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Red Cross appeals for $43m for war-hit Mali 11 Apr 2013 - 08:38 am

GENEVA: The Red Cross has appealed for an additional $43 million to help hundreds of thousands of people in war-torn Mali, and said...

Taiwan tells its citizens to delay trips to South Korea 11 Apr 2013 - 08:37 am

TAIPEI/SEOUL: Taiwan's government became the first to urge its citizens to delay visiting South Korea amid rising tensions with the North after Pyongyang...

Big name investors back Google Glass "Collective" 11 Apr 2013 - 08:36 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Powerhouse Silicon Valley venture capital firms on Wednesday joined Google to launch a syndicate devoted to backing entrepreneurs building products for...

Hyundai Heavy wins $1.9 bn order from Chevron 11 Apr 2013 - 08:34 am

SEOUL: Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, said Thursday it has clinched a $1.9 billion order to build offshore facilities for US...

Kuwait raises May crude OSP to Asia by $1.20/bbl 11 Apr 2013 - 08:22 am

TOKYO: Kuwait has set its official selling price (OSP) for crude sold to Asian buyers for May at $0.05 a barrel above the...

India's Jet Airways shares fall on worries Etihad stake sale may be delayed 11 Apr 2013 - 07:57 am

MUMBAI: Shares of Jet Airways India Ltd dropped as much as 5.8 percent on Thursday after Reuters reported a stake sale to Abu...

Sharp shares soar 10pc on brighter earnings report 11 Apr 2013 - 07:57 am

TOKYO: Shares in struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp jumped 10 percent Thursday after a media report that its second-half earnings figures will be...

Accident scene 11 Apr 2013 - 03:25 am

The scene of an accident involving a Nissan Patrol car and two minibuses at the intersection under the Ras Abu Aboud flyover around...

Sotheby’s to raise $11m from art auction in Doha 11 Apr 2013 - 03:25 am

Ya’illahi (Dear Lord) by Ayman Baalbaki (est. $100,000-$150,000) DOHA: Sotheby’s is organising an evening auction of contemporary art in Doha featuring 40 modern...

Qatar, Ethiopia sign agreements 11 Apr 2013 - 03:23 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is received by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa. ...

Filipinos gear up for poll 11 Apr 2013 - 03:22 am

Members of the Philippine Embassy’s Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI) during the training at the Embassy in Doha. BY RAYNALD C RIVERA...

Sewage treatment plant opens at Karwa City 11 Apr 2013 - 03:21 am

Nasser Al Khanji, Business Development and Strategy Director at Mowasalat, inaugurating the plant. DOHA: Mowasalat yesterday officially opened a wastewater treatment station at...

Western media propagates lies on Iraq: Scholar 11 Apr 2013 - 03:19 am

Speakers at the first session of the conference on ‘The Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, A Decade Later’, in Doha yesterday. Abdul Basit ...

Kenyan President greeted 11 Apr 2013 - 03:18 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of greetings to President Uhuru Kenyatta on the...

Ashghal opens research centre 11 Apr 2013 - 03:17 am

Nasser Al Mawlawi, President of Ashghal, during a visit to the Centre for Research and Development at Najma, yesterday. Salim Matramkot DOHA: The...

Ministries, departments attend emergency mock drill 11 Apr 2013 - 03:15 am

Officials holding a meeting after the operations. DOHA: Various ministries and authorities took part in an emergency mock drill conducted by the Permanent...

Kahramaa extends office hours 11 Apr 2013 - 03:15 am

DOHA: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation has introduced new working hours for its main Customer Service Centre located at ‘D’ Ring road. ...

43 universities to take part in Arabic Debating Championship 11 Apr 2013 - 03:14 am

QatarDebate officials during the press conference. Doha: The second International Universities Arabic Debating Championship, organised by QatarDebate (QD), is set to kick off...