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Qatar Computing Research Institute opens registration for summer internship 02 Apr 2014 - 05:26 pm

DOHA: Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) next week will open the registration for its Summer Internship Program where university students studying computer science...

Football: FIFA orders shock transfer ban on Barcelona 02 Apr 2014 - 05:25 pm

LAUSANNE: FIFA on Wednesday banned Spanish giants Barcelona from buying players for the next two transfer windows for "serious" breaches of rules on...

Qatar, EU hold 4th strategic dialogue round 02 Apr 2014 - 02:54 pm

BRUSSELS: The fourth round of strategic dialogue between Qatar and the European Union (EU) was held here on Wednesday with the Qatari side...

Emir holds official talks with Sudanese president 02 Apr 2014 - 02:40 pm

KHARTOUM: HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a round of official talks at the Friendship Hall in...

Kuwaiti telecom operator Zain signs $250m Islamic loan 02 Apr 2014 - 02:40 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Zain has secured a $250 million four-year Islamic loan from a syndicate of three Gulf banks, the telecommunications operator said on...

Tainted horsemeat eyed in five deaths in Philippines 02 Apr 2014 - 02:01 pm

COTABATO: Five people are believed to have died from eating tainted horsemeat in the Philippines while as many as 60 may have consumed...

Mobile licence offered to Telecom Egypt for $360m 02 Apr 2014 - 02:00 pm

CAIRO: The price offered to fixed line monopoly operator Telecom Egypt for a mobile licence is 2.5 billion Egyptian pounds or $360 million,...

South Asia needs $2.5 trillion infrastructure investment 02 Apr 2014 - 01:17 pm

NEW DELHI: South Asia needs up to $2.5 trillion of investment in infrastructure by 2020 if the region is to make further gains...

Nigeria suicide bombers kill 15 in failed oil facility attack 02 Apr 2014 - 01:12 pm

ABUJA: Suspected Islamist suicide bombers killed 15 civilians in a failed attack on a state oil company facility in northeast Nigeria, when soldiers...

Dubai's DAMAC sukuk expanded to $650m, pricing tightened further 02 Apr 2014 - 12:52 pm

DUBAI: Pricing guidance for a five-year sukuk issue by Dubai's DAMAC Real Estate was tightened further amid strong investor demand, with final guidance...

Samsung boss ordered to appear before Indian court 02 Apr 2014 - 12:38 pm

SEOUL: The billionaire chairman of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has been ordered to appear before an Indian court next month in...

Fear for Philippine troops facing China 'enemy' 02 Apr 2014 - 12:37 pm

PUERTO PRINCESSA: Nine hungry marines guarding the Philippines' loneliest outpost aboard a rusted World War II vessel had just one option after Chinese...

Qaeda attack on army HQ in south Yemen kills 6 02 Apr 2014 - 12:36 pm

ADEN: Suspected Al-Qaeda militants launched a rocket and car bomb attack on an army headquarters in Yemen's main southern city of Aden that...

Six killed in suicide attack on Iraq army recruits 02 Apr 2014 - 11:43 am

KIRKUK: A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to an army recruitment centre in north Iraq Wednesday, killing six would-be soldiers,...

WWII bomb blast in Thailand kills 6, injures 18 02 Apr 2014 - 11:42 am

BANGKOK: At least six people died and 18 others were injured Wednesday when a suspected World War II bomb exploded at a scrap...

Japan chipmaker Renesas soars on Apple talks report 02 Apr 2014 - 10:54 am

TOKYO: Shares in Japan's Renesas Electronics surged in Tokyo Wednesday following a report it is in talks with Apple to sell the US...

Tokyo stocks close up 1.04pc 02 Apr 2014 - 10:20 am

TOKYO: Tokyo shares rose 1.04 percent Wednesday, tracking a rally on Wall Street following solid manufacturing data and a Federal Reserve assurance of...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 02 Apr 2014 - 08:51 am

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