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Tokyo stocks close flat 09 Jul 2014 - 04:05 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed flat Wednesday after a fall on Wall Street, with bargain hunting helping to narrow earlier losses. The benchmark Nikkei...

Six wounded in Philippine clash with communist rebels 09 Jul 2014 - 04:03 pm

MANILA: Philippine police and troops have clashed with dozens of communist guerrillas in a remote southern mountain village, leaving six troopers wounded, the...

Emirates finalises order for 150 Boeing planes worth $56bn 09 Jul 2014 - 03:55 pm

DUBAI: Dubai's Emirates Airline has finalised an order for 150 Boeing 777 planes valued at $56 billion at list prices, the US manufacturer...

UK firms exported chemicals 'likely' used in sarin to Syria: Hague 09 Jul 2014 - 03:54 pm

LONDON: Hundreds of tonnes of chemicals "likely" to have been used by Syria to make the deadly nerve gas sarin were exported by...

Kahramaa renews top ISO certification 09 Jul 2014 - 03:53 pm

DOHA: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has renewed its accreditation of a global standards certification for three more years. In a...

Iraq forces find 53 corpses south of Baghdad 09 Jul 2014 - 03:50 pm

HILLA, Iraq: Iraqi security forces found the bodies Wednesday of 53 men who had been bound and executed in a confessionally mixed province...

Iraq PM accuses Kurds of hosting jihadists 09 Jul 2014 - 03:48 pm

BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday accused the northern autonomous Kurdish region of hosting jihadists spearheading an offensive that has overrun swathes...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 09 Jul 2014 - 09:57 am

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

Citigroup may pay $7bn to resolve U.S. mortgage probes 09 Jul 2014 - 08:23 am

WASHINGTON: Citigroup Inc is close to paying about $7 billion to resolve a U.S. probe into whether it defrauded investors on billions of...

Football frenzy 09 Jul 2014 - 05:58 am

German fans at Katara Fan Zone in Doha celebrate after a goal against Brazil in the World Cup semi-final at Belo Horizonte yesterday. ...

Lusail’s light rail project to be connected to Doha Metro 09 Jul 2014 - 05:57 am

The Minister of Transport H E Jassim Seif Ahmed Al Sulaiti and other officials visiting a Light Rail Transport Project site. Doha: The...

Underwater ‘Lost Cities’ to boost Qatar tourism 09 Jul 2014 - 05:56 am

Doha: Los Angeles-based Dynamic Reef developer, Reef Worlds, is creating unique and spectacular underwater theme parks for waterfront resorts in Qatar, putting the...

Doha among 21 finalists of New7Wonders Cities campaign 09 Jul 2014 - 05:55 am

DOHA: Doha is one of 21 finalists of the New7Wonders Cities global campaign. Organisers announced on Monday the finalists which will advance to...

QTA lines up Eid Festival activities 09 Jul 2014 - 05:54 am

Doha: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has completed preparations for Eid Al Fitr Festival, a seven-day extravaganza from the first day of Eid. Activities...

1,656sqm plot in Al Mirqab sold for record QR250m 09 Jul 2014 - 05:54 am

DOHA: A 1,656sqm plot of land in Doha was sold for QR250m at the rate of QR151,000 per sqm. This is the highest...

Ooredoo’s Mozaic GO unveils Ramadan series 09 Jul 2014 - 05:54 am

Doha: Ooredoo’s Mozaic GO App has announced that new Ramadan series will be available to stream directly onto customer’s handheld devices anywhere in...

Ezdan, Waseef to look after Al Furjan Markets 09 Jul 2014 - 05:53 am

DOHA: Ezdan Real Estate Company and Waseef, a subsidiary of Barwa real estate giant, will look after Al Furjan Markets on behalf of...

Emir receives phone call from Djibouti President 09 Jul 2014 - 05:52 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a telephone call from President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh....