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QCB launches real estate price index 01 Feb 2013 - 02:11 am

BY MOBIN PANDIT DOHA: Qatar’s banking regulator has launched a real estate price index, an indication that property prices are literally spiralling —...

Iran fuel may be part of US-funded Afghan supply deals 31 Jan 2013 - 02:56 pm

DUBAI: Fuel purchases made for Afghan security forces using U.S. government funds may have included Iranian petroleum products in violation of U.S. sanctions,...

Clerics among 10 killed in Karachi violence 31 Jan 2013 - 02:51 pm

KARACHI: A top cleric from one of the largest Muslim seminaries in Pakistan was shot dead Thursday, with at least nine other people...

Interior Minister meets British Secretary of African Affairs 31 Jan 2013 - 02:48 pm

DOHA: The Minister of State for Interior Affairs, HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, met here today with visiting British...

Qatar Telecom to raise stake in Asiacell's Iraq share offer 31 Jan 2013 - 02:46 pm

BAGHDAD: Qatar Telecom (Qtel) will raise its 53.9 percent stake in subsidiary Asiacell as part of the Iraqi firm's $1.35 billion share sale,...

Google Maps makes Grand Canyon virtual trek 31 Jan 2013 - 02:17 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Google Maps opened a virtual path to the wonders of the Grand Canyon on Thursday by adding panoramic images gathered by...

Afghan youth orchestra to perform in US 31 Jan 2013 - 02:11 pm

KABUL: Afghanistan's youth orchestra flies to the United States on Saturday for a concert tour highlighting changes in the war-torn country since the...

SK Group head gets four-year jail sentence 31 Jan 2013 - 02:06 pm

SEOUL: The head of South Korea's third largest conglomerate, the SK Group, was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday after being convicted...

Qatar Exchange down 0.04% 31 Jan 2013 - 01:46 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Thursday 3.06 points or 0.04% to 8,724.77 points from the previous closing of 8,727.83 points. The volume...

Doha Insurance reports QR 60.28 million net profit for 2012 31 Jan 2013 - 01:41 pm

DOHA: Doha Insurance Company's audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2012 reveal a net profit of QR 60.28 Million in...

Qatar Cinema Company 2012 net profit down to QR 12.76 million 31 Jan 2013 - 01:40 pm

DOHA: Qatar Cinema and Film Distribution Company net profit for the year ended December 31, 2012 was down to QR 12.76 Million compared...

Blast kills 9 people in Peshawar 31 Jan 2013 - 01:15 pm

ISLAMABAD: A blast targeting a police van on Jinnah Park road near Peshawar’s Jinnah Park in Pakistan injured at least nine people on...

Arab League General Secretariat condemns Israeli attack on Syrian targets 31 Jan 2013 - 01:14 pm

CAIRO: Arab League General Secretariat has condemned the Israeli brutal aggression in the area of Jamraya in Damascus. On Wednesday, Israeli jets targeted...

HH the Heir Apparent patronizes the graduation of Ahmed Military College's new graduates 31 Jan 2013 - 01:10 pm

DOHA: HH Heir Apparent and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronized the graduation ceremony of...

ACTA's Chairman HE Al Attiyah meets British official 31 Jan 2013 - 12:42 pm

DOHA: HE Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah met here on Thursday morning with HE...

Ashghal announces partial opening of 31 Jan 2013 - 12:04 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is partially opening Ain Khaled underpass on Salwa Road on the 1st of February, where two out...

HE Deputy Prime Minister meets a British official 31 Jan 2013 - 11:53 am

DOHA: HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, met here on Thursday with...

HH the Heir Apparent meets leaders of GCC, Arab and friendly military colleges 31 Jan 2013 - 11:45 am

DOHA: HH the Heir Apparent and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Qatari Armed Forces Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met here Thursday morning...