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Abu Dhabi-Dubai industry ties tighten with aluminimum mill plan 02 Oct 2013 - 11:33 am

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi government-owned group Senaat plans to build an aluminium rod mill with Ducab, a cable-making company which it owns along with...

Malaysia pays $133m after delays to troubled dam 02 Oct 2013 - 11:33 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's government agreed to pay $133 million in compensation to two foreign contractors for losses incurred in the problem-plagued Bakun Dam,...

Southeast Asia oil bill to hit $240bn by 2035: IEA 02 Oct 2013 - 11:32 am

BANGKOK: Southeast Asia's huge appetite for energy will see its bill for imported oil surge to $240 billion by 2035, leaving nations exposed...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 02 Oct 2013 - 10:50 am

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

Saudi airports agency prices record-breaking 15.2bn riyal sukuk 02 Oct 2013 - 10:40 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state airports operator has priced a 15.2 billion riyal or $4.05 billion Islamic bond issue, a statement from the company...

Emir, PM greets Guinea president 02 Oct 2013 - 10:36 am

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

Pakistani police arrest 38 Afghans in southern Pakistan 02 Oct 2013 - 10:36 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police arrested Wednesday thirty-eight Afghan citizens during a raid against the criminal elements in Hyderabad city in Sindh province south of...

S. Korea plans to sell up to 33.8 trillion won worth currency bonds 02 Oct 2013 - 10:35 am

SEOUL: South Korea plans to sell up to 33.8 trillion won about or US$31.5 billion worth of currency stabilization bonds next year as...

Bomb kills two Pakistani troops on quake relief duty 02 Oct 2013 - 10:35 am

QUETTA: A bomb on Wednesday killed two soldiers and wounded three others working to help survivors of a deadly earthquake that hit Pakistan's...

Tokyo stocks close down 2.17pc 02 Oct 2013 - 10:29 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 2.17 percent lower Wednesday as the dollar weakened against the yen on concerns over the US government shutdown. The...

Obama scraps visit due to US shutdown: Malaysia PM 02 Oct 2013 - 10:17 am

KUALA LUMPUR: President Barack Obama has postponed a visit to Malaysia due to the US government shutdown, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on...

Syria chemical disarmament team begins mission 02 Oct 2013 - 10:01 am

DAMASCUS: International disarmament experts were to begin cataloguing Syria's vast arsenal of chemical weapons Wednesday, checking a list of sites provided by Damascus...

President greets the nation on Gandhi Jayanti 02 Oct 2013 - 04:26 am

Ninety-year-old cartoonist and Gandhian, Ranchhodbhai Purani poses with recently completed cartoons — the left one featuring an image of Gandhi — at his...

No question of resigning over ordinance: PM 02 Oct 2013 - 04:26 am

On Board Air India One: Prime Miinister Manmohan Singh said yesterday that he would not quit over the perceived undermining of his authority...

Centre wants ban on gutka and supari 02 Oct 2013 - 04:26 am

New Delhi: The government yesterday pitched for a ban on all forms of chewing tobacco, gutka or supari laced with nicotine, saying these...

Kerala woman may be 115 years old 02 Oct 2013 - 04:25 am

Ranni: A string of visitors lined up yesterday to meet Chinamoo, who claims she is 115 years old, one of the oldest in...

Rasheed Masood is MP no more, gets 4 years jail 02 Oct 2013 - 04:25 am

New Delhi: Congress MP Rasheed Masood was sentenced to four years in jail here yesterday for fraudulently nominating undeserving students for MBBS seats...

US makes unique defence offer 02 Oct 2013 - 04:25 am

Washington: In a move reflective of growing defence ties between the two, sealed during last week’s visit here of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,...