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Israel, Turkey hold compensation talks 23 Apr 2013 - 02:24 am

ANKARA: Israeli and Turkish officials failed yesterday to agree compensation over a deadly 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship, but officials...

Qatar Stars League offers tickets online 23 Apr 2013 - 01:32 am

DOHA: The Qatar Stars League (QSL) yesterday became the world’s first football league to offer fans the chance to purchase tickets online with...

Qatar gets first ‘passive house’ 23 Apr 2013 - 01:28 am

Kahramaa President Issa Hilal Al Kuwari (second right), opening the ‘Baytna’ Project yesterday. Deputy Group CEO at Barwa Real Estate Co Ahmed Abdullah...

Deputy Emir receives envoys’ credentials 23 Apr 2013 - 01:27 am

The Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Ambassador of Kosovo, Rajab Boya, at the...

Kerala family eyes $900m from Saudi 23 Apr 2013 - 01:23 am

Kochi: One family in Kerala, the Keyis of Kannur district, may have struck gold — the state has taken up with the federal...

Crackdown on water, power wastage soon 23 Apr 2013 - 01:22 am

DOHA: Qatar’s utility distributors said yesterday they planned to employ and train national workforce and arm them with judicial authority to enforce a...

Two human trafficking gangs busted 23 Apr 2013 - 01:21 am

DOHA: Law enforcement officials have unearthed several hideouts of runaway domestic workers in different parts of the country and busted two gangs of...

Qatar stock exchange regulator caps brokerage discounts 22 Apr 2013 - 02:58 pm

DOHA: Qatar has limited the size of discounts that stock brokerages in the country can offer their customers, in a move that could...

Football: Suarez fined, donates to Hillsborough group 22 Apr 2013 - 02:36 pm

LONDON: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been fined and will donate the money to the Hillsborough Family Support Group following the Uruguayan's shocking...

Barclays continues shake-up with two new directors 22 Apr 2013 - 02:33 pm

LONDON: Barclays named two new non-executive directors on Monday as new bosses attempt to put a series of scandals behind the British bank. ...

Germany fines Google for privacy violations 22 Apr 2013 - 02:26 pm

HAMBURG: German authorities said Monday they had fined Google for illegally collecting massive amounts of personal data including emails, passwords and photos while...

HH the Deputy Emir appoints two ambassadors 22 Apr 2013 - 02:24 pm

DOHA: HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued on Monday Emiri Decision No. 25 of 2013...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.19pc 22 Apr 2013 - 02:06 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend Monday, adding 15.88 points (or 0.19 percent) to advance to 8,442.66 points from 8,426.78 on Sunday....

Radio broadcaster shot dead in Philippines 22 Apr 2013 - 01:46 pm

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines: Gunmen shot dead a radio broadcaster in the troubled southern Philippines on Monday, police said as fears grew of mounting violence...

HH the Deputy Emir receives credentials of new ambassadors 22 Apr 2013 - 01:22 pm

DOHA: HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at his Emiri Diwan Office on Monday credentials...

HH the Emir sends written message to President of Libya's General National Congress 22 Apr 2013 - 01:21 pm

TRIPOLI: President of the General National Congress (GNC) of Libya Dr. Mohammad Yousef Almagarief has received a written message from HH the Emir...

Kuwaiti court grants bail to opposition politician 22 Apr 2013 - 01:13 pm

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti appeals court granted bail to a prominent opposition politician convicted of insulting the ruling emir, a defence lawyer said on...

Kidnapped daughter of Bulgarian gang boss released 22 Apr 2013 - 01:12 pm

SOFIA: The 11-year-old daughter of a convicted Bulgarian gangland boss has been freed, seven weeks after being kidnapped on the way to school...