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DOHA: HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud met on Wednesday with President...

BEIRUT: Qatar has handed the Syrian embassy building in Doha to the National Coalition, Syria's main opposition group, a statement said on Wednesday....

ABU DHABI: Gulf Capital is buying a controlling stake in OCB Oilfield Services, which provides crews and logistics for oil rigs, to boost...

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

DOHA: HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a written message for HH the Emir...

ALGIERS: Algeria’s Council of State participation (CPE) has earmarked a request by the ministry of transport to buy 16 new planes for national...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Qatar's Embassy in the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam has hosted a sports program on the occasion of the National Sports...

HARARE: Zimbabwe elections chief has resigned ahead of crucial polls this year citing ill health, local media reported Wednesday. Retired Justice Simpson Mutambanengwe...

DOHA: HE President of the Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani announced Wednesday that the QMSF is making...

PHNOM PENH: A three-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, bringing the country's toll from the deadly virus to six so far...

ASADABAD, Afghanistan: A NATO air strike killed 10 civilians, mostly women and children, in a raid on a Taliban hideout in a remote...

DHAKA: Clashes rocked the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka's main commercial district on Wednesday as police battled with Islamist protesters demanding a halt to the...

TOKYO: HE the Chairman of Qatar's Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, who also heads the Qatari side in the...

BEIJING: Eight people are now confirmed dead with rescuers searching for five others who are still missing after a ferry sank in the...

KATHMANDU: A Tibetan monk doused himself in petrol in a Kathmandu restaurant on Wednesday and set himself on fire, marking the 100th self-immolation...

KHARTOUM: Sudanese Foreign Minister Aki Karti has received a written message from HE Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 1.04 percent on Wednesday, dragged down by profit-taking and a stronger yen following a G7 statement that warned...

TOKYO: HE the Chairman of Qatar's Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, who also heads the Qatari side in the...