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Northwestern to hold admissions workshop January 24 22 Jan 2013 - 01:49 pm

DOHA: Northwestern University in Qatar (NUQ) has set in motion a series of workshops and tours to assist students and their guardians in...

BASF, Sinopec plan new plastics plant in China 22 Jan 2013 - 01:19 pm

FRANKFURT: BASF, the world's biggest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it is planning to build a new plastics plant with China Petroleum &...

S. Korean automobiles' surplus exceeds $60 billion 22 Jan 2013 - 01:09 pm

SEOUL: The South Korean automobile industry saw its trade surplus exceed the $60 billion mark for the first time in 2012 . According...

GCC statistics officials hold extraordinary meeting in Muscat 22 Jan 2013 - 01:06 pm

MUSCAT: The extraordinary meeting of the council of undersecretaries and heads of statistics agencies and departments of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) kicked...

Qtel close to clinching $1 billion loan 22 Jan 2013 - 12:41 pm

DUBAI: Qatar Telecom (Qtel) is close to clinching a $1 billion loan facility that will help to finance its general business operations, banking...

Real estate transactions worth QR552 million last week 22 Jan 2013 - 12:40 pm

DOHA: Real estate transactions between January 13 and 17 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of justice are worth...

Iraq suicide car bomb kills five 22 Jan 2013 - 12:39 pm

BAGHDAD: A suicide car bomb killed at least five people south of Baghdad on Tuesday, officials said, breaking a relative calm that followed...

Dolphin Doha Dash to aid ROTA's push for education 22 Jan 2013 - 11:46 am

DOHA: Funds raised from the Dolphin Energy Doha Dash, as part of Qatar National Sports Day (NSD) to be observed here February 12,...

Six killed in Karachi as violence erupts 22 Jan 2013 - 11:36 am

ISLAMABAD: Six people were killed in incidents of firing and violence in different areas of Karachi, while the police arrested two suspects during...

Bahrain king calls political groups for new talks 22 Jan 2013 - 11:34 am

DUBAI: Bahrain's King Hamad has called for a new round of national dialogue, previously shunned by the Shiite-led opposition, the government's Information Affairs...

HE Chief of Staff meets Ethiopian counterpart 22 Jan 2013 - 11:32 am

DOHA: HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyah conferred here on Tuesday with Ethiopian...

Dlala Holding elects new board of directors chairman 22 Jan 2013 - 11:31 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange listed company Dlala Holding (DBIS) has elected a new chairman for its Board of Directors at its meeting held here....

GCC unified tax system working group meets in Doha 22 Jan 2013 - 11:18 am

DOHA: The 21st meeting of the GCC unified tax system working group met here on Tuesday morning. The four-day meeting, held in coordination...

Women take up self-defence, pepper spray after India rape 22 Jan 2013 - 11:16 am

NEW DELHI: Women in India's capital are taking self-defence classes, snapping up pepper sprays, booking cabs with female drivers or leaving work early,...

Etihad to finalise deal with India's Jet Airways on Friday 22 Jan 2013 - 11:15 am

NEW DELHI: Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways will finalise a deal to buy a stake in India's Jet Airways on Friday, CNBC TV18 reported,...

150 Russians to flee Syria bloodbath via Beirut 22 Jan 2013 - 11:13 am

BEIRUT: Up to 150 Russians are preparing to flee the bloodshed in Syria over the next two days on board two planes sent...

US Navy fined for 'illegal entry' at Philippine reef 22 Jan 2013 - 11:12 am

MANILA: Philippine authorities said Tuesday they have fined the US Navy for "unauthorised entry" after an American minesweeper went aground on a World...

Dubai retailer MAF aims to bid for Egypt shop chain in Q1 22 Jan 2013 - 10:25 am

DUBAI: Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) expects to bid for the supermarket arm of Egypt's Mansour Group in the first quarter, MAF's chief...