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Nelson Mandela's trusted assistant publishes memoir 03 Apr 2014 - 06:24 pm

NEW YORK: Nelson Mandela's long-time private assistant, Zelda la Grange, has written a memoir about her life and working for the anti-apartheid hero...

Emir, Algerian president hold talks 03 Apr 2014 - 05:56 pm

ALGIERS: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday held a round of official talks with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika....

Vodafone says to create 1,400 jobs in Britain 03 Apr 2014 - 05:54 pm

LONDON: Mobile phone giant Vodafone on Thursday announced plans to open 150 shops in Britain over the next year, creating 1,400 jobs in...

Emir meets acting Algerian PM, National Assembly speaker 03 Apr 2014 - 02:20 pm

ALGIERS: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met separately today at his residence in Zeralda in the Algerian capital with...

New Cyprus defence minister named 03 Apr 2014 - 02:10 pm

NICOSIA: Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades named university lecturer Christoforos Fokaides as defence minister Thursday following the sudden death of his predecessor last month....

Pakistan to tighten border for Afghan elections 03 Apr 2014 - 01:57 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will increase security along its border with Afghanistan, the foreign ministry announced Thursday, as its neighbour heads into presidential elections this...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.37pc 03 Apr 2014 - 01:53 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Thursday adding 43.92 points or 0.37 percent to advance to 11,983.87 points from 11,939.95 on...

HMC celebrates the 4th Annual Child Health Research Day 03 Apr 2014 - 01:28 pm

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has hosted the 4th Annual Child Health Research Day at HMC’s Medical Education Center. The day-long conference featured...

Lagos boat accident kills 8 03 Apr 2014 - 01:27 pm

LAGOS: A passenger boat sank after hitting a rock in Lagos, killing eight people, the Nigerian emergency services said Thursday, in the latest...

France sends China $1bn worth of art 03 Apr 2014 - 01:25 pm

BEIJING: The last of 10 artistic masterpieces from France arrived under heavy security in China on Thursday, for a show featuring a billion...

Pakistan frees 16 Taliban prisoners in bid to revive peace talks 03 Apr 2014 - 12:30 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has freed at least sixteen Taliban prisoners with the approval of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, officials said on Thursday, in a...

Bloomsbury Qatar releases Kuwaiti author's book 03 Apr 2014 - 12:29 pm

KUWAIT: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) house in conjunction with Contemporary Art Platform (CAP) launched Kuwaiti writer Mai Al Nakib's book 'The Hidden...

Lufthansa pilots keep airline grounded for second day 03 Apr 2014 - 10:54 am

FRANKFURT: Lufthansa pilots were on strike for a second day on Thursday, grounding Germany's largest airline in a row over retirement conditions. The...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 03 Apr 2014 - 10:10 am

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

Tokyo shares end up 0.84pc after Wall Street rally 03 Apr 2014 - 10:03 am

TOKYO: Tokyo shares rose 0.84 percent Thursday after another strong performance on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 ended at a fresh high....

Malaysia 'will not rest' until closure on MH370 03 Apr 2014 - 09:55 am

PERTH: Malaysia will not rest until it can give answers to the distraught families of those on board missing Flight MH370, Prime Minister...

China toddler started fire which killed 12 03 Apr 2014 - 09:54 am

BEIJING: Investigators in China have accused a three-year-old girl of playing with a cigarette lighter and starting a workshop fire which killed 12...

Number of Syria refugees registered in Lebanon surpasses 1 million 03 Apr 2014 - 09:46 am

BEIRUT: The number of Syrians registered as refugees in Lebanon after fleeing war in their country has surpassed one million, the UN refugee...