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Hollande in bid to boost Caucasus ties amid Ukraine crisis 11 May 2014 - 06:13 pm

BAKU: French President Francois Hollande began a three-day visit to the South Caucasus on Sunday as he seeks to bolster European ties on...

GOIC present training, technical support programs in Project Qatar 2014 11 May 2014 - 06:10 pm

DOHA: The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) will take part in the 11th International Construction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition "Project Qatar...

QTA, Malaysia discuss bilateral cooperation 11 May 2014 - 06:08 pm

DOHA: A meeting was held here on Sunday between the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and visiting Malaysia's Minister of Tourism and Culture, HE...

China signs mega east Africa rail deal 11 May 2014 - 06:07 pm

NAIROBI: China on Sunday signed a deal to build a $3.8 billion rail link between Kenya's Indian Ocean port of Mombasa and Nairobi,...

Fitch upgrades QIIB ratings to ‘A’ 11 May 2014 - 06:05 pm

DOHA: Fitch Rating has upgraded Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to 'A' from 'A-', said QIIB in a...

Suicide car bomb kills 12 soldiers, civilian in Yemen 11 May 2014 - 06:00 pm

ADEN: A suspected Al-Qaeda suicide bomber Sunday killed 12 soldiers and a civilian in an attack on a military base in southeast Yemen,...

Qatar Airways confirms Hamad International Airport move on May 27 11 May 2014 - 05:57 pm

DOHA: Qatar Airways confirmed on Sunday that it will officially move to its new home at Hamad International Airport (HIA) on May 27....

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.26pc 11 May 2014 - 05:54 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Sunday adding 33.65 points (0.26 percent) to advance to 12,995.05 points from 12,961.40 on Thursday....

Egypt students jailed for 4 years over violent protests 11 May 2014 - 05:52 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 36 students of the prestigious Al-Azhar university to four years in prison each over violent protests...

Qualcomm in talks to buy Israeli chipmaker Wilocity: Report 11 May 2014 - 05:50 pm

JERUSALEM: Qualcomm Inc is in advanced talks to buy Israeli chipmaker Wilocity, financial news website TheMarker reported on Sunday. Qualcomm has proposed to...

Pope says priests are not 'masters of doctrine' 11 May 2014 - 05:47 pm

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday ordained 13 new priests in the Vatican, telling them they were not "masters of doctrine" and should...

Emir receives written message from Indian president 11 May 2014 - 05:45 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received Sunday a written message from President of the Republic of India Pranab Mukherjee....

Qatar bourse says to list first exchange-traded funds 11 May 2014 - 05:43 pm

DUBAI: Qatar's bourse plans to list its first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) this year and these will be much larger than ETFs listed elsewhere...

Rahul holds roadshow in Varanasi 11 May 2014 - 07:08 am

Congress party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi shakes hands with supporters as he campaigns with party candidate Ajay Rai in Varanasi yesterday. Varanasi: Congress Vice-President...

Protest against demolition drive 11 May 2014 - 07:06 am

Protesters throw stones at police and paramilitary soldiers after Lakes and Waterways Development Authority officials went to demolish illegal structures in Saida Kadal...

Mother and child 11 May 2014 - 07:05 am

A woman and her child sit on a roadside in Pakistan yesterday. Mother’s Day is celebrated on second Sunday of May in several...

Suspected terrorists 11 May 2014 - 07:04 am

Police officials show five alleged terrorists to the media in Multan yesterday. They were arrested during an operation.

West warns Russia 11 May 2014 - 07:02 am

MARIUPOL: France and Germany yesterday threatened Russia with “consequences” if Moscow disrupts Ukrainian presidential elections later this month, stepping up diplomatic pressure on...