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Enterprise Qatar launches media campaign for Khutwa plan 29 Apr 2014 - 01:38 pm

DOHA: Enterprise Qatar (EQ) has launched a media campaign here to highlight its Khutwa entrepreneurial training programme for Qatari retirees. Speaking to Qatar...

Four new candidates join Syria presidential race 29 Apr 2014 - 01:35 pm

DAMASCUS: Four new candidates have submitted applications to run for Syria's presidency in elections that are expected to return President Bashar al-Assad to...

Iraqi Kurdish oil exports from Turkey could begin in May 29 Apr 2014 - 01:34 pm

OSLO: Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Tuesday exports of Iraqi Kurdish oil stored at the port of Ceyhan could begin in...

Qatar-based South Africans to vote for national elections tomorrow 29 Apr 2014 - 01:00 pm

DOHA: Citizens from the Republic of South Africa registered and approved to cast vote in their country's fifth national election can exercise their...

QNA to launch 'Maydan Qatar' services tomorrow 29 Apr 2014 - 12:44 pm

DOHA: Qatar News Agency (QNA) will launch Wednesday 'Maydan Qatar' services for all media outlets. Maydan Qatar is expected to become the largest...

US removes Philippines from piracy watch list after 20 yrs 29 Apr 2014 - 12:43 pm

MANILA: The United States said it has removed the Philippines from its piracy watch list after two decades following significant reforms put in...

Twin bombings northeast of Baghdad kill 10 29 Apr 2014 - 12:03 pm

BAQUBA: Twin bombings at a market in a town northeast of Baghdad killed at least 10 people and wounded 20 others on Tuesday,...

UN must block flow of arms to Syria: HRW 29 Apr 2014 - 11:32 am

BEIRUT: An international rights group called Tuesday for the UN Security Council to block the flow of weapons to Syria's regime, which it...

Mortar fire in Damascus kills 12, wounds 50 29 Apr 2014 - 11:32 am

DAMASCUS: Mortar shells slammed into central Damascus on Tuesday, hitting a technical institute in a barrage that killed 12 people and wounded 50,...

Two NATO troops die in militants attack in eastern Afghanistan 29 Apr 2014 - 11:28 am

KABUL: At least two NATO soldiers were killed following militants attack in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said...

Yemen launches major anti-Qaeda offensive 29 Apr 2014 - 10:37 am

ADEN: Yemeni forces have launched an operation to drive Al-Qaeda fighters out of southern towns, where blistering air strikes killed nearly 60 militants...

LG Electronics Q1 profit surge 319pc 29 Apr 2014 - 10:37 am

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Electronics on Tuesday posted a forecast-busting first-quarter profit that more than quadrupled from a year ago as better-than-expected sales...

Israel okayed nearly 14,000 settler homes during talks 29 Apr 2014 - 10:07 am

JERUSALEM: Israel approved plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes during the nine months of peace talks with the Palestinians, an Israeli settlement...

Pakistan's forces kills 3 militants in Khyber Agency 29 Apr 2014 - 09:06 am

ISLAMABAD: Three militants were killed and two security personnel injured in a clash in Pakistan's Khyber Agency on Tuesday. Sources said that the...

Majid Al Futtaim to sell $500m 10-yr bond on Tuesday 29 Apr 2014 - 09:06 am

DUBAI: Dubai-based shopping mall developer Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) plans to issue a 10-year $500 million bond on Tuesday, a document from lead...

US committed to defend Philippines: Obama 29 Apr 2014 - 08:44 am

US President Barack Obama delivers remarks to US and Philippine troops at Fort Bonifacio in Manila on April 29, 2014. AFP photo /...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 29 Apr 2014 - 08:42 am

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

Siemens set to confirm Alstom bid Tuesday 29 Apr 2014 - 08:23 am

PARIS: The battle for Alstom was set to intensify Tuesday, with Siemens ready to confirm its bid for the French engineering group also...