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Egypt to extradite two Kadhafi-era officials to Libya 24 Mar 2013 - 08:45 pm

CAIRO: The Egyptian state prosecutor decided on Sunday to extradite to Libya two former regime officials wanted on charges of corruption, a judicial...

Banks to sign $2bn Saudi Rabigh 2 loan by end-March 24 Mar 2013 - 08:42 pm

DUBAI: The $2 billion loan being raised to help fund the construction of the Rabigh 2 independent power project in Saudi Arabia should...

Karzai to visit Qatar for talks on Taliban office 24 Mar 2013 - 08:39 pm

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to visit Qatar to discuss the proposed opening of a Taliban office there as a prelude to...

British woman in India 'shouted for help for hour' 24 Mar 2013 - 08:37 pm

LONDON: A British woman who jumped from a hotel balcony in India fearing a sexual assault said on Sunday she shouted for help...

Qatar Exchange down 0.31pc 24 Mar 2013 - 08:34 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Sunday 26.86 points or 0.31 percent to 8,578.74 points from the previous closing of 8,605.60 points. The...

Musharraf vows to 'save' Pakistan on return from exile 24 Mar 2013 - 08:30 pm

KARACHI: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday after more than four years in exile, defying a Taliban death threat...

Dubai's Arabtec signs $136m Cairo building contract 24 Mar 2013 - 08:23 pm

DUBAI: Dubai's Arabtec signed a 500 million dirham ($136 million) contract to build a 23-storey hotel and residential complex in Cairo, the major...

HH the Emir meets Al Arabi 24 Mar 2013 - 08:19 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met here today at his Emiri Diwan office with Arab League Secretary General...

India plans reinsurance fund to cover refiners using Iranian oil 24 Mar 2013 - 08:15 pm

NEW DELHI: India plans to set up a fund to back local insurers providing cover for refiners processing Iranian oil after companies warned...

Iran denies link to spy cell arrests in Saudi 24 Mar 2013 - 08:15 pm

TEHRAN: Iran has denied any link to a spy cell dismantled in Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh said an Iranian is among 18 suspects...

Ransom of $97,750 paid for freed Australian hostage 24 Mar 2013 - 08:04 pm

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines: Islamic militants in the southern Philippines were paid US$97,750 to release Warren Rodwell, a negotiator said after the Australian waded to...

Suicide attack kills 17 Pakistani security forces 24 Mar 2013 - 08:02 pm

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: The death toll from a suicide bombing on a military checkpost in Pakistan's North Waziristan region has reached 17, the military...

Tycoon at management school 24 Mar 2013 - 04:56 am

ArcelorMittal Chairman Lakshmi Mittal (front row, third right) poses for a group picture with students and faculty members of the Indian Institute of...

Italian minister points finger at Kerala police 24 Mar 2013 - 04:55 am

New Delhi: Hoping for a quick solution to the issue of the marines, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Steffan De Mistura blamed the Kerala...

Kejriwal on indefinite fast over power, water bills 24 Mar 2013 - 04:55 am

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal yesterday began an indefinite hunger strike to protest increased power and water bills in...

Hunting case: Court charges film actors 24 Mar 2013 - 04:55 am

Jaipur: A court in Jodhpur yesterday read out charges against four Bollywood stars — Tabu, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Saif Ali Khan —...

Hospital to check eyes of premature babies 24 Mar 2013 - 04:55 am

Bangalore: Super specialty Bangalore hospital Narayana Nethralaya has become the country’s first facility to screen eyes of premature babies for any disease affecting...

Dutt’s sister says thanks for support 24 Mar 2013 - 04:54 am

New Delhi: Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt’s sister and Congress MP Priya Dutt yesterday thanked all those who had expressed solidarity with her brother...