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Ministry plans education, charity projects abroad 20 Jul 2013 - 02:36 am

The Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs H E Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak Al Kuwari is briefed on one of the projects. DOHA:...

Tougher times ahead for middle-income families 20 Jul 2013 - 02:31 am

BY MOHAMMED SHOEB DOHA: According to the latest statistics, the average monthly rents for fully furnished apartments in the Al Sadd, Najma, Bin...

A shortage of affordable homes 20 Jul 2013 - 02:29 am

DOHA: An Asian expatriate in a middle-income job that pays him close to QR10,000 ($2,746) a month, tired of looking for an independent...

HOUSING TROUBLE 20 Jul 2013 - 02:27 am

In Qatar, more than 80 percent of the population (that is the percentage of expatriates) lives in rented accommodation. And house rents, according...

Bin Laden son-in-law accuses US of torture 20 Jul 2013 - 02:17 am

NEW YORK CITY: Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law yesterday asked a New York court to throw out terrorism charges against him, partly on the...

Trayvon Martin could have been me: Obama 20 Jul 2013 - 02:11 am

US. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the Trayvon Martin case during a surprise visit to the press briefing room at the White...

Mideast talks to resume next week, says Kerry 20 Jul 2013 - 02:10 am

AMMAN: US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet in Washington within “the next week or so”...

Ramadan Thoughts: The essence of repentance 20 Jul 2013 - 02:05 am

By Sadaf Farooqi How many times has your conscience piped up to you at some time along the day with a “I should...

Ramadan Thoughts: ‘My first fasting was a wonderful experience’ 20 Jul 2013 - 02:05 am

Marjana, a revert blogger, chronicles his experience of fasting in Ramadan. Being a Muslim for the first year I was a little bit...

Suicide bomber kills 20 in Iraq Sunni mosque 19 Jul 2013 - 02:59 pm

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, killing at least 20 people in the middle of...

Four killed, 15 injured in Pakistan road accident 19 Jul 2013 - 02:46 pm

ISLAMABAD: At least four people were killed and 15 others were injured in a traffic accident occurred in east of Pakistan last night....

GE reports flat earnings on lower sales 19 Jul 2013 - 02:30 pm

NEW YORK: General Electric Friday reported essentially flat second-quarter earnings on lower revenues, but reaffirmed its 2013 targets to increase profit margins. Net...

British police find evidence of explosion at mosque 19 Jul 2013 - 02:29 pm

LONDON, Greater London: British counter-terrorism police said Friday they had found evidence of a three-week-old explosion outside a mosque in central England, one...

UK picks JPMorgan to advise on bank share sales 19 Jul 2013 - 02:26 pm

LONDON: The body that oversees Britain's stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group has picked U.S. investment bank JP Morgan...

12 pro-regime militiamen killed in Syria's Homs: NGO 19 Jul 2013 - 02:15 pm

BEIRUT: Twelve members of a Syrian pro-regime militia were killed in clashes with rebels overnight in the central city of Homs, the Syrian...

Syrian fugitive handed over to Romania over Iraq kidnappings 19 Jul 2013 - 01:42 pm

BUCHAREST: A fugitive Syrian-born businessman sentenced to 20 years in prison for ordering the kidnap of three journalists in Iraq was handed over...

Abu Dhabi sells Barclays bank stake 19 Jul 2013 - 01:40 pm

LONDON: An Abu Dhabi sheikh who helped British bank Barclays avoid a state bailout during the global financial crisis has sold his stake. ...

Global LNG-Asian LNG spot prices steady above $16 19 Jul 2013 - 01:23 pm

PERTH: Asian spot LNG prices were steady above $16 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) this week as receding worries about supply disruptions...