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Syria air strike kills four young siblings: watchdog 09 Jan 2013 - 11:52 am

BEIRUT: Four children from the same family were among as many as 10 civilians killed in a pre-dawn air strike near the central...

Bahrain refinery exceeds 2012 target by 1.83m barrels 09 Jan 2013 - 10:52 am

MANAMA: Bahrain has exceeded its annual target plan by 1.83 million barrels by achieving a refining rate of 262,400 barrels per day in...

HH the Emir receives written message for British Prime Minister 09 Jan 2013 - 10:51 am

DOHA: HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a written message for HH the Emir...

Kuwait, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines establish diplomatic relations 09 Jan 2013 - 10:49 am

NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signed in New York last night a joint communique on the...

Qatar considers helping build LNG import plant in Turkey 09 Jan 2013 - 10:26 am

DUBAI: Qatar is considering helping to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Turkey, the Gulf state's news agency reported late on Tuesday,...

Tokyo stocks end 0.67 percent higher 09 Jan 2013 - 09:50 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks added 0.67 percent Wednesday as a weakening yen spurred investors to buy exporter shares. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index recovered...

Iraq closes Teraibeel border crossing with Jordan 09 Jan 2013 - 09:49 am

AMMAN: Iraq closed on Wednesday morning the Teraibeel border crossing with Jordan. According to a statement by Jordan's General Security Directorate, the Jordanian...

At least eight killed in Kenya tribal violence: police 09 Jan 2013 - 09:19 am

NAIROBI: At least eight people were killed and several wounded in the latest outbreak of violence in the Tana River region of southeast...

HSBC's Ping An deal in danger of collapse: reports 09 Jan 2013 - 09:01 am

HONG KONG: A multi-billion dollar deal in which banking giant HSBC was set to sell its stake in China's second largest life insurer...

New Saudi Shoura Council to have 15 women 09 Jan 2013 - 08:54 am

RIYADH: The new Saudi Shoura Council will have at least 15 women members or 10 percent of its 150 total number of members,...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 09 Jan 2013 - 08:38 am

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

Apple tailoring cheaper iPhone model: reports 09 Jan 2013 - 08:32 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Reports echoing online Tuesday fueled speculation that Apple is tailoring a low-price version of the iPhone for China and other emerging...

4 dead in Israel as severe weather 09 Jan 2013 - 03:44 am

A family walks through snow in Sawfar village in eastern Lebanon, yesterday. JERUSALEM: Extreme weather, including torrential rains and heavy winds, killed four...

Kuwait approves decree curbing popular vote 09 Jan 2013 - 03:41 am

Kuwait’s Speaker Ali Al Rashed (left) and Shia MP Adnan AbdulSamad reacting during a parliament session in Kuwait City, yesterday. KUWAIT: Kuwait’s parliament...

No labour complaint in December: Ministry 09 Jan 2013 - 03:41 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Labour has said it didn’t receive a single complaint from workers against their employers in December last year. “No...

Hotline to help trace runaway workers 09 Jan 2013 - 03:41 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior has launched a 24-hour hotline as part of its ongoing campaign to comb out runaway workers and those...

Mursi, Abbas and Meshaal meet today 09 Jan 2013 - 03:40 am

CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi will meet his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal in Cairo today, Mursi’s office...

Criticising election will help enemies: Khamenei 09 Jan 2013 - 03:40 am

DUBAI: Iran’s most powerful leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned the Iranian public yesterday against helping Tehran’s enemies by criticising the forthcoming presidential election....