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Bombs kill 26 people in Iraq 07 Mar 2014 - 04:56 am

BAGHDAD: At least 26 people were killed in Iraq yesterday as insurgents set off roadside bombs and detonated explosives-packed cars in Baghdad and...

Iran set to get second tranche of payment 07 Mar 2014 - 04:55 am

ANKARA: Iran will soon receive a second instalment of previously frozen assets which are being returned to it under an interim nuclear agreement...

Tunisia ends state of emergency 07 Mar 2014 - 04:55 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s president yesterday lifted the state of emergency that has been in place since the outbreak of a popular revolution three years...

Abu Dhabi airport glitch halts flights 07 Mar 2014 - 04:55 am

ABU DHABI: Dozens of flights to the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi were diverted yesterday after a technical malfunction during heavy...

Iraq minister’s son forces plane back 07 Mar 2014 - 04:55 am

BEIRUT: A passenger plane flying from Lebanon to Iraq turned back yesterday after the Iraqi transport minister’s son missed the flight and phoned...

Bomb injures 2 children in Bahrain 07 Mar 2014 - 04:54 am

MANAMA: Bahrain’s interior ministry said yesterday two children were injured after they were instructed to plant a bomb in the same village where...

Diplomats seek to stabilise Libya 07 Mar 2014 - 04:54 am

ROME: World diplomats worked yesterday to try to help Libya create a stable government and more secure environment amid the violence and growing...

Abbas cuts salaries of rival’s security men 07 Mar 2014 - 04:54 am

GAZA: President Mahmoud Abbas has halted salary payments to scores of security men loyal to a rival Palestinian politician, deepening disarray within their...

Women activists heading to Gaza stuck at Egypt airport 07 Mar 2014 - 04:53 am

CAIRO: More than 40 women on their way to Gaza as part of a delegation for World Women’s Day are staging a sit-in...

Emir receives letter from Chinese President 07 Mar 2014 - 04:40 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a letter from the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, on relations and...

QA may buy more A380s, but not for longest routes 07 Mar 2014 - 03:08 am

BERLIN: Qatar Airways, which plans to start flying the Airbus A380 to Europe this summer, may expand its order for the largest jetliner...

Eatery, beauty parlour shut 07 Mar 2014 - 03:06 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has intensified inspections of eateries, beauty salons and other outlets across the country to ensure...

Qataris shocked over recall of three envoys 07 Mar 2014 - 03:04 am

DOHA: Several citizens have expressed shock and surprise over the decision of three GCC countries — Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain —...

Egypt's Global Telecom losses rise after Canadian writedown 06 Mar 2014 - 01:53 pm

CAIRO: Global Telecom, the Egypt-based group formerly called Orascom Telecom, has fallen deeper into the red after taking a multi-million dollar impairment charge...

Qatar Airways' daily flights to Haneda Airport Tokyo start June 18 06 Mar 2014 - 01:48 pm

DOHA: Qatar Airways Thursday announced it will begin daily flights to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND), the airline’s third destination in Japan. The non-stop...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 2.30pc 06 Mar 2014 - 01:40 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area on Thursday adding 260.45 points or 2.30 percent advance to 11,607.03 points from 11,346.58 on...

Katara to showcase Halal Hal Qatar Festival 06 Mar 2014 - 01:27 pm

DOHA: Halal Hal Qatar Festival starting March 22 at the Katara Culture Village will feature animal husbandry, the practice of selectively breeding and...

Iran to get 2nd tranche of payment under nuclear deal 06 Mar 2014 - 01:16 pm

TEHRAN: Iran will soon receive a second installment of previously frozen assets which are being returned to it under an interim nuclear agreement...