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HH the Emir meets Italian Premier 19 Nov 2012 - 02:27 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met at his Emiri Diwan office today with the Italian Prime Minister Mario...

Qatari Minister to Mongolia presents copy of credentials 19 Nov 2012 - 02:27 pm

ULAN BATOR: Qatar's Ambassador to China Hamad bin Mohamed Al-Khalifa presented today a copy of his credentials as a non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and...

Saudi telco Mobily plans 10 pct bonus share issue 19 Nov 2012 - 02:26 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) will launch a 10 percent bonus share issue, the telecom operator said in a statement to the...

Qatari-Hungarian talks 19 Nov 2012 - 02:15 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi met here today with Qatar's Ambassador to Hungary Abdullah Hussein Al-Jabir on the occasion of assuming office...

Abu Dhabi to begin building Louvre early next year 19 Nov 2012 - 02:15 pm

ABU DHABI: Visitors to Abu Dhabi's latest attraction will be offered a journey through time when building of a branch of Paris's world-famous...

IMF mission chief to remain in Cairo to discuss loan -IMF spox 19 Nov 2012 - 02:00 pm

CAIRO: The head of the International Monetary Fund's delegation to Egypt, negotiating a $4.8 billion financial package, is still in Cairo and will...

HH the Emir receives Brahimi 19 Nov 2012 - 01:55 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani met here today at his Emiri Diwan Office with the Joint UN-Arab League Envoy...

HH the Heir Apparent meets Defence Ministers 19 Nov 2012 - 01:42 pm

DOHA: HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received today at the Ritz Carlton Doha Hotel a number of defence ministers...

Yemeni PM meets GCC Secretary-General 19 Nov 2012 - 01:03 pm

SANAA: Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basendwah met here on Monday with the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Abdul Latif...

Advisory Council's Finance and Economic Affairs Committee meets 19 Nov 2012 - 12:56 pm

DOHA: The Finance and Economic Affairs Committee of the Advisory Council held on Monday its first meeting during the Council's 41st regular session. ...

HE Minister of Culture meets IFLA President 19 Nov 2012 - 12:54 pm

DOHA: HE the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kuwari met Monday with President of the International Federation of...

Advisory Council holds weekly session 19 Nov 2012 - 12:52 pm

DOHA: The Advisory (Shura) Council held on Monday its ordinary weekly meeting of its 41st regular session under its Speaker HE Mohammed bin...

West Bank mosque damaged by fire; locals blame settlers 19 Nov 2012 - 12:49 pm

RAMALLAH: Vandals set fire to the entrance of a West Bank mosque on Monday, damaging the door, in an attack that villagers blamed...

Dengue vaccine to be tested in India: reports 19 Nov 2012 - 12:48 pm

NEW DELHI: French health care giant Sanofi Pasteur will soon test a vaccine against dengue fever in India amid concerns about the increasingly...

Goldman Sachs buys $40M Drake and Scull warrants 19 Nov 2012 - 12:33 pm

DUBAI: Dubai-based design, engineering and construction services company Drake & Scull International PJSC, (DSI) Monday announced that Goldman Sachs International had bought warrants...

President intervenes as Nepal's cash crisis deepens 19 Nov 2012 - 12:29 pm

KATHMANDU: Nepal's president on Monday gave warring political factions three days to avert a budget crisis that could leave 500,000 public workers unpaid,...

South Korean builders' orders surpass $50 billion 19 Nov 2012 - 12:17 pm

SEOUL: Overseas orders won by South Korean builders surpassed US$50 billion for the third straight year in 2012 as a result of increased...

ING says EU Commission agrees amended restructuring 19 Nov 2012 - 12:15 pm

THE HAGUE: Dutch bank ING and the European Commission said Monday they have agreed to an extension for the bank to repay bailout...