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Exchange Rates in Qatar 07 Jul 2014 - 10:07 am

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

Three policemen killed in southern Pakistan 07 Jul 2014 - 09:59 am

ISLAMABAD: Unknown gunmen sprayed a police vehicle with bullets on late Sunday night in Southern Pakistan, killing three cops and injuring two other...

Tokyo stocks close 0.37pc lower 07 Jul 2014 - 09:50 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks slipped 0.37 percent in lacklustre trade Monday as investors wait for Wall Street to return to action after an extended...

Top British ministers to court Modi 07 Jul 2014 - 09:47 am

NEW DELHI: Top British ministers were due this week to meet Narendra Modi to pursue deeper trade ties, the latest Western government to...

Election fever grips Indonesia 07 Jul 2014 - 09:45 am

Indonesia’s presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto (left) and Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during their election campaign rallies in Bandung, West Java and Jakarta respectively. Jakarta:...

Crocodile robot 07 Jul 2014 - 09:43 am

Workers carefully unload 21-foot crocodile robot “Longlong” from the roof of a van, after it reaches Crocodile Park in Pasay city, metro Manila,...

Australia returns 41 Sri Lankan nationals 07 Jul 2014 - 09:41 am

SYDNEY: The Australian government said yesterday it returned 41 Sri Lankan asylum seekers to their country’s authorities at sea after intercepting them in...

Hong Kong press freedom faced ‘darkest days’ in past year 07 Jul 2014 - 09:41 am

Hong kong: Hong Kong journalists said Sunday the past year had been the “darkest” for press freedom for decades, with growing political tensions...

Oil prices mixed in Asian trade 07 Jul 2014 - 09:32 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices were mixed in Asia Monday as dealers balance easing concerns about the jihadist insurgency in Iraq with upbeat sentiment about...

Volkswagen to build two new plants in China 07 Jul 2014 - 09:27 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) sits in an All New Jetta as she visits the FAW-Volkswagen production plant with FAW Group President Xu...

Philippine customs on lookout for drugs in toys 07 Jul 2014 - 09:26 am

MANILA: Bureau of Customs (BOC) examiners at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals have started checking stuffed toys brought by passengers after...

Iraq 07 Jul 2014 - 09:26 am

Military chopper crash kills more than 10 in Hanoi 07 Jul 2014 - 07:23 am

HANOI: A military helicopter crashed into a residential area on the fringes of Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Monday, killing more than 10 people,...

Katara displays solar system 07 Jul 2014 - 06:49 am

Visitors touring the exhibition at Building 18. DOHA: The Solar System Exhibition, one of the highlights of Katara Ramadan Festival this year, opened...

Qatar Airways hosts media partners for Sohour 07 Jul 2014 - 06:48 am

Guests at the event. DOHA: In celebration of the Holy Month of Ramadan, Qatar Airways (QA) hosted its media partners and supporters for...

Ramadan evening shopping 07 Jul 2014 - 06:47 am

Families shopping in Souq Waqif yesterday. Many people prefer shopping in the evenings during Ramadan.Salim Matramkot

Renaissance hosts Sohour 07 Jul 2014 - 06:47 am

Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel hosted Sohour at its Grand Ballroom, which was done up to reflect the colours and flavours of Modern...

Qatar consumes one-third of annual mutton in Ramadan 07 Jul 2014 - 06:45 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: During Ramadan, Qatar consumes about one-third of mutton it consumes in a year. According to the Ministry of Development...