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Misery mounts as drought hits southeast Pakistan 12 Mar 2014 - 01:08 am

MITHI: Two-month-old Mangal succumbed to pneumonia yesterday in Mithi, southeast Pakistan, the latest victim of a drought that has led to malnutrition and...

Qatar, Bulgaria hold talks 11 Mar 2014 - 02:48 pm

DOHA: A round of official talks kicked off at the Emiri Diwan Premises here on Tuesday between HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin...

Iraq Basra Light crude exports to rebound in April 11 Mar 2014 - 02:31 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraqi exports of medium sour Basra Light crude oil will rebound in April to 2.58 million barrels per day (bpd), trade sources...

Qatar Foundation primary health center implements new initiative 11 Mar 2014 - 01:25 pm

DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QF) for Education, Science, and Community Development and Cerner Middle East (CME) successfully delivered an ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR)....

Attack on polio team kills two policemen in NW Pakistan 11 Mar 2014 - 01:23 pm

PESHAWAR: Two policemen guarding a polio vaccination team in northwest Pakistan were were shot dead by armed men on Tuesday, police said, the...

Saudi Aramco to produce gas for phosphate project, power plant 11 Mar 2014 - 12:55 pm

KHOBAR: Saudi Aramco plans to produce 200 million cubic feet per day (cfd) of unconventional natural gas by 2018 to supply a new...

Manila calls China action in disputed waters an "urgent threat" 11 Mar 2014 - 12:54 pm

MANILA: Manila protested on Tuesday against Beijing's blockade of civilian supply ships in disputed waters of the South China Sea, saying China's latest...

Pakistan treason court adjourns Musharraf indictment hearing 11 Mar 2014 - 12:35 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani judges hearing treason charges against Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday adjourned his formal indictment to the end of the week after lawyers...

Indian Maoists kill at least 20 security officials in eastern state 11 Mar 2014 - 12:35 pm

NEW DELHI: Maoist rebels have killed at least 20 security personnel in an attack in India's eastern state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, and...

5.5 million children impacted by Syria conflict 11 Mar 2014 - 12:09 pm

AMMAN: The UN said Tuesday the number of children impacted by Syria's war has doubled in the past year to 5.5 million, many...

US president receives credentials of Qatari ambassador 11 Mar 2014 - 11:43 am

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has received the credentials of HE Mohammed Jaham Al-Kuwari as Qatar's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United...

ThyssenKrupp shelves plans to sell railway, construction ops 11 Mar 2014 - 11:27 am

FRANKFURT: German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp said Tuesday it is abandoning plans to sell its rail and construction activities after failing to secure...

Infectious diseases kill 1,132 in China in February 11 Mar 2014 - 11:14 am

BEIJING: A total of 1,132 people died of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland in February, the National Health and Family Planning Commission...

Egypt road crash kills 24 11 Mar 2014 - 11:05 am

CAIRO: A collision between a bus and a truck in Egypt killed at least 24 people on Tuesday, police officials and medics said....

Tokyo stocks close up 0.69pc 11 Mar 2014 - 09:54 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.69 percent Tuesday after the Bank of Japan held off launching fresh monetary easing measures. The Nikkei-225 index gained...

Lenovo says China strike an IBM matter, but it won't cut wages 11 Mar 2014 - 09:50 am

SHANGHAI: Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd said it was up to IBM to resolve a wildcat strike at a China-based factory, as...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 11 Mar 2014 - 09:11 am

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

Kuwait cuts April crude OSP for Asia by 30 cents 11 Mar 2014 - 09:04 am

KUWAIT: Kuwait set the official selling price (OSP) for its crude oil sales to Asian buyers for April at 90 cents below the...