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Qatar, Kenya ink deals 24 Apr 2014 - 04:55 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta during the signing of agreements between Qatar and...

Rift among GCC states healed: FM 24 Apr 2014 - 04:54 am

Qatar’s Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled ...

AFFORDABLE HOUSING AMERICAN DREAMS ECONOMY CRISIS REAL ESTATE 23 Apr 2014 - 11:35 pm

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Bahrain hosts the GCC's 2nd Conference on National and Regional Security 23 Apr 2014 - 02:57 pm

MANAMA: Under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Bahrain is hosting the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)'s Second...

Qatar, Kenya hold state talks 23 Apr 2014 - 02:54 pm

DOHA: Qatar and Kenya held a round of official talks on Wednesday between HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and...

Philippines arrests extremist in Malaysia resort kidnapping 23 Apr 2014 - 02:47 pm

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines: Philippine forces on Wednesday arrested a Muslim extremist believed to have taken part in the kidnapping of 21 people from a...

SJC Chairman Al Amri meets Georgian justice minister 23 Apr 2014 - 02:31 pm

DOHA: HE Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Massoud Mohamed Al Amri who is also president of the Court of Cassation met...

Qatar Academy Workshop tells parents to embrace new technology 23 Apr 2014 - 02:30 pm

DOHA: A Qatar Academy Al Wakra (QAW) workshop sent out a clear message that parents must embrace new media technology and consider it...

UK woman held for murder after children's bodies found 23 Apr 2014 - 02:08 pm

LONDON: A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a house in London, British police...

Ancelotti in frame for United job: Reports 23 Apr 2014 - 01:58 pm

LONDON: Manchester United began their search for a new manager on Wednesday, with newspaper reports claiming that Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.17pc 23 Apr 2014 - 01:55 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Wednesday adding 21.76 points or 0.17 percent to advance to 12,961.56 points from 12,939.80 on...

WhatsApp says it now has half billion users 23 Apr 2014 - 01:53 pm

WASHINGTON: WhatsApp now has 500 million regular, active users around the world, the free mobile messaging service being acquired by Facebook said. That...

'Unidentified material' under investigation for MH370 link 23 Apr 2014 - 01:52 pm

PERTH, Australia: Authorities are investigating whether "unidentified material" washed up on the southwest coast of Australia has any link to missing Malaysia Airlines...

FIFA suspends Barcelona transfer ban 23 Apr 2014 - 01:51 pm

ZURICH: FIFA on Wednesday suspended a ban on Barcelona transfering players while the club makes an appeal against the sanction. Football's world body,...

Lebanese MPs fail to pick new president in first vote 23 Apr 2014 - 01:50 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese parliamentarians failed to elect a new president in a first round of voting on Wednesday, with leading candidate Samir Geagea falling...

Pakistan court adjourns Musharraf travel ban application 23 Apr 2014 - 01:49 pm

KARACHI: Pakistani former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, facing a battery of criminal cases, must wait a fortnight to learn if he will be...

Toyota sells record 10 million vehicles in year to March 23 Apr 2014 - 01:07 pm

TOKYO: Japan's Toyota, the world's biggest auto maker, sold more than 10 million vehicles in the year to March for the first time,...

Five militants killed, 20 explosive devices seized in north Baghdad 23 Apr 2014 - 12:51 pm

BAGHDAD: Baghdad Operations Command announced that five militants were killed and more than 20 explosive devices, weapons and different equipments were seized in...