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Saudi announces new MERS death 20 Nov 2013 - 01:20 pm

RIYADH: Saudi health authorities on Wednesday announced a new MERS death, raising to 54 the number of people killed by the coronavirus in...

Qatar's ambassador meets advisor to India's prime minister 20 Nov 2013 - 12:57 pm

DOHA: HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Republic of India Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Abdullah met today with the Advisor to the Prime Minister of India...

Libya aims to issue three Islamic bank licences in 2014 20 Nov 2013 - 12:56 pm

ABU DHABI: Libya hopes to have its first three dedicated Islamic banks operating next year to satisfy unmet demand for sharia-complaint financial services,...

HRW condemns jailing in Kuwait over religious tweets 20 Nov 2013 - 12:55 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned a five-year jail term slapped on a Shiite in Kuwait for tweets deemed offensive to...

3 Yemen police killed in clashes with Qaeda suspects 20 Nov 2013 - 12:54 pm

ADEN: Three police officers were killed in clashes Wednesday with Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen's southeastern Hadramawt province, an extremists' stronghold, police said. Al-Qaeda...

Saudi Arabia says welcomes U.S. shale revolution 20 Nov 2013 - 11:49 am

DUBAI: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia remains unconcerned by a rising tide of U.S. shale output which threatens to eat into OPEC's market...

GSK sells chunk of shares in Aspen 20 Nov 2013 - 11:48 am

LONDON: British drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced on Wednesday that it will sell one third of its shareholding in South African company Aspen...

Car bomb attack kills 10 Egyptian soldiers in Sinai 20 Nov 2013 - 10:54 am

ISMAILIA: Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed and 35 wounded in a car bomb attack near the North Sinai city of El-Arish on Wednesday,...

Spate of Baghdad blasts kill 24 20 Nov 2013 - 10:27 am

BAGHDAD: A wave of attacks, most of them car bombs targeting Shiite neighbourhoods, rocked Baghdad early on Wednesday, killing at least 24 people...

Israel to open Karam Abu Salem crossing 20 Nov 2013 - 09:54 am

GAZA: Israeli occupation authorities decided today to open the Karam Abu Salem crossing for the entry of 210 truckloads with goods for commercial,...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 20 Nov 2013 - 09:40 am

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

Philippines turns to super computer to predict typhoons 20 Nov 2013 - 09:26 am

MANILA: The Philippine government is banking on the high-resolution powers of a super computer called Blue Gene/P to be able to come up...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.33pc 20 Nov 2013 - 09:11 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.33 percent lower on Wednesday, giving up early gains as the dollar turned down against the yen. The benchmark...

Million-dollar gold stash found in aircraft toilet 20 Nov 2013 - 09:08 am

KOLKATA: Cleaners working on a commercial plane in eastern India have found 24 gold bars worth more than $1 million stuffed into a...

Two killed, dozens injured in s. Africa building collapse 20 Nov 2013 - 09:08 am

DURBAN: At least two people have killed and up to 40 people are feared trapped after a roof collapsed at a construction site...

Aldar says to start sukuk roadshow on Nov.21 20 Nov 2013 - 09:01 am

DUBAI: Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi's largest property developer, will hold roadshows for a benchmark-sized Islamic bond, or sukuk, from November 21-25, the company...

Deutsche Telekom nears Scout24 sale to Hellman & Friedman: Bloomberg 20 Nov 2013 - 09:00 am

LONDON: Deutsche Telekom AG is close to a deal to sell 70 percent of its online classified advertising business Scout24 to private equity...

Eco-friendly car focused Tokyo Motor Show opens 20 Nov 2013 - 08:31 am

TOKYO: The Tokyo Motor Show kicks off Wednesday with Japanese automakers showcasing their latest electronic technology and eco-friendly cars aimed at the growing...