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Spanish town plans to remain ‘Smurf blue’ 24 Jul 2013 - 02:23 am

JUZCAR Spain: A Spanish hilltop village has found a way to chase away the country’s recession blues by keeping all its buildings blue,...

Qatar’s first AIMs launched 24 Jul 2013 - 02:06 am

Khalifa Al Subaey (left), Group President and CEO of Qatar Insurance Company, and Brigadier Mohammed Saad Al Kharji, Director of Traffic Department, inaugurate...

Qatar expresses concern over bloodshed in Egypt 24 Jul 2013 - 02:01 am

An opponent of deposed president Mohammed Mursi dresses the wound of a man injured in Monday’s clashes with pro-Mursi protesters, near Tahrir square...

Garangao celebrated 24 Jul 2013 - 01:57 am

Children in traditional attire celebrate Garangao at Al Wakrah yesterday. Salim Matramkot BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: Garangao, a Gulf tradition for children...

Emir with Yemeni president 24 Jul 2013 - 01:56 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with President of Yemen, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, at the Doha International Airport...

Experts see rise in rents next year 24 Jul 2013 - 01:50 am

DOHA: Real estate experts see further spurt in house rents in 2014, as they say they expect a massive construction boom that would...

Youth flaunt fancy cars, pets in evening parade at Corniche 24 Jul 2013 - 01:38 am

By Azmat Haroon Doha: At least one Rolls Royce and a fleet of Jaguars, Ferraris and Mustangs among other expensive cars can be...

India, China officials hold border talks after stand-off 23 Jul 2013 - 02:59 pm

NEW DELHI: Officials from India and China held talks Tuesday on steps to strengthen "peace and tranquillity" along their border, following a stand-off...

Teva developing new medicines to treat brain disorders: CEO 23 Jul 2013 - 02:40 pm

JERUSALEM: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries expects to complete development of new medicines in the next few years aimed at treating brain disorders as the...

Stately Bentley to go SUV 23 Jul 2013 - 02:35 pm

FRANKFURT, Hesse: Luxury car maker Bentley, a unit of German auto giant Volkswagen, said on Tuesday it will go ahead with plans to...

UAE bank NBAD misses forecasts with profit rise 23 Jul 2013 - 02:30 pm

DUBAI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi, the largest lender by market value in the United Arab Emirates, fell short of analysts' forecasts with...

Pakistan takes 'immoral' condom ad off air 23 Jul 2013 - 02:20 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's media regulator pulled the plug on a condom commercial starring one of the country's biggest female stars Tuesday, calling it "immoral",...

Ryanair offers to sell Aer Lingus stake 23 Jul 2013 - 02:05 pm

LONDON: Irish no-frills airline Ryanair on Tuesday said it was prepared to sell its minority holding in rival Aer Lingus to address "unfounded"...

Eight killed in Nepal landslides 23 Jul 2013 - 01:09 pm

KATHMANDU, Madhyamanchal: Landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Nepal have engulfed scores of homes, killing eight people and leaving five missing, officials...

Chinese man kills one-child policy officials 23 Jul 2013 - 01:04 pm

BEIJING: A knife-wielding Chinese man on Tuesday stormed an office enforcing the one-child policy, stabbing two officials to death and injuring three others...

Abu Dhabi power plant to price project bond Thursday 23 Jul 2013 - 12:55 pm

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi's Shuweihat 2 (S2) power and water plant plans to price a project bond worth up to $825 million on Thursday,...

Two road accidents kill at least 28 in India 23 Jul 2013 - 12:37 pm

BANGALORE, India: Two road accidents have killed at least 28 people in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, police said Tuesday. A crowded...

Myanmar frees dozens of political prisoners 23 Jul 2013 - 12:35 pm

YANGON: Myanmar has agreed to release some 70 political prisoners, an official said Tuesday, after President Thein Sein vowed to free all dissidents...