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Emir meets chairman and CEO of Total 12 Nov 2013 - 02:23 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at his office at Al Bahr Palace here on Tuesday with Christophe...

QMSF to host 3rd Aquabike Grand Prix Of Qatar 12 Nov 2013 - 02:22 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) is making its final preparations to host this weekend’s third UIM-ABP Aquabike Grand Prix of Qatar...

Japan plans $16bn aid package for greenhouse-gas cuts: Report 12 Nov 2013 - 02:22 pm

TOKYO: Japan's public and private sectors will supply an aid package worth $16 billion over three years to help developing nations cut greenhouse-gas...

UN launches $301m Philippine typhoon aid appeal 12 Nov 2013 - 02:19 pm

MANILA: The United Nations on Tuesday began an appeal for almost a third of a billion dollars in aid to help people hit...

More than 5,000 flee erupting Indonesian volcano 12 Nov 2013 - 02:04 pm

JAKARTA: More than 5,000 people have fled their homes in western Indonesia in recent days following a series of violent volcanic eruptions, an...

Israeli sources claim $170 billion price for nuclear Iran 12 Nov 2013 - 02:04 pm

JERUSALEM: Israeli security sources claimed Tuesday that Iran's controversial nuclear programme has cost the country $170 billion, mostly due to tough economic sanctions. ...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.25pc 12 Nov 2013 - 01:54 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in green area on Tuesday 10,072.05 points or 0.25 percent to 25.48 points from the previous closing of 10,046.57...

Mauritanian interior minister meets HE Qatar's ambassador 12 Nov 2013 - 01:52 pm

DOHA: Mauritanian Minister of Interior & Decentralization Mohamed Ould Ahmed Salem Ould Mohamed Rare met here Tuesday with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Mauritania...

Three Ethiopians immigrants killed in Saudi Arabia 12 Nov 2013 - 01:52 pm

ADDIS ABABA: Three Ethiopians have been killed in Saudi Arabia when violence broke out between police and illegal immigrants preparing to return home,...

Russia sends medical aid to typhoon-hit Philippines 12 Nov 2013 - 01:22 pm

MOSCOW: Russia has sent two planes carrying medical aid to the Philippines as the world acts to help the typhoon-ravaged Southeast Asian nation. ...

Qatar Exchange welcomes S&P Dow Jones upgrade decision 12 Nov 2013 - 01:12 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) Tuesday welcomed Standard and Poors (S&P) Dow Jones decision to upgrade the Qatar market from a Frontier Market to...

South Korea pledges $5m in aid to Philippines 12 Nov 2013 - 01:07 pm

SEOUL: South Korea will offer $5 million in relief aid to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines and send a team of relief workers there, the...

Japan sends military to typhoon-hit Philippines 12 Nov 2013 - 01:00 pm

TOKYO: Japan on Tuesday said it would send some 40 members of its de facto military, known as the Self-Defense Forces, to help...

Police officer killed, 8 civilians wounded in Baghdad 12 Nov 2013 - 12:51 pm

BAGHDAD: A traffic police officer with the rank of colonel was killed and eight civilians were wounded in two separate incidents in Baghdad...

14 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan 12 Nov 2013 - 12:51 pm

KABUL: Fourteen Taliban militants were killed in joint operations launched by Afghan security forces and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF)...

Malaysia's Petronas Q3 profit jumps 20pc 12 Nov 2013 - 12:51 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said Tuesday its third-quarter net profit rebounded, rising 19.5 percent year-on-year due to higher sales of...

Oxford Instruments makes $254m bid proposal for Andor 12 Nov 2013 - 12:50 pm

LONDON: Britain's Oxford Instruments , has made a bid proposal of around 159 million pounds or $254 million for Andor Technology in an...

Dubai to launch Islamic corporate governance centre next year 12 Nov 2013 - 12:39 pm

DUBAI: The Dubai government plans to establish a centre that will develop standards for corporate governance based on Islamic values, guiding companies in...