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Dubai June airport passenger traffic rises 17.5pc 29 Jul 2013 - 12:12 pm

DUBAI: Passenger traffic through Dubai International Airport rose 17.5 percent from a year earlier to 5.54 million people in June, aided by the...

Abraaj sells 50pc stake in Turkish insurer to Malaysia fund 29 Jul 2013 - 12:02 pm

DUBAI: Emerging markets private equity firm Abraaj Group has agreed to sell its 50 percent stake in Acibadem Sigorta to Malaysia's state-run investment...

Italian bus crash kills 38; second European transport disaster in five days 29 Jul 2013 - 11:41 am

MONTEFORTE IRPINO, Italy: Thirty-eight people were killed and 10 injured when a bus plunged off a viaduct in southern Italy in one of...

Saudi's Sedco to distribute Islamic funds via private banks 29 Jul 2013 - 11:07 am

RIYADH: Jeddah-based investment firm Sedco Capital plans to register its Islamic funds in Switzerland and distribute them through tie-ups with global private banks,...

Six including two cops killed in Karachi violence 29 Jul 2013 - 10:39 am

KARACHI: Six persons including two policemen lost their lives in the on-going violence and firing incidents across Karachi, Pakistan's Geo News reported Monday....

Exchange Rates in Qatar 29 Jul 2013 - 10:38 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Following are the Exchange Rates for foreign currencies issued Monday by Qatar National Bank (QNB). Currency Buying Selling...

Five car bombs explode in Baghdad 29 Jul 2013 - 10:01 am

BAGHDAD: Eleven people have been killed and 54 others were injured on Monday when five car bombs went off in different parts of...

Saudi Prince Alwaleed warns against falling oil demand 29 Jul 2013 - 09:50 am

DUBAI: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal warned that the Gulf Arab kingdom needed to reduce its reliance on crude oil and diversify...

China-Myanmar pipeline starts delivering gas 29 Jul 2013 - 09:41 am

BEIJING: The Myanmar section of a Myanmar-China natural gas pipeline, a project co-invested by six parties from four countries including China, Myanmar, South...

US airstrike leaves 5 dead in north Waziristan 29 Jul 2013 - 09:34 am

KABUL: At least five people were killed following a suspected US drone strike in Northern Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border, according...

Taiwan defense minister to step down as part of reshuffle 29 Jul 2013 - 09:29 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan's government said on Monday the defense minister will step down amid a public outcry over the death of a soldier, in...

Yemen's main crude oil pipeline repaired, resumes pumping 29 Jul 2013 - 09:20 am

SANAA: Yemen's main oil pipeline has started pumping crude oil again after it was repaired following an attack by tribesmen late last week,...

Etisalat says affiliate interested in Pakistan mobile operator 29 Jul 2013 - 08:39 am

DUBAI: Etisalat, the Gulf's biggest telecommunications operator, said on Monday that its affiliate Pakistan Telecommunication Co Ltd (PTCL) had expressed interest in mobile...

Japan sends diplomat to China to improve relations 29 Jul 2013 - 08:26 am

TOKYO: Japan is sending a senior diplomat to China to try and repair relations that have soured over the Senkaku islands in the...

President Obama to have lunch with Hillary Clinton at White House 29 Jul 2013 - 08:06 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will have lunch on Monday with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the White House said on Sunday. They...

Ex-U.S. President Carter plans to visit North Korea 29 Jul 2013 - 07:54 am

SEOUL: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is planning to visit North Korea soon to try to win the release of a U.S. citizen...

Monsoon woes 29 Jul 2013 - 03:18 am

People move their shelters from the banks of the Ganga yesterday as the water level of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers rise in...

Poor monitoring, graft plague meal scheme 29 Jul 2013 - 03:18 am

New Delhi: The mid-day meal tragedy in Bihar, which killed 23 children who ate contaminated cooked food, has turned the national spotlight on...