DUBAI: Bahrain's King Hamad has banned protests in Manama in an amendment to a law on public gatherings, ahead of a major opposition...
DUBAI: Bahrain's King Hamad has banned protests in Manama in an amendment to a law on public gatherings, ahead of a major opposition...
DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Ivory...
TAIPEI: Taiwan's chief of general staff General Yen Ming was named defence minister Wednesday following the resignation of his predecessor over plagiarism claims...
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has released seven opposition activists, including a woman who were in prison for insulting the ruler on Twitter after he...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's deputy defence minister has been replaced after only four months in the post by a half-brother of powerful intelligence chief...
YANGON: Myanmar's army has freed 68 children and young people from military service, the United Nations said Wednesday, calling for a "mass release"...
PAJU: South Korea said Wednesday it had authorised a $250 million compensation payout to companies based in the inter-Korean Kaesong industrial zone, which...
ISLAMABAD: Monsoon rains triggering floods have killed 84 people across Pakistan in the last week and affected more than 80,000 others, officials said...
MANILA: Philippine Justice Department investigators said Wednesday they were recommending homicide charges against eight Filipino coastguard personnel for the killing of a Taiwanese...
DOHA: Qatar Exchange will be closed from Thursday 8th of August 2013 up to and including Monday 12th of August 2013 in the...
DOHA: Egypt must release jailed Muslim Brotherhood leaders to help resolve a political crisis following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, Qatar's...
Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Wednesday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...
ISLAMABAD: Indian and Pakistani commanders spoke by hotline Wednesday, a day after Delhi accused Islamabad of involvement in an ambush that killed five...
Former Thai Prime Minister and opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva (C) walks to the parliament in Bangkok. BANGKOK: Around 2,000 Thai opposition supporters converged...
BEIJING: An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in cattle in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture said....
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks plunged 3.51 percent Wednesday afternoon as selling pressure grew in late trading following a fall on Wall Street and as...
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's Aldar Properties is seeking to refinance debt, including a $1.2 billion bond maturing next year, after its quarterly earnings...
KARACHI: A bomb blast in Pakistan's port city of Karachi early Wednesday killed seven people and wounded 26 others, police said. The blast...
