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DOHA: The new retail and wholesale market for fresh vegetables and fruits inaugurated late last month is posing a fierce challenge to the...

DOHA: A law in the making would bring the social security system for Qatari and other GCC nationals working here on par with...

QUETTA, Pakistan: A bomb attack killed 11 people and wounded dozens more in a crowded part of Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta on...

MUMBAI: The boss of India's troubled Kingfisher airline has sought to allay fears about jobs in a rare communication to staff, which outlines...

DOHA: A number of Egyptian economists have praised the State of Qatar's support to Egypt, noting to the latest announcement of raising the...

BAGHDAD: Iraq has the right to take legal action against oil companies which export crude without dealing with the central government, including confiscating...

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth has announced that if Prince William and pregnant wife Kate have a daughter she will officially hold the title...

DUBAI: Ahli United Bank, Bahrain's largest listed lender, has sold most of its 33 percent stake in Qatar's Ahli Bank to sovereign fund...

BAGHDAD: Iraq has approved an oil exploration deal with a Kuwait-led group, a statement said Thursday, replacing a previous agreement with a Turkish...

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend Thursday, adding 87.81 points (or 1.01%) to advance to 8,781.70 points from 8,693.89 Wednesday. The volume...

NEW YORK: Investigators from the US transport safety agency will interview Thursday the captain of a packed rush-hour ferry that crashed into a...

DOHA: HE Chairman of Qatar's Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah met here today with the Vice-President of...

GENEVA: Two passenger trains collided at a train station in northern Switzerland Thursday morning, injuring several people, according to police, as media reported...

FRANKFURT: German top-of-the-range carmaker BMW said on Thursday it achieved a new sales record in 2012 and is hoping to improve on that...

SEOUL: The South Korean capital Seoul has installed anti-suicide monitoring devices on bridges over the city's Han river after 196 people jumped to...

LONDON: A new strain of the intestinal 'Nauru' virus has moved from Australia to France, New Zealand, and Japan, surpassing all other breeds...

BEIRUT: A severe snow and rain storm across Lebanon has caused blackouts across the country where electricity workers have also been on strike...

CAIRO: The Egyptian central bank offered $50 million to banks at a foreign currency auction on Thursday, bringing the total amount it has...