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Filipino incursion a 'wake-up call' 13 Mar 2013 - 10:53 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's premier has called a deadly incursion by Philippine militants a "wake-up call" that will lead to tighter security on the...

Abu Dhabi's Taqa sees Shuweihat S2 plant project bond in Q2 13 Mar 2013 - 10:12 am

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., the state-owned energy and utility firm, expects to launch an $800 million project finance bond related to...

Seven dead in Indian Kashmir attack 13 Mar 2013 - 09:59 am

SRINAGAR, India: Five paramilitary police were killed Wednesday in an ambush on security forces in the main city of Indian Kashmir carried out...

Japan seeks defence ties with ASEAN amid China rows 13 Mar 2013 - 09:25 am

TOKYO: Japan on Wednesday called for stronger security ties with Southeast Asia as Tokyo looks to boost alliances at a time of growing...

Tokyo shares close down 0.61 percent 13 Mar 2013 - 09:22 am

TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed down 0.61 percent Wednesday after a mixed performance on Wall Street, with the yen's gains against the dollar and...

Black Sea suppliers offer new crop wheat to Asia at $300/T 13 Mar 2013 - 09:21 am

SINGAPORE: Black Sea grain exporters are aggressively marketing new-crop wheat into Asia and the Middle East, offering competitive prices and heating up competition...

Japan auto giants to give workers a bonus boost 13 Mar 2013 - 09:07 am

TOKYO: Japan's top automakers are set to give tens of thousands of employees an annual bonus bump as a weaker yen helped their...

Passports for 'endangered' musical instruments 13 Mar 2013 - 08:38 am

BANGKOK: From pianos with ivory keys to violin bows crafted with tortoise shell, musical instruments made from protected species will soon be able...

Japan airlines hail Dreamliner battery fix approval 13 Mar 2013 - 08:36 am

TOKYO: Japanese airlines on Wednesday welcomed US approval of test flights of the grounded Boeing 787 with prototype versions of the battery fix,...

Al Attiyah chairs climate meet in Bonn 13 Mar 2013 - 04:15 am

The Chairman of Administrative Control and Transparency Authority and President of COP18 H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah during the Bureau meeting...

QU project to support young kids launched 13 Mar 2013 - 04:15 am

DOHA: Qatar University (QU) yesterday launched a new initiative to support children with learning difficulties to improve their literacy skills in Arabic and...

Katara to host Designed to Win 13 Mar 2013 - 04:15 am

DOHA: Katara, the Cultural Village, recently staged a number of events that were well received by the Doha audience, including the live HD...

Mauritius president greeted 13 Mar 2013 - 04:13 am

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

Innovate Qatar expo to open on Monday 13 Mar 2013 - 04:12 am

From left: Salim Shehade, Dr Alex Amato, Rinal Chaaban, Dr Mohieddine Benammar, Dr Nesibe Gozde Ozerkan, Khalifa Haroon and Tamer Farouk Saleh during...

Silatech partners with Yomken to support entrepreneurs with crowd-funding 13 Mar 2013 - 04:11 am

Doha: Silatech has announced a partnership with Yomken to support young entrepreneurs using the world’s first Arab-region-focused and web-based open innovation and crowd-funding...

23 girls on Rota-sponsored trip to Cambodia 13 Mar 2013 - 04:10 am

The Rota volunteers during their visit to Cambodia. DOHA: Twenty-three girl volunteers from four Doha Independent Doha Secondary Schools made a real difference...

Most of heart patients below 55 years old 13 Mar 2013 - 04:10 am

DOHA: Diabetes tops the list of risk factors associated with the increasing incidents of heart attacks and stroke in Qatar, shows a study...

QTA to unveil tourism strategy in first half of this year 13 Mar 2013 - 04:09 am

Dr Taleb Rifai (left), Secretary-General of UN World Tourism Organisation, and Issa Al Mohannadi, Chairman of Qatar Tourism Authority, during a press conference...