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Labour minister leads Qatar's delegation to 2nd Arab Forum on Development 25 Feb 2014 - 02:33 pm

RIYADH: HE Qatar's Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Dr. Abdullah Bin Saleh Mubarak Al -Khulaifi, led his country's delegation to the 2nd...

Nigerian Islamists kill 29 pupils in boarding school attack 25 Feb 2014 - 02:17 pm

DAMATURU: Gunmen from Islamist group Boko Haram stormed a boarding school in northeast Nigeria overnight and killed 29 pupils, many of whom died...

Hong Kong chief executive meets Qatar's Consul General 25 Feb 2014 - 01:55 pm

HONG KONG: Mr.C Y Leung , the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, met...

Taiwan builds sensitive satellite equipment 25 Feb 2014 - 01:45 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan has successfully developed a key satellite component whose export is controlled by space powers, an official said Tuesday, calling it a...

Qatar Stock Exchange down 0.37pc 25 Feb 2014 - 01:35 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange ended in the red area when trading closed Tuesday at 11,855.94 points or 0.37 percent down 44.44 points from...

Emir meets outgoing Thai ambassador 25 Feb 2014 - 01:21 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at the Emiri Diwan office on Tuesday with HE Thailand's Ambassador to...

Eleven workers dead, 18 injured in Thai building collapse 25 Feb 2014 - 12:19 pm

BANGKOK: At least 11 workers died and 18 others were injured when a large concrete beam collapsed Tuesday at a construction site just...

Yemen's Maarib oil pipeline blown up again 25 Feb 2014 - 12:18 pm

ADEN: Unidentified assailants blew up Yemen's Maarib oil pipeline on Monday night, halting crude flows to the Ras Isa oil terminal on the...

Real estate transactions worth over QR653 last week 25 Feb 2014 - 12:17 pm

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

Emir, PM congratulate Emir of Kuwait 25 Feb 2014 - 11:45 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah...

PM meets Bulgarian foreign minister 25 Feb 2014 - 11:44 am

DOHA: HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met on Tuesday with HE Minister...

New haul of exotic animals seized in Philippines 25 Feb 2014 - 11:44 am

MANILA: Wildlife authorities said Tuesday they had seized nearly 100 exotic animals that had been smuggled into the southern Philippines in the second...

Investors pledge $7.8bn to kick-start Senegal growth plans 25 Feb 2014 - 11:01 am

PARIS: Senegal secured pledges worth about $7.8 billion at a donor conference that began in Paris on Monday to help kick-start a development...

Council of Arab relations with Latin America and the Caribbean holds meeting 25 Feb 2014 - 10:45 am

DOHA: The Council of Arab Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean held a meeting in the Dominican Republic on February 21 and...

Air raids kill 26 in Syria 25 Feb 2014 - 10:14 am

A homemade missile is launched towards the location of pro-regime fighters in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, yesterday. AMMAN: Air raids on...

PM targeted in Turkey’s mass phone-tapping 25 Feb 2014 - 10:13 am

ANKARA: Turkish police have eavesdropped on thousands of people including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured), as well as cabinet ministers, the country’s...

Saudi Crown Prince in Tokyo 25 Feb 2014 - 10:12 am

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (right) is welcomed by his Japanese counterpart Naruhito upon his arrival at the Akasaka Palace in...

Days of celebrations 25 Feb 2014 - 10:11 am

Kuwait City’s banking complex is decorated with lights in the colours of the national flag as the emirate prepares to mark the 53rd...