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Liberia confirms first Ebola cases 31 Mar 2014 - 02:22 pm

DAKAR: Liberia has confirmed two cases of the deadly Ebola virus that is suspected to have killed at least 78 people in neighbouring...

Eight killed in Afghanistan bombings 31 Mar 2014 - 01:58 pm

KABUL: At least eight people were killed on Monday and four others were injured two separate bombings that rocked the Northern part of...

Taliban kidnap Afghan provincial election candidate 31 Mar 2014 - 01:56 pm

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Taliban gunmen abducted a provincial election candidate in northern Afghanistan, officials said on Monday, five days ahead of national polls the Islamist...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.67pc 31 Mar 2014 - 01:42 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Monday adding 76.92 points or 0.67 percent to advance to 11,639.79 points from 11,562.87 on...

Sidra appoints acting chief operating officer 31 Mar 2014 - 01:39 pm

DOHA: Sidra Medical and Research Center has appointed Abdulrazaq Al Kuwari as Acting Chief Operating Officer announced Monday. Al Kuwari, who is leading...

Libyan fund sues France's SocGen for $1.5bn 31 Mar 2014 - 01:39 pm

PARIS: Libya's sovereign wealth fund is suing French bank Societe Generale in a British court for $1.5 billion or 1.1 billion euros for...

Drugmaker GSK to invest $200m in African factories, R&D 31 Mar 2014 - 01:38 pm

LONDON: Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline plans to invest up to 130 million pounds or $216 million in Africa over the next five years as it...

China says Manila provoking trouble in seas ahead of legal case 31 Mar 2014 - 01:33 pm

BEIJING: China accused the Philippines on Monday of deliberately provoking trouble in the South China Sea by delivering supplies to a contested military...

QIMC and Takamul sign MoU to push joint projects 31 Mar 2014 - 01:05 pm

MUSCAT: Takamul Investment Company and the Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which enables both entities to...

Advisory Council discusses draft law regulating tenders and auctions 31 Mar 2014 - 01:04 pm

DOHA: The Advisory Council held Monday its weekly regular session under the chairmanship of HE the Council's Deputy Speaker Issa bin Rabea Al-Kuwari. ...

Sixteen killed in China storms 31 Mar 2014 - 12:27 pm

BEIJING: At least 16 people were killed in rain and hailstorms that triggered flooding and landslides in southern China, officials said Monday. The...

RBS to poach Credit Suisse banker as finance chief: Reports 31 Mar 2014 - 11:58 am

LONDON: One of the architects of Britain's bailout of Royal Bank of Scotland during the financial crisis is close to being hired as...

Kuwait KIPCO says to start pay-TV unit's IPO process in weeks 31 Mar 2014 - 11:56 am

KUWAIT: Kuwait Projects Co (KIPCO), the Gulf state's largest listed investment company, plans to start the process for an initial public offering (IPO)...

Samsung Engineering secures $840m Iraq plant order 31 Mar 2014 - 11:56 am

SEOUL: Samsung Engineering Co., one of South Korea's top builders, said Monday that it has secured a US$840 million gas oil separation plant...

Twenty-one Nigerian prisoners killed in jailbreak 31 Mar 2014 - 11:55 am

ABUJA: At least 21 people have been killed in an attempt to escape from detention at the headquarters of Nigeria's secret police in...

Qatar participates in GCC Joint Program Production Institution meeting 31 Mar 2014 - 11:10 am

DOHA: Qatar is taking part in the 44th meeting of the GCC Joint Program Production Institution (GCCJPPI), due to be held in Kuwait...

Former Israel PM Olmert convicted of bribery 31 Mar 2014 - 11:09 am

Israel's outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert addresses the parliament before a swearing-in ceremony for Benjamin Netanyahu's new government in Jerusalem in this March...

China's Huawei vows security after alleged US hacks 31 Mar 2014 - 10:45 am

SHANGHAI: Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei on Monday pledged to protect cyber security, following reports this month that a US government agency had...