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Uniform GCC contracts for maids soon 26 Nov 2014 - 03:50 am

DOHA: GCC states may soon have a common job contract for domestic workers which would entitle them to a weekly day off, annual...

2,000 buses by 2022 26 Nov 2014 - 03:47 am

DOHA: By the time Qatar hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the country will have 2,000 buses on its roads, 8,500km of highways,...

IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS VIENNA KERRY FINISH BOMB 25 Nov 2014 - 11:53 pm

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Al-Futtaim to invest $700m in Egypt after dispute settled 25 Nov 2014 - 06:15 pm

CAIRO: Dubai-based conglomerate Al-Futtaim Group said on Tuesday it would invest $700 million in Egypt over three years and pay the government $30.5...

India, Nepal sign $1bn hydropower deal 25 Nov 2014 - 06:12 pm

KATHMANDU: Nepal and India signed a deal Tuesday to build a $1-billion hydropower plant as Indian premier Narendra Modi began a visit to...

Gulf agrees new contract for domestic workers ahead of Asia meet 25 Nov 2014 - 06:08 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Gulf labour ministers Tuesday agreed on minimum terms in the contracts of domestic staff to improve the widely criticised working conditions...

Twin bombing kills 45 in Nigeria, Boko Haram seizes another town 25 Nov 2014 - 06:07 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: More than 45 people died Tuesday in twin bomb blasts, including one by a female suicide bomber, at a packed market...

Oil market firms with OPEC on horizon 25 Nov 2014 - 06:04 pm

LONDON: Oil prices nudged higher Tuesday as many dealers bet that the OPEC cartel is unlikely to agree on any cuts at a...

Pakistan airstrikes against Haqqani militants kill 20 25 Nov 2014 - 06:03 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistanis officials said jet fighters Tuesday killed 20 suspected members of the feared Haqqani network, accused of some of the bloodiest...

US to leave more troops than first planned in Afghanistan 25 Nov 2014 - 05:56 pm

KABUL: The United States is preparing to increase the number of troops it keeps in Afghanistan in 2015 to fill a gap left...

Pakistani man shoots niece for listening to loud music 25 Nov 2014 - 05:54 pm

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani man shot dead his teenage niece because she was listening to loud music, police said on Tuesday. Muhammad Gullistan, 30,...

Qatar stock index drops 266.19 points 25 Nov 2014 - 05:49 pm

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange index dropped 266.19 points (1.94 percent) when the bourse closed trading at 13,423.83 points Tuesday. Indices of all sectors...

China calls for release of fishermen convicted in Philippines 25 Nov 2014 - 05:47 pm

BEIJING: China called on the Philippines Tuesday to release nine Chinese fisherman convicted of poaching after they were detained while in disputed waters,...

Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract: Reports 25 Nov 2014 - 05:45 pm

TOKYO: Sony has decided not to renew a multi-million-dollar sponsorship contract with FIFA, reports said Tuesday, as the money-losing firm undergoes a painful...

Safaricom signs security contract with Kenya's government 25 Nov 2014 - 12:46 pm

NAIROBI: Kenya's largest mobile phone firm Safaricom said on Tuesday it had signed a deal with the government to construct a security system...

Yemen frees 8 hostages from Qaeda, including foreigner 25 Nov 2014 - 11:58 am

SANAA: Yemeni troops on Tuesday freed eight hostages, including a foreigner, from a group of Al-Qaeda militants who were killed in a dawn...

At least 10 killed in Cairo building collapse 25 Nov 2014 - 11:36 am

CAIRO: An eight-floor residential building collapsed overnight in Cairo, killing at least 10 people and injuring seven others, security sources said on Tuesday....

Sony warns reforms needed before smartphones make money 25 Nov 2014 - 10:43 am

TOKYO: Struggling Sony warned Thursday it needs to carry out years of root and branch reform before it can turn around its battered...