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Hosni Mubarak’s court appearance stuns Egyptians 15 Apr 2013 - 04:17 am

CAIRO: After months of rumours that Egypt ex-president Hosni Mubarak was at death’s door, footage of the toppled leader looking strong and defiant...

Suicide raid, car bombs kill 34 in Mogadishu 15 Apr 2013 - 04:16 am

Cars burn in Mogadishu yesterday, after a suicide bomber attack on the regional court.. MOGADISHU: A nine-man suicide commando blasted its way into...

Yemeni workers protest deportation from Saudi 15 Apr 2013 - 04:15 am

SANA’A: Ezzeldin Abdullah says he sold many of his valuables to raise 16,000 Saudi riyals ($4,300) for a Saudi Arabian visa, hoping work...

Saudi executed for murder 15 Apr 2013 - 04:15 am

RIYADH: Saudi authorities yesterday beheaded a citizen in the western city of Madinah after he was convicted of shooting dead another man, the...

BANKS HACKING INTERNET THIEF ROBBERY 15 Apr 2013 - 04:13 am

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Vegetables dearer, fruits cheaper 15 Apr 2013 - 03:36 am

DOHA: Fresh vegetables became 20 percent more expensive at the Central Market in March 2013 since a year earlier, although the prices of...

World’s first shipping tunnel 15 Apr 2013 - 03:29 am

A computer image by Nordfjord Vekst shows the so-called Stad Ship Tunnel, the “world’s first shipping tunnel” being planned on the Stad peninsula,...

GCC states meet over Iran nuclear leak fears 15 Apr 2013 - 03:26 am

DUBAI/KHOBAR: National emergency officials in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries met yesterday in Saudi Arabia to discuss the risk of radiation spreading...

Health facilities to sign contracts on standards 15 Apr 2013 - 02:08 am

DOHA: All public and private healthcare facilities in the country will soon be asked to sign a contract with the Supreme Council of...

Emir meets Egypt official 15 Apr 2013 - 02:04 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with Egyptian Attorney General Talaat Ibrahim Mohammed Abdullah at the Emiri Diwan yesterday.

Law on online trading and licences soon 15 Apr 2013 - 02:01 am

DOHA: A law is on the anvil to allow online trading in the country and provide licence to a new business, including those...

GCC states meet over Iran nuclear leak fears 15 Apr 2013 - 01:55 am

DUBAI/KHOBAR: National emergency officials in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries met yesterday in Saudi Arabia to discuss the risk of radiation spreading...

Iron Age warriors point to glories of Gaul 15 Apr 2013 - 01:11 am

BUCHERES, France: On a muddy field located between a motorway and a meander of the Seine southeast of Paris, French archaeologists have uncovered...

RWE sells Nabucco pipeline stake to OMV 14 Apr 2013 - 04:08 pm

VIENNA: German utilities giant RWE has sold its 17 percent stake in Europe's troubled Nabucco gas pipeline project to OMV for an undisclosed...

Saudi state-owned lender NCB posts 19.4pc Q1 net profit 14 Apr 2013 - 04:02 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's largest lender by assets, National Commercial Bank (NCB), posted a 19.4 percent increase in first-quarter net profit on the back...

14th Iraqi provincial polls candidate killed 14 Apr 2013 - 03:59 pm

BAGHDAD: A roadside bomb killed an Iraqi provincial elections candidate and three other people north of Baghdad on Sunday, bringing the number of...

China invested $1.5bn in Algeria in a decade 14 Apr 2013 - 03:57 pm

ALGIERS: Beijing has invested more than $1.5 billion over the past decade in Algeria, where 50 top Chinese companies and 30,000 workers are...

Erekat calls Hamas to implement Doha Agreement 14 Apr 2013 - 03:57 pm

RAMALLAH: Member of Fatah Central Committee Saeb Erekat called on Hamas movement to begin the implementation of the Doha Agreement signed between the...