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KARACHI: A Pakistani court on Monday adjourned a hearing into a travel ban against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf his lawyer said, a...

KABUL: Up to 12,000 Afghan Taliban fighters have been killed, wounded or captured this year, according to a UN report, which said violence...

DUBAI: Dubai Investments aims to raise $300 million from a debut sale of Islamic bonds by the end of 2013 after delaying a...

UALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 88, was admitted to hospital Monday with a chest infection, his office said.   "The medical...

DOHA: The third Traditional Dhow Festival 2013 is opening at the Katara Beach here Tuesday will showcase regional maritime culture.   The festival organised...

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

DOHA:HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to His Majesty King Mohammed VI of the...

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said...

DUBAI: Airbus on Monday agreed a new deal to expand its partnership agreement with Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi investment fund with a mandate...

HONG KONG: Brandon Rios believes Filipino great Manny Pacquiao will draw inspiration in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan.    But that won't stop...

BEIRUT: The head of the Syrian rebel Liwa al-Tawhid Brigade has died of wounds he suffered in a regime air strike last week,...

TOKYO: Japan on Monday dispatched two warships, carrying some 650 troops, to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines in the first major contingent of the military's...

ORMOC: Philippine engineers have salvaged generators from a flooded IT park to bring light back to some streets of typhoon-devastated Leyte province, the...

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

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks finished flat Monday as late profit-taking erased early gains driven by a weaker yen and following another record close on...

DUBAI: The central bank of the United Arab Emirates on Monday issued regulations that cap bank lending to state governments and related entities,...

DUBAI: A consortium including a subsidiary of Dubai's Drake and Scull has won a 545 million dirhams or $147 million contract to build...

CAIRO: At least 24 people were killed in Egypt when a train ploughed into a truck and a mini-bus at a railway crossing...