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Barclays to launch cash call on September 13 04 Sep 2013 - 11:31 am

LONDON: British bank Barclays said on Wednesday it will launch its 5.8 billion pound or $9 billion rights issue, the biggest by a...

Hundreds of thousands of fish killed by China pollution 04 Sep 2013 - 11:30 am

A resident clears dead fish from the Fuhe river in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province on September 3, 2013. BEIJING: Hundreds of...

Obama to meet Chinese, French leaders at G20 04 Sep 2013 - 10:48 am

STOCKHOLM: US President Barack Obama will hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of France and China on the sidelines of a G20 meeting...

Tokyo stocks end 0.54pc higher 04 Sep 2013 - 10:47 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.54 percent higher on Wednesday, reversing earlier losses thanks to a stronger dollar despite lingering concerns over possible US...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 04 Sep 2013 - 10:36 am

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

South Korean "Armadillo-T" car folds up for easy parking 04 Sep 2013 - 09:33 am

Armadillo-T, a foldable electric vehicle, folds up its rear at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon, south of...

Saudi's Almarai mandates banks for 1.7bn riyal hybrid sukuk sale 04 Sep 2013 - 08:57 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabian dairy producer Almarai Co has mandated four banks to arrange the sale of a 1.7 billion riyals or $453.3 million...

Over 200 languages lost in diverse India: Study 04 Sep 2013 - 08:37 am

NEW DELHI: More than 200 languages have vanished in India over the last 50 years, a new study says, blaming urban migration and...

Oil prices mixed in Asian trade 04 Sep 2013 - 08:37 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Wednesday after climbing in New York as concerns over a US-led military strike on Syria...

China official drowned in anti-graft probe 04 Sep 2013 - 08:36 am

BEIJING: A Chinese official was allegedly drowned by investigators who stripped him naked and held him down in a bathtub as they attempted...

Legal Corner: Change of sponsorship 04 Sep 2013 - 03:28 am

By Abdelaal A Khalil, Legal Consultant, Please send your queries to: plus@pen.com.qa I am an Arab expatriate working for a real estate firm...

Attack on Syria could worsen conflict: Ban 04 Sep 2013 - 03:14 am

Rebel fighters prepare to launch home-made mortar rounds at Syrian army forces in the city of Raqqa yesterday. UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban...

One million flee in six months 04 Sep 2013 - 03:14 am

GENEVA: More than 2 million refugees have now fled Syria’s civil war in human suffering unparalleled in recent history, the United Nations said...

US Navy redeploys ships in Mideast 04 Sep 2013 - 03:14 am

WASHINGTON: The US Navy has redeployed warships in the Middle East for any potential strikes against Syria, defence officials said yesterday. The destroyer...

Cost of Syria devastation over $1.5 trillion 04 Sep 2013 - 03:14 am

DAMASCUS: The cost of the devastating conflict in Syria has topped the $1.5 trillion mark, a study published in the country’s daily Al...

Syrian forces capture town 04 Sep 2013 - 03:13 am

BEIRUT: Syrian forces seized the strategic northern town of Ariha yesterday, an opposition group said, in a move that would open the supply...

Syrian defector has proof of chemical attack in March 04 Sep 2013 - 03:13 am

ISTANBUL: A forensic expert with evidence President Bashar Al Assad’s government used chemical weapons near Aleppo in March has defected to Turkey, the...

Twin joy 04 Sep 2013 - 03:11 am

Conjoined twins Elsa Guadalupe (left) and Maria Guadalupe Sanchez attend a party for their fourth birthday celebrations in Santa Catarina, on the outskirts...