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Deputy PM meets ILO official 15 Apr 2014 - 01:40 pm

DOHA: HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud met here today with Deputy Director-General...

India's Maoists apologise after deadly bus attack 15 Apr 2014 - 01:39 pm

RAIPUR: India's Maoist rebels have issued a public apology after a deadly weekend landmine attack on a bus carrying election officials, calling it...

Kuwait to award $4.3bn contract this year for heavy oil project 15 Apr 2014 - 01:39 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait plans to award a 1.2 billion dinar or $4.3 billion contract later this year for the first phase of a project...

Real estate transactions worth over QR1bn last week 15 Apr 2014 - 01:09 pm

DOHA: Real estate transactions between April 6 and 10 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of justice are worth...

Ooredoo and Cisco sign MoU to collaborate on new technologies 15 Apr 2014 - 01:08 pm

DOHA: Ooredoo and Cisco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) collaborate and deliver smart city, cloud and managed services technology solutions for enterprises...

World Economic Forum pledges safe Nigeria meet after attack 15 Apr 2014 - 01:02 pm

LAGOS: The World Economic Forum on Tuesday said its Africa summit will be held in Nigeria's capital next month despite a bomb attack...

Philippine rebels slam military killings despite peace deal 15 Apr 2014 - 12:52 pm

MANILA: The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group on Tuesday denounced the killing of four of its members in clashes with soldiers, just two...

Suspected Qaeda gunmen kill Yemen official 15 Apr 2014 - 12:51 pm

SANAA: Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen shot dead Tuesday the vice governor in the Yemeni province of Baida, a stronghold of the global jihadist network,...

Emir meets chairman of Credit Suisse Group 15 Apr 2014 - 12:51 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at his Emiri Diwan Office on Tuesday with Chairman of the Credit...

Al-Attiyah meets Indian ambassador 15 Apr 2014 - 12:34 pm

DOHA: HE Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah met today with HE Indian Ambassador to Qatar Sanjeev...

Gunmen kidnap Jordan envoy to Libya, wound driver 15 Apr 2014 - 12:34 pm

TRIPOLI: Gunmen travelling in two cars on Tuesday abducted the Jordanian ambassador to Tripoli, Fawaz Aitan, in an attack that left his driver...

Etihad Airways says Q1 revenue from partnerships up 23pc 15 Apr 2014 - 12:31 pm

DUBAI: Etihad Airways, in talks on the potential purchase of a stake in struggling Italian carrier Alitalia, said its revenue from codesharing and...

Mortar fire on Damascus kills child, hurts 40 15 Apr 2014 - 12:30 pm

DAMASCUS: Mortar rounds fired on the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday killed a child and wounded at least 41 people, among them more...

Lady Gaga, Psy to perform at S. Korea festival 15 Apr 2014 - 12:27 pm

SEOUL: US pop diva Lady Gaga is slated to perform at a summer music festival in South Korea, where her first show two...

Rahul slams Modi over development 15 Apr 2014 - 12:17 pm

Rickshaw puller Mahinder Singh (centre), who is the national president of All India Garib Janta Dal and an independent candidate for Amritsar’s parliamentary...

Modi vows to clean politics 15 Apr 2014 - 12:16 pm

An image of Narendra Modi is pictured during a live “3D hologram” telecast in Allahabad yesterday. New Delhi: Vowing to clean Indian politics...

Two militants killed in Srinagar 15 Apr 2014 - 12:15 pm

A policeman sits on an armoured vehicle driving past a burning residential house during a gunbattle with suspected militants on the outskirts of...

Visakhi festival 15 Apr 2014 - 12:14 pm

Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Golden Temple on the occasion of Visakhi festival in Amritsar yesterday.