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No arrest yet in Boston blasts case 18 Apr 2013 - 02:34 am

Officials take crime scene photos two days after the explosions in Boston, Massachusetts, yesterday. BOSTON: Investigators believe they have spotted a suspect in...

Saudi deports 200,000 illegal workers: Minister 18 Apr 2013 - 02:31 am

Labour Minister Adel Al Fakieh RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will take new steps, including jail terms for small business owners and the hiring of...

Britain bids farewell to Iron Lady Thatcher 18 Apr 2013 - 02:26 am

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s coffin arrives in a gun carriage at St. Paul’s Cathedral prior to her funeral service in London,...

Quake triggers calls for new construction rules 18 Apr 2013 - 02:07 am

DOHA: The Central Municipal Council (CMC) has called on the authorities to prepare new guidelines for the construction sector in view of the...

Companies classified on track record 18 Apr 2013 - 02:05 am

DOHA: Foreigners, before boarding a plane to Qatar to take up private sector jobs, would soon be able to check the credentials of...

GOIC releases GCC industrial cooperation journal 17 Apr 2013 - 02:50 pm

DOHA: The Doha-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) has released the latest issue of the "Industrial Cooperation in the Arabian Gulf" journal,...

RasGas identifies securing LNG supply as biggest challenge for next decade 17 Apr 2013 - 02:49 pm

HOUSTON, Texas: RasGas Company Limited’s (RasGas) Chief Executive Officer Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, said, "increasing demand for ecofriendly fuels and evolving LNG importing...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.49pc 17 Apr 2013 - 02:07 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend Wednesday, adding 41.00 points (or 0.49 percent) to advance to 8,409.33 points from 8,368.33 on Tuesday....

Toyota hybrid sales over 1.2m in a year 17 Apr 2013 - 02:02 pm

This file picture taken on March 3, 2010 shows Toyota Motor's Prius hybrid vehicles parked at the company's plant in the city of...

Army rocket fire kills 12 in Syrian village: NGO 17 Apr 2013 - 02:01 pm

BEIRUT: Army rocket fire on a central Syrian village on Wednesday killed at least 12 people including women and children, a watchdog said,...

S. Korea to buy Apache Guardian helicopters 17 Apr 2013 - 02:01 pm

SEOUL: South Korea said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy a fleet of US Apache attack helicopters in a deal with reported...

Margaret Thatcher makes final journey 17 Apr 2013 - 01:06 pm

The hearse carrying the coffin of British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher drives along the route during her ceremonial funeral in central London. ...

FoxConn to pay Microsoft royalties for Android devices 17 Apr 2013 - 12:29 pm

NEW YORK: Taiwan tech giant Hon Hai, parent company of FoxConn, will pay royalties to Microsoft to ward off a lawsuit over its...

easyJet picks new chairman 17 Apr 2013 - 12:07 pm

LONDON: British no-frills airline easyJet said Wednesday it has appointed John Barton, chairman of clothing retailer Next, as its new chairman from the...

Make India a global solar energy hub 17 Apr 2013 - 12:06 pm

NEW DELHI: India's prime minister urged global companies on Wednesday to make the sun-baked South Asian nation a solar energy hub as the...

35,000 application software for smartphones found dangerous 17 Apr 2013 - 11:40 am

TOKYO: More than 35,000 software applications targeting smartphone users in Japan have been found to be dangerous due to concerns such as misuse...

12 hurt in blast near India party's office 17 Apr 2013 - 11:38 am

BANGALORE, India: Police in the southern city of Bangalore said Wednesday they were investigating a minor blast outside the office of a political...

Salam International reports QR 11.6 million in net profit 17 Apr 2013 - 11:22 am

DOHA: Salam International disclosed the interim financial statement for the three month period ended March 31, 2013. The financial statements revealed a net...