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Kurdish rebels to withdraw from Turkey in March 31 Jan 2013 - 11:45 am

ISTANBUL: Kurdish militants will withdraw from Turkish territory by the Kurdish new year on March 21 under a peace process to end a...

Pakistan hands port operation from Singapore's PSA to Chinese 31 Jan 2013 - 11:37 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has approved the transfer of operation of its giant Gwadar port to a Chinese firm from Singapore's PSA International, a minister...

Bomb kills two more anti-polio workers in Pakistan 31 Jan 2013 - 11:37 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A bomb Thursday killed two polio vaccination workers in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, officials said, the latest in a series of...

Policemen hurt by home-made bomb in Bahrain-govt 31 Jan 2013 - 11:34 am

DUBAI: Several policemen were injured when a home-made bomb exploded at a roundabout west of the Bahraini capital Manama on Wednesday, the prime...

Iran says plans to upgrade uranium enrichment at Natanz 31 Jan 2013 - 11:30 am

VIENNA: Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear agency that it plans to use more modern uranium enrichment centrifuges at its Natanz plant, a...

Qatar's Ambassador to Myanmar discusses bonds of joint cooperation 31 Jan 2013 - 11:29 am

NEBIDO: Speaker of Myanmar's parliamentary House of Representative U Shwe Mann, conferred here on Thursday with Qatar's non-resident ambassador to Myanmar HE Jabor...

Passenger trains collide in S.Africa, 20 injured 31 Jan 2013 - 10:38 am

JOHANNESBURG: Two passenger trains collided in South Africa on Thursday near Pretoria during the peak morning commute, injuring around 20 people, the rail...

Carbon monoxide kills 12 in NE China mine 31 Jan 2013 - 10:20 am

BEIJING: Carbon monoxide has been blamed for the Tuesday deaths of 12 workers in a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, a...

Kuwait telco Zain wins appeal in Sheikh lawsuit 31 Jan 2013 - 10:20 am

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti telecom operator Zain said it had won an appeal against a discrimination lawsuit filed by a member of the country's ruling...

Tokyo stocks end up 0.22% 31 Jan 2013 - 09:38 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.22 percent on Thursday as late buying offset early losses after US data showed the world's biggest economy unexpectedly...

Philippine economy grows 6.6% in 2012 31 Jan 2013 - 09:37 am

MANILA: The Philippines said Thursday its economy grew by a better-than-expected 6.6 percent last year as confidence rose in President Benigno Aquino's efforts...

Brunei Minister of Development meets HE Qatar's Ambassador 31 Jan 2013 - 09:14 am

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: State of Brunei Darussalam's Minister of Development Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman, conferred here on...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 31 Jan 2013 - 08:58 am

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

Hostess selects lead bidders after $410 million offer 31 Jan 2013 - 08:54 am

NEW YORK: Twinkie manufacturer Hostess said Wednesday it had chosen a joint offer from investment firms C. Dean Metropoulos& Co. and Apollo Global...

Etihad in talks with India's Jet for investment 31 Jan 2013 - 08:53 am

NEW DELHI: Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways is in talks with India's Jet Airways for a potential investment in the Indian carrier, India's Civil...

Singapore airport handles record 51 million passengers 31 Jan 2013 - 08:45 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Changi Airport said Thursday it had enjoyed its busiest year in 2012, handling a record 51.2 million passengers, underscoring its position...

Arab-American groups call Coke Super Bowl ad 'racist' 31 Jan 2013 - 08:35 am

LOS ANGELES: Arab-American groups have sharply criticized a Coca-Cola Super Bowl ad depicting an Arab walking through the desert with a camel, and...

Dubai bank Emirates NBD's Q4 net profit more than triples 31 Jan 2013 - 08:34 am

DUBAI: Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank by market value, on Thursday said its fourth-quarter net profit more than tripled on the back of...