BAALBEK: A nephew of Lebanon's agriculture minister has been killed along with three other Hezbollah fighters in Syria's Qalamoun region, a source close...
BAALBEK: A nephew of Lebanon's agriculture minister has been killed along with three other Hezbollah fighters in Syria's Qalamoun region, a source close...
ABU DHABI: President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a decree granting citizenship to 500 children...
MANAMA: HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani arrived on Thursday morning in the Kingdom...
BAGHDAD: U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil will hand over a 25 percent stake in Iraq's West Qurna-1 oilfield project to China's biggest energy...
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's second-biggest telecoms operator, Mobily, has extended talks with four shareholders in Etihad Atheeb until Jan. 30 as it seeks to...
ISLAMABAD: Unknown gunmen shot dead three people in Takht Bhai area of Pakistan's Peshawar late Wednesday night. According to reports, unknown assailants barged...
DUBAI: Dubai-based Islamic investment firm Abwab Capital has completed 2 billion dirhams or $545 million of advisory business in its first year of...
ROME: The Italian Senate has voted to expel ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament with immediate effect over his conviction for tax fraud. ...
RIYADH: Syrian peace talks planned for January must put in place a timeframe for a transitional government and should not involve any opposition...
Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Thursday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...
DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel...
TOKYO: Tokyo's Nikkei 225 jumped 1.80 percent to its best close in almost six years Thursday as a weaker yen and record finishes...
MANILA: The Philippines expressed concern Thursday that China may seek control of air space over contested areas of the South China Sea, after...
DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Albania...
LONDON: Barclays Capital Inc has been ordered to pay $2.1 million to a New York-based trader it fired last year in connection with...
MANILA: The Philippines economy is expected to grow about 7 percent in 2013, as expansion in October-December is stunted by this month's devastating...
A truck driver describes how his vehicle was set on fire by protesters in Dhaka yesterday. DHAKA: Bangladesh opposition supporters derailed a train...
A child sleeps on the lap of his mother as she drinks tea while waiting for customers at an open market in Kathmandu...
