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HMC forms pain management team for children 27 Nov 2012 - 01:11 pm

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is developing a pain management team that will specialize in addressing acute and chronic pain in children and...

UAE telco Etisalat backs Saudi unit after SIM ban 27 Nov 2012 - 01:09 pm

DUBAI: Etisalat, the United Arab Emirates' No. 1 telecom operator, is committed to its Saudi Arabian affiliate Mobily, the former monopoly's CEO said...

South Korea's presidential candidates begins official campaigns 27 Nov 2012 - 12:17 pm

SEOUL: The official campaign period for the South Korea's 18th presidential election began on Tuesday for a 22-day run. Candidate registration turned up...

Kuwaiti lender KFH eyes 20 pct capital hike 27 Nov 2012 - 11:53 am

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH), the Gulf state's largest Islamic lender, will recommend a 20 percent capital hike to shareholders, the company said...

Helium shortage grounds Mickey at Tokyo Disneyland 27 Nov 2012 - 11:31 am

TOKYO: Tokyo Disneyland has stopped selling helium balloons shaped like Mickey Mouse and other characters because of a worldwide shortage of the lighter-than-air...

Welfare reform needed for Arab Spring demands: survey 27 Nov 2012 - 11:30 am

AMMAN: Significant welfare reform must be implemented across the Middle East and North Africa to satisfy the socio-economic demands of the Arab Spring,...

Kuwait to allow protest march on eve of election - PM 27 Nov 2012 - 11:28 am

KUWAIT: Authorities will allow a protest march to go ahead the day before the Dec. 1 parliamentary election in Kuwait, the Gulf Arab...

US organ transplant pioneer Murray dies at 93: report 27 Nov 2012 - 11:18 am

WASHINGTON: Dr. Joseph Murray, who won the Nobel Prize for performing the first-ever successful organ transplant, died late Monday at the age of...

Dubai Group cuts half of staff in cost-cutting move - sources 27 Nov 2012 - 11:16 am

DUBAI: Dubai Group, part of the ruler of Dubai's personal empire, has cut half its staff of about 30 people as part of...

Tokyo stocks close 0.37% higher after Greece deal 27 Nov 2012 - 10:31 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.37 percent on Tuesday after eurozone talks produced a bailout deal for Athens, easing fears over a Greek bankruptcy. ...

Seven killed in Lahore passenger van fire 27 Nov 2012 - 09:29 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: A passenger van caught fire on Multan road near Manga Mandi and seven passengers died after being burnt, Pakistan's Geo News...

Mass protest in Rio de Janeiro over oil revenue 27 Nov 2012 - 09:25 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: As many as 200,000 people have protested in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to urge Brazilian President Dilma...

Malaysian Islamic party urges Elton John show ban 27 Nov 2012 - 09:15 am

KUALA LUMPUR: An Islamic political party on Tuesday urged the government of predominantly Muslim Malaysia to ban a concert by Elton John, saying...

Eurozone Finance Ministers approve 43.7 billion euros for Greece bailout 27 Nov 2012 - 08:58 am

BRUSSELS: Eurozone finance ministers Tuesday approved 43.7 billion euros (56.8 billion dollars) in progressive bailout payments for Greece after reaching common ground on...

Lehman liquidators sell property unit for $6.5 bn 27 Nov 2012 - 08:56 am

WASHINGTON: The liquidator of Lehman Brothers, the investment bank that collapsed spectacularly in the financial crisis, said Monday it had sold off a...

Pakistan to start shipping wheat to Iran from Dec -exporter 27 Nov 2012 - 08:54 am

SINGAPORE: Pakistan will start shipping wheat to Iran from December under the terms of a 1-million tonne barter deal agreed in August, Muhammad...

Vietnam refuses to stamp new Chinese passport 27 Nov 2012 - 08:49 am

HANOI: Vietnamese border guards said Tuesday they were refusing to stamp entry visas into controversial new Chinese passports which feature a map of...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 27 Nov 2012 - 08:38 am

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