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Rentals push up annual inflation to 2.7pc 15 Jan 2014 - 07:03 am

DOHA: Qatar’s year-on-year inflation rose to 2.7 percent in December 2013, mainly due to a consistent rise in rentals and partly driven by...

Ooredoo and Twitter enhance user security 15 Jan 2014 - 07:02 am

Doha: Ooredoo has enabled an online security feature for Twitter users to enhance safety and security of customers’ data. It has also launched...

Healthcare providers asked to implement unified coding system 15 Jan 2014 - 07:02 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has asked all healthcare providers to implement the unified coding system — ICD-10-AM (7th Edition) —...

Erdogan offers compromise over judicial bill 15 Jan 2014 - 06:18 am

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech to the members of the Turkish Parliament in Ankara ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep...

13,000 liquor bottles seized 15 Jan 2014 - 06:17 am

DOHA: The Customs Depart-ment seized more than 13,000 liquor bottles in the second quarter (April to June) of 2013, besides making hauls of...

Press briefing on new airport 15 Jan 2014 - 06:17 am

DOHA: The opening schedule of Hamad International Airport is likely to be announced today at a news briefing at its premises. Details about...

US slams Israeli defence minister’s attack on Kerry 15 Jan 2014 - 06:16 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s defence minister accused US Secretary of State John Kerry of an “incomprehensible obsession” with Middle East peace, drawing a furious response...

Toxic chemicals in top brands of children’s clothing 15 Jan 2014 - 06:15 am

HAMBURG: Leading environment group Greenpeace said yesterday that it had found a variety of toxic chemicals in children’s clothing made by major global...

Saudi stops SMS to guardians when women travel 15 Jan 2014 - 06:15 am

A Saudi woman checks her mobile phone as she sits along the sea front in the coastal city of Jeddah, recently. RIYADH: Saudi...

Egypt votes on new constitution 15 Jan 2014 - 06:07 am

Egyptian women flash the ‘V for victory’ sign as they wait outside a polling station to vote on the first day of voting...

New Medical Commission at Ras Laffan 15 Jan 2014 - 06:01 am

DOHA: The Medical Commission will set up a major new branch in Ras Laffan City in collaboration with Qatar Petroleum by the end...

Hollande bids to deflect affair scandal with policy plans 14 Jan 2014 - 02:58 pm

PARIS: Francois Hollande faced the tough task of rousing media interest for his 2014 policy plans Tuesday as all eyes remained firmly trained...

QNB Q4 profit up 13.7 percent 14 Jan 2014 - 02:57 pm

DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest lender in the Gulf Arab region, posted a 13.7 percent increase in fourth- quarter net profit,...

Iraq delays Nasiriya oil project auction to June 19 14 Jan 2014 - 02:32 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq has delayed for the second time an international tender for the development of its Nasiriya oil field and the construction of...

16 dead in China shoe factory fire 14 Jan 2014 - 02:26 pm

BEIJING: Sixteen people died Tuesday in a fire at a shoe factory in eastern China, state media reported, a blaze which highlights poor...

U.N. feeds record 3.8 million in Syria but concerned by malnutrition 14 Jan 2014 - 02:26 pm

GENEVA: The U.N.'s World Food Programme (WFP) delivered rations to a record 3.8 million people in Syria in December. But civilians in eastern...

Singapore to increase penalties for animal abuse 14 Jan 2014 - 01:51 pm

SINGAPORE: Singapore will impose stiffer penalties for animal abuse, Law Minister K Shanmugam said Tuesday. Following a recent spate of high-profile cases including...

At least 200 killed as boat sinks off Sudan coast 14 Jan 2014 - 01:37 pm

JUBA: More than 200 civilians in South Sudan have drowned in a Nile ferry accident while fleeing fighting in the town of Malakal,...