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Reforms to increase foreign investment in real estate sector 29 May 2013 - 02:28 am

DOHA: Qatar has launched a number of studies to assess the feasibility of introducing legal and administrative reforms to help encourage foreign investment...

Catch your own fish from the farm 29 May 2013 - 02:17 am

DOHA: A large fishing farm, arguably the first commercial aquaculture facility in the country, has come up with a novel idea to sell...

New guidelines for worksite labour camps 29 May 2013 - 02:15 am

Dr Mohammad bin Saif Al Kuwari, member of the NHRC board of directors, at the press briefing yesterday. by Azmat Haroon DOHA: Double-decker...

PM visits Cityscape 29 May 2013 - 02:13 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani is briefed about real estate developments during...

Gangs’ truce 29 May 2013 - 01:02 am

A gang member carries weapons to be handed over to authorities as part of a truce between the two most powerful gangs in...

Joblessness can tear apart EU: Germany 29 May 2013 - 01:02 am

PARIS: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned yesterday that failure to win the battle against youth unemployment could tear Europe apart, and dropping...

US weapons designs hacked 29 May 2013 - 01:02 am

WASHINGTON: Chinese hackers have breached networks containing designs for an array of advanced US weapons programmes, from stealthy fighter jets to missile defence...

Soldier murder suspect in custody 29 May 2013 - 01:01 am

LONDON: Police yesterday began questioning one of the prime suspects in the brutal murder of a British soldier in London, six days after...

Digital money system shut due to criminal links 29 May 2013 - 01:01 am

NEW YORK: US authorities revealed yesterday they had shut down a Costa Rica-based money transfer company they said helped cybercriminals around the world...

Cuba to expand Internet access 29 May 2013 - 01:01 am

HAVANA: Cuba will expand limited public access to the Internet next month by opening up another 118 places where people on this communist-run...

Stockholm back to normal 29 May 2013 - 01:01 am

STOCKHOLM: A handful of cars were torched in Stockholm’s immigrant-dominated suburbs early yesterday but police said the situation had returned to normal after...

Kenyan MPs vote to hike pay 29 May 2013 - 01:00 am

NAIROBI: Kenyan members of parliament, already among the world’s best-paid lawmakers, voted yesterday to increase their salaries to more than 130 times the...

JAPAN FLAG OPEN WINDOW ECONOMY CRISES 29 May 2013 - 12:56 am

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: HAGEN Source: Verdens Gang - Oslo, Norway Keywords: COLOR JAPAN FLAG OPEN WINDOW ECONOMY CRISES 052713 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

Kuwait MPs demand action 29 May 2013 - 12:53 am

Kuwait Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah (centre) attending a parliament session at national assembly in Kuwait City yesterday. MPs demanded...

Opposition, rebels cautious on EU arms move; three Lebanese soldiers killed 29 May 2013 - 12:52 am

Workers unloading humanitarian aid sent from Russia to the Syrian government yesterday. Two planes loaded with 30 tonnes of aid arrived at Al...

Israel warns Russia against arming Syria 29 May 2013 - 12:52 am

Moscow/jerusalem: Russia has said it will supply one of its most advanced anti-aircraft missile systems to the Syrian government hours after the EU...

One killed, 20 hurt in Tunisia clashes 29 May 2013 - 12:51 am

Tunis: One person was killed and 20 were hurt yesterday in clashes in the Tunisian town of Bizerte between police and street vendors...

Egypt to submit proposed NGO law to senate 29 May 2013 - 12:51 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s presidency said yesterday that it will submit a proposed law regulating civil society groups to the senate, insisting it reflects the...