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BP says it sells stake in North Sea gas field 17 Dec 2012 - 01:20 pm

LONDON: British oil giant BP said on Monday that it had agreed to sell its 50-percent stake in a North Sea gas field...

HH the Emir meets Belgian FM 17 Dec 2012 - 01:15 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met at Al Wajbah Palace here on Monday morning with Belgian Deputy Prime...

Board recommends QIIB to amend article 21 17 Dec 2012 - 01:14 pm

DOHA: The Board of Directors has recommended the Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) to amend an Article of the Qatari Banks Articles of...

Qatar Exchange to observe National Day holiday 17 Dec 2012 - 01:01 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) will observe an official holiday Tuesday to celebrate Qatar National Day, the Qatari bourse said today. The QE management...

Al-Attiyah meets Japan's Ambassador 17 Dec 2012 - 01:00 pm

DOHA: HE Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, who is also the President of the Climate Change...

Qatar's embassy in Australia celebrates National Day 17 Dec 2012 - 12:33 pm

CANBERRA: HE Qatar's Ambassador to Australia Yousif bin Ali Al Khater has hosted a reception on the occasion of Qatar's National Day in...

Qatar Foundation in heart of national development 17 Dec 2012 - 12:32 pm

DOHA: Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) works to be the 'driving force' of Qatar's transformation into a knowledge-based economy...

Big explosion shakes Lebanese border town near Israel 17 Dec 2012 - 12:30 pm

TAIR HARFA, Lebanon: A big explosion rocked the southern Lebanese town of Tair Harfa on Monday, 3 miles (5 km) from the border...

HH the Emir receives congratulations from countries' leaders 17 Dec 2012 - 11:51 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has received cables of congratulations on the occasions of Qatar National Day from...

S. Korea wins US$1.1 billion deal from Saudi Arabia 17 Dec 2012 - 10:50 am

SEOUL: South Korean builder SK Engineering & Construction Co. said Monday that it has clinched a US$1.1 billion contract to build an oil...

AIG moves to sell final shares in AIA 17 Dec 2012 - 10:14 am

HONG KONG: US insurance giant American International Group (AIG) will sell its remaining stake in Asian insurer AIA, in a deal that could...

Bombings kill 10 people in Iraq: officials 17 Dec 2012 - 10:08 am

BAGHDAD: Car bombs near a Shiite place of worship and another in a village populated by Iraq's small Shabak minority killed at least...

Gunmen kill Yemen intelligence colonel 17 Dec 2012 - 10:07 am

SANAA: Gunmen shot dead a senior Yemeni intelligence officer in an overnight attack that targeted him on his way home in the eastern...

Myanmar courts wary investors on port project 17 Dec 2012 - 09:31 am

YANGON: Myanmar sought Monday to drum up investment in a stalled multi-billion-dollar sea port project at the heart of the former junta-ruled country's...

Tokyo stocks close 0.94% higher after Japan election 17 Dec 2012 - 09:26 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.94 percent higher Monday after Japan's conservative opposition swept to victory in national polls, with promises from its leader...

China racks up 'record' iPhone 5 sales in first weekend 17 Dec 2012 - 09:25 am

WASHINGTON: US tech giant Apple announced Sunday it had sold "more than two million" of the latest model of iPhone after the popular...

Bahrain to host 6th Gulf E-Commerce forum conference 17 Dec 2012 - 09:17 am

MANAMA: Bahrain will host the 6th Annual Conference of the Gulf E-Commerce Forum on Tuesday under the slogan "Electronic Integration to Facilitate the...

Landmine blast kills 10 Afghan girls: officials 17 Dec 2012 - 09:01 am

KABUL: Ten young girls were killed when a landmine exploded Monday while they were collecting firewood in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, officials said. ...