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Lebanese army reopens road to town near Syrian border 19 Mar 2014 - 01:15 pm

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army reopened a road between two towns near the Syrian border on Wednesday to try to calm sectarian rivalry aggravated...

Al Khaliji Bank and Medicare Group enter Qatar Exchange 20-Index on April 1 19 Mar 2014 - 01:00 pm

DOHA: Al Khaliji Commercial Bank and Medicare Group will replace National Leasing and Widam Food Company in the Qatar Exchange benchmark index (QE...

Chief of Staff meets US Secretary of the Air Force 19 Mar 2014 - 12:58 pm

DOHA: HE Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Air Vice-Marshal Ghanim bin Shaheen Al-Ghanim met today with US Secretary of the...

Seven dead in shooting at Turkey statistics office 19 Mar 2014 - 12:39 pm

ISTANBUL: A former state employee shot dead six people at a Turkish Statistics Institute (TUIK) office in the eastern province of Kars before...

BMW sees 'significant' rise in 2014 profit 19 Mar 2014 - 12:39 pm

FRANKFURT: German top-of-the-range carmaker BMW said Wednesday it expects pre-tax profit to rise sharply this year after the group reported record sales and...

Arabtec Holding net profit surges by 171pc in 2013 19 Mar 2014 - 11:47 am

DUBAI: Arabtec Holding PJSC, a leading engineering and construction group of companies specialising in complex projects in the Middle East and North Africa...

Two Egypt police killed in clash with militants in Delta 19 Mar 2014 - 11:47 am

CAIRO: Two Egyptian policemen were killed during a raid on a militant hideout north of Cairo on Wednesday, security officials said, as the...

Eighteen Taliban militants killed in Afghan operations 19 Mar 2014 - 11:32 am

KABUL: At least 18 Taliban militants were killed and seven others were injured during military operations by Afghan national police (ANP) forces during...

Biden reassures Nato allies 19 Mar 2014 - 11:09 am

Pro-Kremlin activists rally at the Red Square in Moscow to celebrate the incorporation of Crimea yesterday. WARSAW: US Vice-President Joe Biden told Nato...

Tokyo's Nikkei closes up 0.36pc 19 Mar 2014 - 11:07 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended an erratic session 0.36 percent higher Wednesday, helped by a firmer dollar as investors turn their attention to US...

Greenpeace activists in French break in held 19 Mar 2014 - 11:06 am

Greenpeace activists on rubber dinghies and holding placards with text reading ‘Stop Risking Europe!’ at the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in Fessenheim, France,...

Two dead in Seattle copter crash 19 Mar 2014 - 11:05 am

The scene of the wreckage where a television news helicopter crashed near the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, yesterday. At least two people...

Lottery win prediction comes true 19 Mar 2014 - 11:04 am

Neil Trotter (left) and Nicky Ottaway celebrate their £107.9m jackpot win in the EuroMillions draw at Wotton House, Dorking, Surrey, yesterday. A car...

Jet search area as large as Australia 19 Mar 2014 - 11:02 am

A pilot on board RAAF AP3C Orion aircraft during a search operation yesterday. KUALA LUMPUR: An international land and sea search for a...

Anti-China protest 19 Mar 2014 - 11:01 am

Anti-China activists use chairs to block the entrance to the Taiwanese parliament as it prepares to pass trade and services agreements with China...

Bahrain's GFH eyes share capital reduction, convertible sukuk 19 Mar 2014 - 11:00 am

MANAMA: Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House will seek shareholder approval later this month for a potential reduction in share capital and to issue a...

Vietnam urges dialogue on sea row 19 Mar 2014 - 11:00 am

TOKYO: Vietnam’s president yesterday warned against the use of force in territorial disputes as his nation and its neighbours lock horns with an...

Emergency in Bangkok ends as protests ease 19 Mar 2014 - 11:00 am

BANGKOK: Thailand announced yesterday the end of a nearly two-month state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas, hoping to lure back foreign...