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ABU DHABI: HE Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani took part in the inauguration of...

DOHA: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (REC) to host His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani,the Special Adviser to the Emir, Cup...

DOHA: The Qatar Football Association has mutually agreed with Team head coach, Paulo Autuori to end his term with the Qatar National Football...

SEOUL: A fire erupted at an urban bus depot in Seoul early on Tuesday, burning more than a third of the 85 buses...

JOHANNESBURG: Top global platinum miner Anglo American Platinum could cut up to 14,000 jobs in a major restructuring of its strike-hit South African...

DUBAI: Investcorp, one of the Middle East's largest private equity houses, has sold CCC Information Services to U.S-headquartered Leonard Green &Partners, the Bahrain-based...

DOHA: HE the Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah met on Tuesday morning with the Italian Ambassador...

PARIS: China-owned plane-leasing company BOC Aviation said Tuesday it has ordered 50 Airbus aircraft of the medium-haul A320 family, including 25 of the...

JAKARTA: US sporting goods giant Nike said Tuesday it was investigating claims by labour activists that its manufacturers in Indonesia were trying to...

SHANGHAI: China's sovereign wealth fund, which has more than $480 billion in assets, could cut holdings of US Treasury Bonds as they are...

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Anadolu Holding plans to complete the sale of its 75 percent stake in Turkey's Alternatifbank to the Commercial Bank of Qatar  ...

DOHA: Alijarah Holding Company disclosed the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012. The financials revealed a net profit of QR...

MANILA, Philippines: Philippine growth forecasts were revised upwards by investment bank Barclays as the country’s sound fundamentals are magnified by a “reform-focused” government...

   Pakistani supporters of Canadian-Pakistani cleric Tahir-ulQadri hold placards and gesture during a protest march in Islamabad on January 15, 2013.     ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police...

French soldiers from the 2nd RIMA (French Navy Infantry Regiment), arriving from France, prepare at the 101 military airbase near Bamako on January...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.72 percent Tuesday to a 32-month high, but the benchmark index gave up some early gains as the yen...

ISLAMABAD: Six security personnel were killed and 28 others injured in militant attacks on Arjali and three other check posts in Shalobar area...

Rescue workers lift a railcar at the accident site where a train transporting soldiers crashed in the Giza neighbourhood of Badrashin, about 40...