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China's operating high-speed railway exceeds 7,000 km 28 Nov 2012 - 12:35 pm

BEIJING: China's high-speed rail network in operation totaled 7,735 km at the end of October, ranking it first in the world in terms...

HH the Emir meets GCC Secretary General 28 Nov 2012 - 12:19 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met at the Emiri Diwan office on Wednesday with HE GCC Secretary General...

Iraq finalises 2013 gasoil deal with Vitol and BP - traders 28 Nov 2012 - 11:30 am

DUBAI: Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has finalised a term deal to buy up to 1.097 million tonnes of gasoil for delivery...

Twenty killed in Damascus car bombs - activists 28 Nov 2012 - 11:25 am

BEIRUT: At least 20 people were killed in Syria when two car bombs exploded in the eastern Damascus district of Jaramana on Wednesday,...

Political interference in Kabul Bank prosecution: inquiry 28 Nov 2012 - 11:14 am

KABUL: An inquiry into the theft of some $900 million which led to the near-collapse of Afghanistan's largest bank has found there was...

Egypt police fired tear gas into Tahrir Square: TV 28 Nov 2012 - 10:50 am

CAIRO: Egyptian police on Wednesday fired tear gas into Cairo's Tahrir Square, where several hundred protesters spent the night after a mass rally...

China regrets postponement of nuclear free Middle East conference 28 Nov 2012 - 10:31 am

BEIJING: China expressed regret Tuesday that the 2012 international conference on a Middle East being free from nuclear weapons cannot be convened on...

Gunmen kill seven members of Iraqi family 28 Nov 2012 - 10:15 am

TARMIYAH, Iraq: Gunmen armed with silenced weapons attacked a house in a town north of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing seven members of a...

Qatar's Ahli Bank says top shareholder to sell most of stake 28 Nov 2012 - 10:14 am

DUBAI: Ahli Bank, Qatar's seventh-largest listed bank, said on Wednesday that its strategic partner, Bahrain's Ahli United Bank, would sell nearly all its...

HH the Emir congratulates Mauritanian, Albanian Presidents 28 Nov 2012 - 09:39 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel...

Tokyo stocks close 1.22% lower 28 Nov 2012 - 09:34 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks lost 1.22 percent on Wednesday, hit by worries over the lack of progress in resolving a US budgetary impasse that...

World Bank to spend $6.4 mn on Gaza water project 28 Nov 2012 - 09:01 am

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $6.4 million grant to improve water and sewage services in the Gaza Strip in the...

Japan storm cuts power to tens of thousands 28 Nov 2012 - 09:00 am

TOKYO: Tens of thousands of people in northern Japan spent the night without heat or light after a powerful winter storm knocked out...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 28 Nov 2012 - 08:24 am

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

PM meets Khaled Mashaal 28 Nov 2012 - 07:54 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani with Chief of the Politburo of the...

Dy PM leads Qatari team at HOPEFOR 28 Nov 2012 - 07:54 am

Doha: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud will head Qatar’s delegation...

Emir receives letter from French President 28 Nov 2012 - 05:21 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with the French Ambassador to Qatar Jean-Christophe Peaucelle at the Emiri Diwan yesterday....

Sami Yusuf to hold ‘best concert ever’ at Katara 28 Nov 2012 - 05:18 am

Doha: Sami Yusuf, a British singer and songwriter, announced the official launch of his fourth studio album “Salaam” at a press conference here...