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Yogic farming yields healthier crops 06 Dec 2012 - 04:13 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Yogic farming, a new technique to increase food production, was discussed among the delegates at the COP18 climate conference...

Qatar down five places in corruption index 06 Dec 2012 - 04:02 am

DOHA: Qatar lost its exclusive position as the “least corrupt” country in the Middle East and now shares the title with the UAE,...

Lack of objectivity pervades Arab media 06 Dec 2012 - 03:45 am

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It cannot be denied that apart from economic factors (unemployment, poverty and inflation), corruption and lack of transparency, lack...

Qatar to set up Climate Change Research Institute 06 Dec 2012 - 03:42 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser attending the signing of a partnership between Qatar Foundation and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research...

200 runaway workers held in swoop 06 Dec 2012 - 03:40 am

DOHA: Some 200 runaway workers holed up in an abandoned school building in the Musherib area of the city have been rounded up...

GREECE MONEY BLACK HOLE 06 Dec 2012 - 01:18 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR GREECE MONEY BLACK HOLE 112912 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York Times...

MERKEL UK BRITAIN BOAT EUROPEAN UNION 06 Dec 2012 - 01:13 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: HAGEN Source: Verdens Gang - Oslo, Norway Keywords: COLOR MERKEL UK BRITAIN BOAT EUROPEAN UNION STUPID 120312 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Nokia Siemens axes services unit, 1,000 jobs at risk 05 Dec 2012 - 02:38 pm

FRANKFURT: Nokia Siemens Networks, a joint venture between Finnish and German engineering giants Nokia and Siemens, said Wednesday it will shut down its...

Philips, LG Electronics, 4 others fined 1.47 bln euros for EU cartel 05 Dec 2012 - 02:22 pm

BRUSSELS: Philips, LG Electronics, Samsung SDI and three other firms were fined a record 1.47 billion euros ($1.92 billion) by EU antitrust regulators...

Turkish forces kill 13 Kurdish militants near Syria border 05 Dec 2012 - 02:21 pm

TUNCELI, Turkey: Turkish troops and attack helicopters pounded Kurdish militants near the border with Syria, killing 13 militants and capturing five others, the...

AIA finalises takeover of Aviva's Sri Lanka unit 05 Dec 2012 - 02:15 pm

HONG KONG: Asian insurance giant AIA said Wednesday it had completed the takeover of Sri Lankan insurer Aviva NDB Insurance for $109 million,...

Qatar Exchange down 0.21% 05 Dec 2012 - 01:55 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Wednesday 17.58 points or 0.21% to 8,336.37 points from the previous closing of 8,353.95. The volume of...

Kuwait Interior Ministry warns against illegal protests 05 Dec 2012 - 01:54 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Interior Ministry said it would take all necessary measures to prevent "unauthorised assembly" in the Gulf Arab state after dispersing protesters...

Japan court awards $13 mn to asbestos victims 05 Dec 2012 - 01:38 pm

TOKYO: A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the government to pay $13 million to 170 former construction workers and their bereaved families over...

Tanzania buys more than 315,000 T oil products from Augusta Energy 05 Dec 2012 - 01:37 pm

SINGAPORE: Tanzania has bought more than 315,000 tonnes of oil products for January from Swiss trader Augusta Energy, about 50 percent higher than...

Korean Air, Qatar Airways interested in Czech Airlines 05 Dec 2012 - 01:36 pm

PRAGUE: Korean Air and Qatar Airways have expressed interest in the privatisation of Czech Airlines (CSA), two sources familiar with the government's sale...

Gazprom to discuss gas supply to China 05 Dec 2012 - 01:35 pm

MOSCOQ: The issues of gas supply to China are to be discussed later in the day at Gazprom major at the corporation level,...

Hungarian Rural Development Minister meets Qatari Ambassador 05 Dec 2012 - 01:14 pm

BUDAPEST: Minister for Rural Development in Hungary SandorFazekas has met with HE Qatari Ambassador to Hungary Abdullah Hussain Al-Jaber. During the meeting, the...