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HORSEMEAT BRISKET MEAT FOOD SCANDAL BEEF EUROPEAN UNION 22 Feb 2013 - 04:57 am

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Car bomb kills 59 in Damascus 22 Feb 2013 - 04:44 am

BEIRUT: A car bomb killed 59 people and wounded 200 in central Damascus yesterday when it blew up on a busy highway close...

Flying high 22 Feb 2013 - 04:43 am

A young diver flies through the air with an Aerodium Technologies member at the Astonishing Air Dive activity held as part of ‘Spring...

Why Egypt, KSA, UAE and Qatar? 22 Feb 2013 - 04:22 am

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On February 24, John Kerry is expected to launch his first official tour abroad since he took office at...

Strict budget guidelines issued 22 Feb 2013 - 03:05 am

DOHA: The ministries and various government entities will submit their draft budget proposals for the next three fiscals in early March. The Ministry...

Big backlog of trainees for driving tests 22 Feb 2013 - 02:57 am

BY AZMAT HAROON DOHA: Several driving schools in the country have put on hold their theoretical, “L” and parking tests due to delay...

Egypt election to begin on April 27 21 Feb 2013 - 02:58 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian parliamentary elections will begin on April 27 and will be held over four stages, according to a presidential decree issued yesterday....

Oman, Monaco establish diplomatic relations 21 Feb 2013 - 02:29 pm

NEW YORK: The Sultanate of Oman and the Principality of Monaco have signed a joint statement to establish diplomatic relations between them. The...

India plans mission to Mars in 2013 21 Feb 2013 - 02:29 pm

NEW DELHI: India said on Thursday it will send a $70 million space mission to Mars this year to study the red planet's...

31 dead as car bomb rocks central Damascus 21 Feb 2013 - 02:17 pm

DAMASCUS: A powerful car bomb exploded near the offices of Syria's ruling Baath party in central Damascus on Thursday, killing at least 31...

GCC chief condemns attempts intended to destabilize Bahrain's security and stability 21 Feb 2013 - 02:08 pm

RIYADH: Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, the Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member States, has vehemently condemned desperate attempts intended to...

Qatar Exchange down 0.76 percent 21 Feb 2013 - 01:49 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Thursday 66.75 points or 0.76 percent to 8,734.56 points from the previous closing of 8,801.31 points. The...

Pistorius family use website for court updates 21 Feb 2013 - 01:46 pm

JOHANNESBURG: The family of disgraced Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has devoted his official website to updates about his bail hearing and messages of...

Gunmen kill seven at mosque in Kenya border town 21 Feb 2013 - 01:38 pm

NAIROBI: Gunmen stormed a Kenyan mosque near the border with Somalia on Thursday killing seven people including women, police and a local official...

Nike suspends Oscar Pistorius contract 21 Feb 2013 - 01:37 pm

LONDON: Nike has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, a spokesman for the US sportswear giant said Thursday as the South African Paralympics...

India mulls mobile telephone number portability 21 Feb 2013 - 01:36 pm

NEW DELHI: India Thursday took a step towards mobile telephone number portability with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today releasing a...

Russian leasing company inks US $2.56bn deal for 32 bombardier aircraft 21 Feb 2013 - 01:36 pm

MIRABEL, Quebec: Moscow-based national leasing company Ilyushin Finance (IFC) has signed here a purchase agreement to acquire Bombardier 32 CS300 aircraft and options...

Libya helps oil giant OMV to 'record' results 21 Feb 2013 - 01:10 pm

VIENNA: Austrian oil and gas giant OMV reported on Thursday "record" 2012 results, with net profit soaring 26 percent as production in Libya...