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12 dead in Syrian shelling on Kurdish town 18 Oct 2013 - 02:57 pm

BEIRUT: At least 12 people were killed on Friday in government shelling of a Syrian Kurdish town in the northern province of Aleppo,...

Egypt aims to buy 4 million tonnes of local wheat 18 Oct 2013 - 02:03 pm

CAIRO: Egypt aims to procure 4 million tonnes of wheat from its farmers' 2014 crop, Supplies Minister Mohamed Abu Shadi was quoted as...

HE Sheikha Hind accepts Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy on behalf of HH Sheikha Moza 18 Oct 2013 - 01:59 pm

EDINBURGH: At a ceremony in the Scottish Parliament today, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser was honoured for driving education reforms and programmes...

MEED conference to probe into MENA rail projects worth $225bn on Oct.29 18 Oct 2013 - 01:47 pm

ABU DHABI: The MEED MENA Rail & Metro Summit due to kick off at the Beach Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday...

Saudi Arabia declines Security Council seat, cites failure to halt wars 18 Oct 2013 - 01:44 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Friday it would not take up its rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council, citing "double standards"...

Tunisia army 'kills several terrorists' 18 Oct 2013 - 01:25 pm

TUNIS: Tunisian security forces have killed "several terrorists" in an operation against an armed group suspected of an attack this week in which...

Cairo to host a joint Gulf-Egyptian Economic Forum in Q1 of 2014 18 Oct 2013 - 01:22 pm

MANAMA: The Egyptian Capital Cairo will hosts during the first quarter of 2014 ,the joint Gulf- Egyptian Economic Forum. The event, jointly organized...

Lebanese official in Syria for deal on kidnapped 'pilgrims' 18 Oct 2013 - 12:46 pm

BEIRUT: A senior Lebanese security official headed to Damascus on Friday to discuss a prisoner exchange deal that could free nine Lebanese citizens...

Ukraine leader says will sign law to release Tymoshenko 18 Oct 2013 - 11:55 am

KIEV: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said he is ready to sign a law to allow jailed opponent Yulia Tymoshenko to go abroad for...

Union leader shot dead in S.Africa platinum belt 18 Oct 2013 - 11:47 am

JOHANNESBURG: A senior union official at a Lonmin mine in Marikana has been shot dead in South Africa in the latest violence to...

Chinese Lenovo mulls buying Blackberry: Report 18 Oct 2013 - 11:46 am

NEW YORK CITY: Chinese computer and phone maker Lenovo is considering a counter bid to buy all of Canadian smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry, the...

Suicide bomber kills 12 soldiers in south Yemen 18 Oct 2013 - 11:43 am

ADEN: A suicide car bomber killed 12 soldiers and wounded six others Friday in an attack on a military command centre in southern...

Philippines sports chief frets over Myanmar blasts ahead of games 18 Oct 2013 - 10:19 am

MANILA: A top sports official in the Philippines expressed concern Friday over recent bombings in Myanmar ahead of the Southeast Asian Games there...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.17pc 18 Oct 2013 - 09:42 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.17 percent lower Friday, ending a seven-day rally as the stronger yen and lingering concerns about the US economy...

17 bodies found after Laos air disaster 18 Oct 2013 - 09:17 am

PAKSE: Laos said Friday at least 17 bodies had been recovered after a plane plummeted into the Mekong River killing all on board...

At least one dead in blast near mosque in Russian Caucasus 18 Oct 2013 - 09:16 am

MOSCOW: At least one person was killed early on Friday when a bomb exploded outside a village mosque in the Russian Caucasus region...

Taiwan upholds graft convictions for five senior judges 18 Oct 2013 - 08:37 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan's Supreme Court said Friday it had rejected the final appeals of five senior judges who were handed lengthy prison sentences for...

Google stock surges on profit, revenue gains 18 Oct 2013 - 08:17 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Google shares surged to a record high, close to $1,000, after quarterly earnings figures showed the Internet giant's profits are climbing...