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Thousands take to streets as Michigan curbs union rights 12 Dec 2012 - 03:21 am

CHICAGO: Thousands of protesters descended on Michigan’s state capitol yesterday as lawmakers prepared to pass union-curbing “right-to-work” legislation in a state seen as...

Mandela responding well to treatment for lung infection 12 Dec 2012 - 03:21 am

JOHANNESBURG: Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela has been suffering from a lung infection but is responding to treatment, the government said yesterday, bringing some...

Sports can help build communities: Emir 12 Dec 2012 - 02:48 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser arrive at the opening of the...

Qatar tops world in urea exports 12 Dec 2012 - 02:46 am

The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority H E Abdullah bin...

Qatar granted $1bn quota to invest in China 12 Dec 2012 - 02:45 am

SHANGHAI: Qatar Holding LLC, the investment arm of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, has been granted a $1bn quota to invest in China’s capital...

12-12-12: A date to cash in on 12 Dec 2012 - 02:40 am

DOHA: Retailers seem to be taking a lead in cashing in on people’s craze about distinct dates like today’s (12-12-12) that some describe...

Malaysian customs seize record 24 tonnes of ivory 11 Dec 2012 - 02:53 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian customs have seized 24 tonnes of unprocessed elephant tusks worth almost $20 million, the largest haul in the country to...

Arab Broadcasting Union concludes meetings 11 Dec 2012 - 02:51 pm

DOHA: Egyptian Information Minister Salah Abdul Maqsoud has stressed the key importance of exchange of news and expermintal programmes between the arab countries. ...

Visit delay raises questions over Iran-Pakistan project 11 Dec 2012 - 02:31 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's president has delayed a visit to Iran to discuss a huge gas deal despite Tehran's offer of a loan to help...

Iraq hosts conference on Palestinian prisoners 11 Dec 2012 - 02:00 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq hosted an international conference on Israel's Palestinian and Arab prisoners on Tuesday, the latest in a series of events held in...

Qatar Exchange down 0.09% 11 Dec 2012 - 02:00 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Tuesday 7.87 points or 0.09% to 8,333.99 points from the previous closing of 8,341.86. The volume of...

Taiwan's HTC unveils new rival to iPhone 5 11 Dec 2012 - 01:21 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan's HTC on Tuesday unveiled a new smartphone boasting a higher resolution display that Apple's iPhone 5 just days before its rival's...

Saudi says in preliminary deal to make Jaguar Land Rovers 11 Dec 2012 - 01:20 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will sign a letter of intent with Tata Group to manufacture 50,000 Land Rover vehicles a year in the kingdom,...

Number of registered Syrian refugees tops 500,000 - UNHCR 11 Dec 2012 - 01:17 pm

GENEVA: More than half a million Syrian refugees are now registered or awaiting registration in the region, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR)...

HH the Emir meets heads of delegations participating in Doha GOALS Forum 11 Dec 2012 - 01:11 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met at the Aspire Academy on Tuesday with a number of heads of...

Sarkozy champions sport at Doha conference 11 Dec 2012 - 12:51 pm

DOHA: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday made his first public speaking appearance since May, championing the positive benefits of sport at...

Pearson says no plans to sell FT 11 Dec 2012 - 12:50 pm

LONDON: British publisher Pearson said on Tuesday that its flagship business newspaper The Financial Times was not for sale, in response to recent...

Masked gunmen kill intelligence officer in south Yemen 11 Dec 2012 - 12:50 pm

ADEN: Masked gunmen shot dead a senior intelligence officer in southern Yemen on Tuesday, local and security officials said. Colonel Ahmed Barmadah, deputy...