half net profit on Monday. The shipper's net profit for the...

Saudi's Kingdom Holding Q2 net profit rises 16.8pc 21 Jul 2014 - 09:52 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding, the investment firm owned by billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, reported a 16.8 percent increase in second-quarter net...