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Iranian FM slams Netanyahu’s ‘lies’ 02 Oct 2013 - 01:32 am

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of lying in his rejection of Tehran’s overtures to the...

Kurds dismiss Turkish reform proposals 02 Oct 2013 - 01:31 am

ANKARA: Kurdish militants and politicians yesterday dismissed a set of political reforms proposed by Turkey’s ruling AK Party, saying they were not meant...

Man injured in chase by Saudi religious police dies 02 Oct 2013 - 01:27 am

RIYADH: A Saudi man, whose brother was killed when a religious police patrol crashed into their car during a hot pursuit last week,...

Qatar Holding buys NYSE Euronext out of Qatar Exchange 01 Oct 2013 - 02:59 pm

DUBAI: Qatar Holding, the investment arm of the country's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), has bought NYSE Euronext's 12 percent stake...

Qaeda gunmen still hold Yemen army hostages 01 Oct 2013 - 02:57 pm

SANAA: Al-Qaeda gunmen were still holding hostages at a Yemeni army headquarters in Mukalla Tuesday, a day after the army was said to...

Emir sends greetings to Chinese president 01 Oct 2013 - 02:57 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, sent on Tuesday a cable of congratulations to the President of the People's...

India aims to cut Iran oil imports by 15pc 01 Oct 2013 - 02:46 pm

NEW DELHI: India aims to cut Iranian crude imports by 15 percent this fiscal year, its oil secretary said on Tuesday, differing from...

Emir, PM greets Nigerian president 01 Oct 2013 - 02:42 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, sent on Tuesday a cable of congratulations to the President of the Federal...

Syria's Assad will remain in office 01 Oct 2013 - 02:26 pm

DAMASCUS: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will remain in office, and has the right to decide to run for reelection next year, Information Minister...

Russian sends $10m in aid for Syrian refugees 01 Oct 2013 - 02:26 pm

MOSCOW: Russia has transferred $10 million to the United Nations to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, the Russian Foreign Ministry said...

Albanian Agriculture Minister meets Qatari ambassador 01 Oct 2013 - 01:50 pm

DOHA: Albanian Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Management, Edmond Panariti has met with HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Republic of Albania...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.21pc 01 Oct 2013 - 01:35 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area on Tuesday adding 19.98 points or 0.21 percent advance to 9,628.30 points from 9,608.32 on...

Qatar Exchange index drops marginally in September 01 Oct 2013 - 12:47 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index dropped marginally by 10.72 points or 0.11 percent when the bourse closed the last day of month of September...

Qatari ambassador attends Palau's Independence Day celebrations 01 Oct 2013 - 12:46 pm

DOHA: HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines Jassim Ali Al-Obaidli has participated in the Republic of Palau's 19th Independence Day...

Suicide bomber kills five Iraq police 01 Oct 2013 - 12:45 pm

TIKRIT: A suicide bomber killed five police in Iraq on Tuesday, an officer and a doctor said, as an Al-Qaeda front group claimed...

Indian child maid in hospital in Delhi abuse case 01 Oct 2013 - 12:24 pm

NEW DELHI: A teenage girl working as a maid in India's capital was recovering in hospital Tuesday after being rescued from a home...

San Miguel to sell Philippine power firm stake for $1.66bn 01 Oct 2013 - 12:22 pm

MANILA: Philippine conglomerate JG Summit Holdings said Tuesday it will buy San Miguel Corp's remaining 27 percent stake in the country's top electricity...

Indian tax officials freeze Nokia assets 01 Oct 2013 - 12:00 pm

MUMBAI: Indian authorities have frozen some of Finnish telecom giant Nokia's assets, the company said Tuesday, amid a 20-billion rupee or $321 million...