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Ministry of Interior working hours during Eid Al Fitr 06 Aug 2013 - 02:34 pm

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior announced today that the official working hours of some Ministry's departments during Eid Al Fitr holiday, which starts...

Qatar Stock Exchange down 0.05pc 06 Aug 2013 - 02:31 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange slightly down on Tuesday, adding 5.27 points or 0.05 percent to advance to 9,803.19 points from 9,808.46 on Monday. The...

India names new central bank head 06 Aug 2013 - 02:10 pm

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday named a former International Monetary Fund chief economist as its new central bank governor as it grapples with...

Football: Messi says 'sacrifice' took him to the top 06 Aug 2013 - 01:40 pm

Barcelona football player Lionel Messi poses for photographs with disabled children at the Okura hotel in Bangkok,Thailand. BANGKOK: Lionel Messi on Tuesday attributed...

Britain withdraws all staff from Yemen embassy 06 Aug 2013 - 01:31 pm

LONDON: Britain said on Tuesday it had withdrawn all staff from its embassy in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, and extended the closure of the...

Malaysian escapes militant kidnappers in Philippines 06 Aug 2013 - 01:20 pm

ZAMBOANGA: A Malaysian plantation manager held hostage by Philippine Muslim extremists for nine months escaped on Tuesday, but a cousin held alongside him...

Kuwait emir says cooperation key to achieve stability 06 Aug 2013 - 01:05 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's emir Tuesday urged MPs and the government to cooperate to achieve political stability in the oil-rich Gulf state that has...

StanChart profit sags after $1bn hit on Korean business 06 Aug 2013 - 12:55 pm

LONDON: Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered took a $1 billion hit on the value of its Korean business on Tuesday, dragging first-half profit down...

Italian Jesuit priest 'apparently kidnapped' in Syria 06 Aug 2013 - 12:25 pm

ROME, Latium: An Italian Jesuit priest who hoped to negotiate with jihadists in Syria has "apparently been kidnapped by an Islamist group" which...

US tells citizens in Yemen to leave immediately 06 Aug 2013 - 12:10 pm

SANAA: The United States told its citizens in Yemen on Tuesday to leave the country immediately due to the threat of "terrorist attacks",...

Al Meera, Al Mannai post increase in H1 profits 06 Aug 2013 - 11:06 am

DOHA: Al Meera and Al Mannai Corporation QSC announced Tuesday the increase of their profits in the first half of 2013. Al Meera...

Philippines detains 18 Chinese for illegal mining 06 Aug 2013 - 11:03 am

MANILA: The Philippines has detained 18 Chinese men on suspicion of illegal black sand mining in the northern coastal town of Aparri, the...

Dutchman held over Philippine 'crying cop' 06 Aug 2013 - 10:29 am

MANILA: A Dutch activist blamed for making a Philippine policeman cry in an incident that drew global attention was detained on Tuesday, the...

Lloyd's offers million-euro reward for stolen Cannes jewels 06 Aug 2013 - 10:18 am

PARIS, France: Lloyd's of London on Tuesday offered up to one million euros or $1.3 million for information leading to the recovery of...

Aquino vows arrests as Philippines blast toll rises 06 Aug 2013 - 10:13 am

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed to find and arrest those behind a powerful bomb that hit a southern Philippine city as the...

Al Noor Hospitals H1 profit drops 24.4pc 06 Aug 2013 - 09:53 am

DUBAI: Al Noor Hospitals, the Abu Dhabi healthcare firm which raised $342 million from a London listing in June, said total profit for...

Taliban leader dismisses Afghan elections as 'waste of time' 06 Aug 2013 - 09:51 am

KABUL: Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Tuesday dismissed elections due in Afghanistan next year as "a waste of time", posing a challenge to...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 06 Aug 2013 - 09:49 am

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