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Egypt's Jazeera office attacked: security 21 Nov 2012 - 02:12 pm

CAIRO: An office of Arab satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera in the Egyptian capital was firebombed on Wednesday, a security official said, as protesters clashed...

Drake and Scull subsidiary wins $46 million contract in Vietnam 21 Nov 2012 - 02:11 pm

DUBAI: Passavant-Roediger GmbH, a wholly owned German subsidiary of Drake & Scull International (DSI) PJSC, has been awarded a contract for the expansion...

HH the Emir opens Crowne Plaza Hotel 21 Nov 2012 - 01:58 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani on Wednesday morning opened the Crowne Plaza Doha hotel. After HH the Emir...

Dutch cocaine gang 'planned assassinations': police 21 Nov 2012 - 01:51 pm

THE HAGUE: A major cocaine-smuggling gang broken up by the Dutch authorities planned to carry out assassinations, a police spokesman said Wednesday. A...

Bomb kills at least four Pakistan soldiers: police 21 Nov 2012 - 01:48 pm

QUETTA, Pakistan: A bomb attack killed at least four Pakistani soldiers and wounded six others on Wednesday, targeting an army vehicle that was...

UNICEF: 5.3 million children in Iraq still deprived of many rights 21 Nov 2012 - 01:36 pm

BAGHDAD: On Universal Children's Day, Tuesday, UNICEF called for an urgent action for Iraq's most vulnerable children. "Every third child in Iraq, or...

Israelis target house of Hamas senior adviser 21 Nov 2012 - 01:34 pm

GAZA: An Israeli plane bombed the vacated house on Wednesday of a top adviser to Hamas's prime minister, local residents said. In an...

SNC says $60 bn needed in 6 months after Assad falls 21 Nov 2012 - 01:32 pm

DUBAI: The Syrian opposition will need $60 billion in aid to prevent the country's collapse within six months of a fall of the...

Iran urges Arab nations to send military assistance to Palestine 21 Nov 2012 - 01:32 pm

DUBAI: Iran's Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani urged Arab states on Wednesday to follow Iran's example of providing military assistance to the Palestinians. ...

Tunisian Interim PM meets Qatar Charity's officials 21 Nov 2012 - 01:31 pm

TUNIS: Tunisian Interim Prime Minister HamadiJebali met here last night with Qatar Charity's Executive Chairman Yusuf bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari and its Executive Director...

Blast kills three in Russia's Dagestan 21 Nov 2012 - 01:31 pm

MOSCOW: A blast in the volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Wednesday killed three people, including two policemen, as they examined the...

Yemen army battles tribesmen after new oil pipe attack - official 21 Nov 2012 - 01:22 pm

SANAA: Yemeni troops battled tribesmen who blew up the country's main oil export pipeline again on Wednesday and are preventing it from being...

At least 20 killed in South Sudan army clash with rebels 21 Nov 2012 - 12:40 pm

JUBA, South Sudan: South Sudanese troops attacked a rebel base in the latest violence in troubled Jonglei state, killing at least 19 rebels...

Large dengue fever outbreak in Madeira spreads cases in Europe 21 Nov 2012 - 12:39 pm

LONDON: Europe is experiencing its first sustained transmission of dengue fever since the 1920s with more than 1,300 people infected with the mosquito-borne...

HE Al-Attiyah meets US Ambassador 21 Nov 2012 - 12:32 pm

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

Gulf Investment Corp to price 5-yr benchmark bond Weds - leads 21 Nov 2012 - 12:32 pm

DUBAI: Gulf Investment Corp, a financial institution owned by the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council, will price a benchmark-sized bond with...

Philippines to host four-way maritime talks 21 Nov 2012 - 12:15 pm

MANILA: The Philippines is to hold four-way talks next month with fellow Southeast Asian nations with rival claims to South China Sea territories,...

Philippines to charge American DJ over drugs 21 Nov 2012 - 12:14 pm

MANILA: Philippine police have arrested an American club DJ suspected of supplying Manila's affluent party set with illegal drugs, anti-narcotics police said Wednesday. ...