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Export of South Sudanese oil resumes from Sudan 27 Jun 2013 - 02:56 pm

KHARTOUM: Shipments of South Sudanese oil from Sudan have resumed after more than a year, a senior petroleum ministry official said on Thursday,...

Malaysia pressures Indonesia over haze crisis 27 Jun 2013 - 02:56 pm

JAKARTA: Malaysia on Thursday stepped up pressure on Indonesia to do more to stop outbreaks of smog after fires on Sumatra island sparked...

Myanmar awards telecom licences to Telenor and Ooredoo 27 Jun 2013 - 02:41 pm

YANGON: Myanmar on Thursday awarded telecom licences to Norway's Telenor and Qatari firm Ooredoo, the government committee in charge of the bids said,...

Indonesia jails Islamic terror leader for 10 years 27 Jun 2013 - 02:27 pm

JAKARTA: An Indonesian court on Thursday jailed an Islamist militant with links to one of Asia's most notorious terror leaders for 10 years...

PM meets GCC secretary general 27 Jun 2013 - 02:27 pm

DOHA: HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met here today with Secretary General of the Cooperation Council...

French body mulls legal action against Facebook, Google, Twitter 27 Jun 2013 - 02:21 pm

PARIS: A French consumer rights body Thursday warned Facebook, Twitter and Google+ of legal action if they do not bring privacy procedures into...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.37pc 27 Jun 2013 - 01:39 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend Thursday, adding 34.20 points or 0.37 percent to advance to 9,298.75 points from 9,264.55 on Wednesday....

Islamists in UAE jails tortured 27 Jun 2013 - 01:34 pm

DUBAI: Islamists detained in the United Arab Emirates for allegedly plotting to overthrow the regime have been subjected to systematic mistreatment including torture,...

Philippines, US hold war games near China flashpoint reef 27 Jun 2013 - 01:13 pm

MANILA: A US destroyer joined the Philippine Navy's flagship for war games that started Thursday close to a flashpoint area of the South...

HH the Father Emir receives phone call from King of Spain 27 Jun 2013 - 12:54 pm

DOHA: HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received today a telephone call from King Juan Carlos of Spain, who...

HH the Emir adjourns Advisory Council 27 Jun 2013 - 12:38 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued today decree No. 30 for 2013 adjourning the 41st ordinary session of...

Sharp to make cutting-edge LCDs in China 27 Jun 2013 - 12:28 pm

TOKYO: Struggling Japanese electronics giant Sharp on Thursday announced it would produce cutting-edge liquid crystal display panels for tablet computers, smartphones and other...

Tribal clashes kill dozens near gold mine in Sudan's Darfur 27 Jun 2013 - 12:26 pm

KHARTOUM: Fighting between two Arab tribes vying for control of a gold mine has killed dozens of people in Sudan's troubled Darfur region,...

China reports another H7N9 bird flu death 27 Jun 2013 - 12:25 pm

SHANGHAI: Shanghai has reported another death from H7N9 bird flu, the local government said, bringing the total number of fatalities nationwide to at...

Dubai's Emirates plans new aircraft lease deal 27 Jun 2013 - 11:57 am

DUBAI: Dubai's Emirates airline plans to lease new Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft from a finance company that will issue $630 million of bond-type...

HH the Emir meets Khaled Meshaal 27 Jun 2013 - 11:55 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at the Emiri Diwan this morning with head of the political bureau...

Qatar lifts 2013 GDP growth forecast to 5.3pc 27 Jun 2013 - 11:28 am

DUBAI: Qatar's government on Thursday raised its forecast for real gross domestic product growth in 2013 to 5.3 percent from 4.8 percent, citing...

Philippines appeals as Filipina set to be executed in China 27 Jun 2013 - 11:27 am

MANILA: The Philippines said it had appealed Thursday to China to spare the life of a 35-year-old Filipina woman who had been sentenced...