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Saudi bans Ethiopian workers 17 Jul 2013 - 05:34 pm

RIYADH: Saudi authorities banned on Wednesday Ethiopian workers from entering the country following reports of crimes against children committed by maids from the...

Karzai signs Afghan election reforms into law 17 Jul 2013 - 02:37 pm

KABUL: President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday signed into law reforms that remove foreign UN representatives from Afghanistan's electoral complaints watchdog ahead of key...

Surgical Safety Checklist enhances patient safety at HMC 17 Jul 2013 - 02:32 pm

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has implemented an enhanced specialized surgical safety protocol throughout all its hospitals, in a major boost to delivering...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.38pc 17 Jul 2013 - 02:25 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend Wednesday, adding 36.30 points 0.38 percent to advance to 9,473.57 points from 9,437.27 on Tuesday. The...

Pakistan says Iran wheat deal to be finalised within weeks 17 Jul 2013 - 02:12 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will finalise a long-delayed deal to export $9 million worth of wheat to Iran within weeks, a finance ministry spokesman said...

Chelsea bid for Man Utd's Rooney rejected: reports 17 Jul 2013 - 02:04 pm

LONDON, Greater London: Manchester United have rejected a bid from English Premier League rivals Chelsea for Wayne Rooney, British media reported on Wednesday....

Abbas to present peace talks offer to PLO: Official 17 Jul 2013 - 01:54 pm

RAMALLAH, West Bank: President Mahmoud Abbas plans to consult with the Palestinian leadership on Thursday on U.S. efforts to revive peace talks with...

8 wounded in Sinai attack on army checkpoint 17 Jul 2013 - 01:31 pm

CAIRO, Qahirah: Gunmen attacked an Egyptian army checkpoint in the Sinai border town of Rafah wounding eight people, security sources said Wednesday, as...

Yahoo profit rises by 46pc, though sales still drag 17 Jul 2013 - 01:10 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo's profits rose by 46 percent in the second quarter, aided by nearly a dozen product launches, though sales at the...

Kerry briefs Arab leaders on peace talks 17 Jul 2013 - 01:09 pm

AMMAN: US Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with Arab League officials to discuss his push to thaw out the frozen peace...

Giant EADS could change name to Airbus, its plane-maker 17 Jul 2013 - 12:34 pm

PARIS, France: European aerospace giant EADS may decide to change its name to Airbus, its better-known plane-making subsidiary, by the end of July...

Food poisoning kills at least 20 children in India, sparks protests 17 Jul 2013 - 11:50 am

PATNA, India: At least 20 children died and dozens were taken to hospital with apparent food poisoning after eating a meal provided for...

Top Syrian official killed in Lebanon 17 Jul 2013 - 11:11 am

BEIRUT: A top Syrian official was assassinated by armed men Wednesday outside his home in south Lebanon, reports and an official said, in...

Barclays faces $453m fine over US price rigging 17 Jul 2013 - 10:59 am

LONDON: British bank Barclays has been hit by US federal regulators with a $453-million or 344-million-euro fine for alleged electricity price manipulation in...

Saudi's Sipchem Q2 net profit rises 28pc 17 Jul 2013 - 10:58 am

DUBAI: Saudi International Petrochemical Co., posted a 27.9 percent rise in second-quarter net profit on Wednesday, which it attributed to higher sales and...

Myanmar leader to meet France's Hollande in Paris 17 Jul 2013 - 10:57 am

PARIS, France: Myanmar President Thein Sein was to meet his French counterpart Francois Hollande in Paris on Wednesday, as rights campaigners reacted sceptically...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 17 Jul 2013 - 09:54 am

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

Tokyo stocks end up 0.11pc 17 Jul 2013 - 09:23 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended 0.11 percent higher Wednesday, as investors locked in profits ahead of US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony....