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Muslim rebels protest Philippine arrests 12 Jun 2013 - 12:55 pm

MANILA: Muslim rebels in the Philippines said Wednesday they had protested at the arrests of four guerrillas, warning it could affect talks aimed...

BAE Systems names Roger Carr as new chairman 12 Jun 2013 - 12:03 pm

LONDON: British arms maker BAE Systems appointed on Wednesday business veteran Roger Carr as its new chairman, replacing Dick Olver who came under...

Vodafone confirms Kabel Deutschland approach 12 Jun 2013 - 11:16 am

LONDON: British mobile operator Vodafone said on Wednesday it had made an offer to buy Germany's biggest cable company Kabel Deutschland, confirming a...

MSCI details weights of Arab markets in indexes 12 Jun 2013 - 11:08 am

LONDON/DUBAI: Qatar's stock market will have a 0.45 percent weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the United Arab Emirates, 0.4 percent,...

ANA Dreamliner domestic flight cancelled 12 Jun 2013 - 10:27 am

TOKYO: Engine trouble grounded a Dreamliner in Japan on Wednesday, its operator said, marking the third straight day of problems for Boeing's next...

Emir sends greetings to Philippine president 12 Jun 2013 - 10:06 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to the President of Republic of the...

GCC Secretary-General may brief UNSC on Yemen in August 12 Jun 2013 - 10:02 am

NEW YORK: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Abdullatif bin Rahid Al-Zayani may brief the UN Security Council (UNSC) in August...

Aluminium Bahrain appoints Ali al-Baqali as CFO 12 Jun 2013 - 09:53 am

DUBAI: Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), owner of the world's fourth-largest aluminium smelter, has appointed Ali al-Baqali as chief financial officer, the state-controlled company said...

8 killed in attack on NATO supply convoy in Afghanistan 12 Jun 2013 - 09:53 am

KABUL: Taliban militants attacked a NATO supplies convoy in Kabul-Kandahar highway, killing at least eight people, including Afghan security forces, local authorities in...

Emir sends greetings to Russian president 12 Jun 2013 - 09:32 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani sent today a cable of congratulations to President of the Russian Federation on...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.21pc 12 Jun 2013 - 09:22 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks slipped 0.21 percent by the close on Wednesday, clawing back most of their losses from earlier in the session as...

Bloomberg's $19bn plan to guard NY against climate change 12 Jun 2013 - 09:05 am

NEW YORK: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled Tuesday a $19.5 billion plan to boost the city's defenses against climate change, seven months...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 12 Jun 2013 - 08:27 am

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

Chinese man gets 12 years in U.S. prison for selling $100m in stolen software 12 Jun 2013 - 08:16 am

BEIJING: A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese businessman to 12 years in prison for selling stolen software used in defense,...

Singapore fights back against worsening dengue outbreak 12 Jun 2013 - 08:13 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore is fighting back against a rapidly worsening dengue epidemic by distributing insect repellants to every household and recruiting hundreds of disease...

Volkswagen recalls 26,000 cars in Australia 12 Jun 2013 - 08:04 am

SYDNEY: German auto giant Volkswagen (VW) on Wednesday recalled nearly 26,000 vehicles in Australia and Audi followed suit with 6,000 cars due to...

Samsung Heavy wins $1.3bn order from Norway's Statoil 12 Jun 2013 - 07:59 am

SEOUL: South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said Wednesday it had won a $1.3 billion order to build two offshore drilling platforms for...

World's oldest person dies at 116 in Japan 12 Jun 2013 - 07:52 am

Jiroemon Kimura holds his great-great-grandchild in Kyotango, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 19, 2012. TOKYO: The world's oldest person,...