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British major threw laptop with sensitive Iraq photos from ferry 05 Dec 2013 - 10:45 am

LONDON: A British army major disposed of a computer that contained original photographs of the bodies of Iraqis killed in disputed circumstances by...

Liberal leader sworn in as prime minister of Luxembourg 05 Dec 2013 - 10:44 am

LUXEMBOURG: Liberal leader Xavier Bettel was sworn in yesterday as Luxembourg prime minister, replacing 19-year veteran Jean-Claude Juncker to head a coalition government...

Dubai state fund ICD acquires landmark Atlantis hotel 05 Dec 2013 - 10:16 am

DUBAI: Investment Corp of Dubai, the flagship holding firm of some of the emirate's top companies, has acquired the Atlantis hotel from a...

Saudi petrochemical duo eye share-swap merger next year 05 Dec 2013 - 10:13 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Sahara Petrochemical and Saudi International Petrochemical Co (Sipchem) hope to complete a share-swap merger in the first half of 2014...

Tokyo stocks close 1.50pc lower 05 Dec 2013 - 10:03 am

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 230.45 points to 15,177.49, while the Topix index of all first-section shares lost 0.91 percent, or 11.34...

Suicide bomber attacks Yemen's defence ministry 05 Dec 2013 - 10:03 am

SANAA: At least 20 people were killed on Thursday in a car bomb and gun battle at the Yemeni defence ministry compound in...

JPMorgan warns 465,000 card users on data loss after cyber attack 05 Dec 2013 - 09:29 am

NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase & Co is warning some 465,000 holders of prepaid cash cards issued by the bank that their personal information...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 05 Dec 2013 - 09:10 am

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

China approves $1.3bn Renault-Dongfeng joint venture 05 Dec 2013 - 09:00 am

China has approved a long-awaited $1.3 billion joint venture between its carmaker Dongfeng and France's Renault, the only global top 10 automaker not...

Tunisians protest 05 Dec 2013 - 06:42 am

Members of the Tunisia’s main labour union body UGTT gather during a protest calling for the government led by the Islamist Ennahda party...

UAE president accepts invitation to visit Iran 05 Dec 2013 - 06:38 am

UAE Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (centre) and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right) with...

Hezbollah blames Israel for killing top leader 05 Dec 2013 - 06:36 am

BEIRUT: Hezbollah said yesterday one of its top leaders was killed near Beirut, and blamed Israel, at a time of soaring tensions in...

Arafat’s widow rejects French report 05 Dec 2013 - 06:35 am

RAMALLAH: The widow of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said yesterday she was still convinced he was poisoned, after French experts ruled out...

Leading Sudanese dissident forms ‘Reform’ party 05 Dec 2013 - 06:33 am

KHARTOUM: The leading dissident who was expelled from Sudan’s ruling party last month said yesterday he has launched a new “Reform” party which...

Egypt bails 23 protesters held over disputed law 05 Dec 2013 - 06:29 am

CAIRO: A Cairo court yesterday freed on bail 23 Egyptian protesters from secular youth movements who were detained last week for holding an...

Saudi behind blasts at Iran embassy, says Nasrallah 05 Dec 2013 - 06:28 am

BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah blamed Saudi Arabia for a twin suicide attack on the Iranian embassy in Beirut that killed 25...

Rocket fire kills 17 05 Dec 2013 - 06:26 am

BEIRUT: Rockets fired into a government-controlled district of Aleppo killed at least 17 people in the northern Syrian city yesterday, state media and...

Assad to lead during transition: Minister 05 Dec 2013 - 06:25 am

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Bashar Al Assad will remain president and lead any transition agreed upon in Geneva peace talks planned for next month, a...