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Kuwait passes bill to naturalise 4,000 stateless people 20 Mar 2013 - 01:20 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to grant citizenship to up to 4,000 foreigners in 2013 in a move to...

Five Syrian shells land in Lebanon despite warning 20 Mar 2013 - 12:54 pm

CHTAURA, Lebanon: Five shells fired from Syria landed in Lebanon on Wednesday, one day after Lebanese President Michel Suleiman warned that Syrian strikes...

Japan marks 18th anniversary of sarin gas attacks 20 Mar 2013 - 12:37 pm

TOKYO: Japan on Wednesday marked the 18th anniversary of a Tokyo subway nerve gas attack with ceremonies and floral tributes to honour the...

NATO forces say agree to leave key Afghan province near Kabul 20 Mar 2013 - 12:37 pm

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai and NATO-led forces have reached an agreement on the departure of foreign troops from a strategically key province...

'Sting' video raises pressure on Malaysian state boss 20 Mar 2013 - 12:25 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Corruption watchdog Transparency International called Wednesday on the powerful boss of a Malaysian state to step aside after a video purportedly...

Recovered Queen to join Kate on the London Tube 20 Mar 2013 - 12:25 pm

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II will attend her first public engagement for more than a week on Wednesday when she joins Prince William's wife...

Gazit-Globe profit dips as investment property value slides 20 Mar 2013 - 12:24 pm

TEL AVIV: Gazit-Globe, Israel's largest real estate investment company, reported a decline in quarterly net profit that was weighed down by a drop...

Petrobras aims to triple Brazil's offshore oil output 20 Mar 2013 - 12:23 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobas said Tuesday it aims to triple oil production from its huge deep-water fields by 2017....

HH the Deputy Emir meets Hungarian, Chinese ambassadors 20 Mar 2013 - 12:22 pm

DOHA: HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at the Emiri Diwan office on Wednesday with...

Duchess of Cornwall visits 'Primary Girls School' 20 Mar 2013 - 12:21 pm

DOHA: Princess Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has paid a visit to Amna Mahmoud Al Jaidah Primary Independent School for Girls, in the...

Philippines seeks UN protection for peacekeepers 20 Mar 2013 - 11:46 am

MANILA: The Philippines has asked the United Nations to provide more protection to its peacekeeping forces, Manila said Wednesday after announcing its troops...

China builds world's largest quake monitor 20 Mar 2013 - 11:44 am

BEIJING: Chengdu Institute of Care-life (ICL), an organization that does earthquake studies in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, has built the largest earthquake...

Taiwan's HTC postpones flagship smartphone rollout 20 Mar 2013 - 11:44 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan's HTC has delayed shipments of its new flagship smartphone due to parts shortages, a report said Wednesday, dealing a blow as...

Qaeda claims wave of Iraq attacks that killed 56 20 Mar 2013 - 10:59 am

BAGHDAD: Al-Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate said it was behind a wave of attacks that killed 56 people and wounded more than 220, in a...

Turkish Justice Ministry, ruling party headquarters attacked 20 Mar 2013 - 10:41 am

ANKARA: Assailants hurled two hand grenades at Turkey's Justice Ministry last night, slightly wounding one woman. In a separate attack within minutes apart,...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 20 Mar 2013 - 09:40 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Wednesday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying...

Maldives President leaves Doha 20 Mar 2013 - 09:37 am

DOHA: President of the Republic of Maldives Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan left Doha Wednesday, wrapping up several days official visit to Qatar. The...

S. Korean TV networks, banks report cyber attack 20 Mar 2013 - 09:37 am

SEOUL: South Korean police said Wednesday they were investigating reports from several major broadcasters and banks that their computer networks had come under...