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10 children killed as air raid hits Syria school 30 Apr 2014 - 05:57 pm

BEIRUT: An air raid on a rebel-held neighbourhood of Syria's main northern city Aleppo hit a school, killing at least 18 people, 10...

Kuwait regulator extends corporate governance deadline 30 Apr 2014 - 05:43 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait's market watchdog has extended by 18 months a year-end deadline for listed companies to comply with new corporate governance rules after...

US senator moves to block aid to Egypt 30 Apr 2014 - 05:38 pm

WASHINGTON: A senior US senator has moved to block hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Egypt to protest the death sentences...

Sheikha Moza meets education ministers to accelerate access to quality primary education 30 Apr 2014 - 02:57 pm

DOHA: Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson and Founder of the Education Above All Foundation, on Wednesday welcomed Education Ministers and high-level...

Batelco Q1 net profit rises 8pc 30 Apr 2014 - 02:43 pm

MANAMA: Bahrain Telecommunications Co., (Batelco) posted an 8 percent rise in first-quarter profit on Wednesday. The former monopoly, which had reported declining profits...

National Bank of Abu Dhabi confirms Burdett as CFO 30 Apr 2014 - 02:42 pm

ABU DHABI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi , the largest lender by assets in the United Arab Emirates, has named James Burdett as...

World Bank to loan Tunisia $250m 30 Apr 2014 - 02:42 pm

TUNIS: The World Bank announced Monday it will loan Tunisia $250 million in support of key reforms in a country that is still...

Three Yemen troops ambushed by Qaeda suspects found executed 30 Apr 2014 - 02:37 pm

ADEN: Suspected Al-Qaeda jihadists have executed three Yemeni soldiers they captured in an ambush of an army convoy backing an offensive against extremist...

Kuwaiti Emir meets PM 30 Apr 2014 - 02:26 pm

KUWAIT: Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah met at Bayan palace here on Wednesday HE Qatar's Prime Minister...

Lebanon election postponed to May 7 30 Apr 2014 - 02:23 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's parliament failed Wednesday to elect a president, for a second time in a week, raising fears the post will remain vacant...

Death toll from attacks in Syria's Homs now at 100 30 Apr 2014 - 01:54 pm

BEIRUT: Twin car bombs claimed by jihadists on a government-held district of Syria's third city Homs killed at least 100 people, mostly civilians,...

Etihad still open to Alitalia talks, but won't budge on demands 30 Apr 2014 - 01:41 pm

MILAN: Etihad Airways has signalled that it is ready to continue talks on a potential investment in Italy's troubled Alitalia but it refuses...

Fukushima operator books $4.3bn profit on bailout, rate hike 30 Apr 2014 - 01:39 pm

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it booked a $4.3 billion annual net profit owing to an electricity...

Italian envoy wrongfully detained in Philippines 30 Apr 2014 - 01:21 pm

MANILA: The family of a senior Italian diplomat detained in the Philippines for alleged child abuse insisted Wednesday he was innocent, as they...

PM arrives in Kuwait 30 Apr 2014 - 01:04 pm

KUWAIT: HE Qatar's Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani arrived Wednesday in Kuwait to take part in...

Arabtec to carry out multiple acquisitions by 2018 30 Apr 2014 - 12:55 pm

DUBAI: Dubai's largest listed builder Arabtec, which is on an aggressive expansion drive, will carry out multiple acquisitions and mergers by 2018, the...

Australia leases world's biggest coal port for $1.6bn 30 Apr 2014 - 11:59 am

SYDNEY: An Australian and Chinese consortium on Wednesday won a 98-year lease on the world's biggest coal export port for Aus$1.75 billion dollars...

Total reports quarterly profit leap, but underlying figure falls 30 Apr 2014 - 11:34 am

PARIS: French oil group Total reported a 71.0-percent jump in net profit in the first quarter on Wednesday, compared with results a year...