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Mawani Qatar tasked with maintenance of navigation aids to ensure standards 26 Mar 2014 - 04:26 am

DOHA: The Qatar Ports Management Company (Mawani Qatar) has developed regular detection and maintenance plans for navigation aids to ensure they meet international...

Unity need of the hour: Emir 26 Mar 2014 - 04:18 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Kuwaiti Emir H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah and...

Brotherhood head, 682 others tried 26 Mar 2014 - 04:14 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood leader went on trial yesterday along with hundreds of other Islamists before the same judge who triggered a global...

US proposes to end NSA bulk data collection 26 Mar 2014 - 04:14 am

US President Barack Obama holds a press conference at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague on March 25, 2014 at the end of the...

Syria fighters capture village on Mediterranean coast 26 Mar 2014 - 04:10 am

A rebel fighter checks a launcher near the village of Kasab and the border crossing with Turkey, in the northwestern province of Latakia. ...

Arab summit opens, leaders struggle with multiple rifts 25 Mar 2014 - 01:52 pm

Arab leaders pose for a group photo with Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, host of the 25th Arab Summit, in Bayan Palace,...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.45pc 25 Mar 2014 - 01:34 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area on Tuesday adding 51.02 points or 0.45 percent advance to 11,309.53 points from 11,258.51 on...

QFC licensee agrees to comply with regulator's training norms 25 Mar 2014 - 01:21 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Financial Center (QFC) Regulatory Authority Tuesday announced that one of its licensed firms has promised to comply with its training...

Deutsche Bahn joins Etihad Rail in UAE railway venture 25 Mar 2014 - 01:10 pm

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates' railway developer Etihad Rail has signed a joint venture deal with a unit of Germany's Deutsche Bahn...

Saudi Arabia Hanco consortium buys rental firm Byrne 25 Mar 2014 - 01:09 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Hanco and Bahrain's Venture Capital Bank have bought Byrne Investments for around 600 million dirhams or $163.35 million, the Riyadh-based...

Suicide attack near Afghan election office 25 Mar 2014 - 11:44 am

KABUL: Militants on Tuesday launched a suicide attack near an Afghan election commission office, police said, close to the Kabul home of a...

Bangladesh moves to ban largest Islamic party 25 Mar 2014 - 11:43 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh war crimes investigators moved Tuesday to outlaw the country's largest Islamic party, accusing it of genocide and other atrocities during the...

Google partners with frame maker for Internet eyewear 25 Mar 2014 - 11:13 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Monday said it is joining forces with the frame giant behind Ray-Ban and other brands to create and sell...

Real estate transactions worth over QR504m last week 25 Mar 2014 - 10:50 am

DOHA: Real estate transactions between March 16 to 20 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of Justice are worth...

Qatar's ambassador meets US senior officials 25 Mar 2014 - 10:49 am

WASHINGTON: HE Qatar's Ambassador to the United States Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari has held meetings with a number of senior officials at the...

Toyota India hires contract workers to restart output 25 Mar 2014 - 10:47 am

NEW DELHI: Japan's Toyota said Tuesday it has hired 1,000 contract workers to help restart production, after its employees refused to return to...

Budget carrier easyJet upgrades first-half outlook 25 Mar 2014 - 10:44 am

LONDON: British budget airline easyJet upgraded its first-half outlook by 25 percent on Tuesday, due to tight cost control and the popularity of...

Emir, PM congratulate Greece president 25 Mar 2014 - 10:21 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to the President of Greece on the...