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Killing of 42 Egyptians triggers Islamist uprising call 08 Jul 2013 - 03:20 pm

Supporters of Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Mursi gather around a car carrying the body of a fellow supporter killed by violence outside the...

Rowhani to become Iran president on August 3 08 Jul 2013 - 03:03 pm

TEHRAN: Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani will assume Iran's highest elected office on August 3, ending Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial eight-year presidency, a deputy speaker...

Libya's major Sharara oilfield to resume operations 08 Jul 2013 - 03:02 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya's major Sharara oilfield will resume operations after an agreement was reached with the armed group that had shut it down last...

Emir receives greetings of Pakistani Prime Minister 08 Jul 2013 - 02:27 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received today congratulations of Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on the occasion...

Qatar Exchange down 0.86pc 08 Jul 2013 - 02:26 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Monday 80.25 points or 0.86pc to 9,282.88 points from the previous closing of 9,363.13 points. The volume...

19 dead in two days of Iraq violence 08 Jul 2013 - 02:11 pm

BAGHDAD: Two days of violence in Iraq killed 19 people, including six family members shot dead while returning from a wedding, police officers...

Fiat says bidding to increase Chrysler stake by 3.3pc 08 Jul 2013 - 02:05 pm

MILAN: Italian auto giant Fiat said on Monday it was exercising an option to raise its stake in US partner Chrysler by 3.3...

S.Africa's mega power station delayed until 2014 08 Jul 2013 - 01:58 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's state-owned utility Eskom announced on Monday that a much-needed mega power station will not come online until late 2014, spelling...

Spain bus crash kills nine 08 Jul 2013 - 01:23 pm

MADRID: A bus careened off a central Spanish highway and smashed into a safety barrier Monday, tearing open one side of the vehicle...

Doctors develop $260 test-tube baby system for poor world 08 Jul 2013 - 11:59 am

By Ben Hirschler LONDON: Belgian doctors have developed a low-cost version of test-tube baby technology for use in developing countries, where sophisticated Western...

Gunmen kill top Yemen officer in southeast 08 Jul 2013 - 11:53 am

ADEN: Gunmen shot dead a high-ranking Yemeni army officer Monday in the country's southeastern Hadramawt province as he was heading to work, a...

SSP names former WH Smith boss Kate Swann as CEO 08 Jul 2013 - 11:52 am

LONDON: Kate Swann, the former chief executive of British books and stationery retailer WH Smith , has been appointed chief executive of SSP,...

Seven killed in India building collapse 08 Jul 2013 - 10:54 am

Indian rescue workers remove bodies from the rubble at the site of the City Light Hotel building collapse in Secunderabad, the twin city...

Tokyo stocks close down 1.40pc 08 Jul 2013 - 09:16 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 1.40 percent on Monday, giving up earlier gains as Asian shares fell, while a ratings agency downgraded Softbank to...

Dubai contractor Arabtec's $653 mln capital call oversubscribed 08 Jul 2013 - 08:46 am

DUBAI: Dubai contractor Arabtec Holding said on Monday that its 2.4 billion dirham ($653 million) rights issue was nearly 30 percent oversubscribed. The...

16 Egypt coup protesters shot dead in Cairo 08 Jul 2013 - 08:45 am

CAIRO: Sixteen Islamist activists were shot dead early on Monday during a protest outside a key Cairo army headquarters calling for ousted president...

NSA in bed with Germany: Snowden 08 Jul 2013 - 03:19 am

A demonstrator holds up a picture of Edward Snowden during a rally in support of Snowden at the Place du Trocadero in front...

Probe under way in fatal jet crash 08 Jul 2013 - 03:18 am

Investigators at the scene of the Asiana Flight 214 crash at San Francisco International Airport yesterday. SAN FRANCISCO: US officials were combing through...