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2013 marked by record sea level, weather extremes: WMO 13 Nov 2013 - 12:55 pm

GENEVA: Sea levels this year posted a record high, making low-lying coastal populations ever more vulnerable to extreme weather like super-storm Haiyan, the...

Boxing: Pacquiao torn by typhoon victims' plight 13 Nov 2013 - 12:51 pm

MANILA: Boxing star Manny Pacquiao admitted feelings of anguish and regret after the final stages of training for a must-win fight kept him...

ADB offers $523m in relief for Philippine typhoon victims 13 Nov 2013 - 12:42 pm

MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Wednesday $523 million in disaster assistance for Philippine communities ravaged by super typhoon Haiyan, as...

Japan says ready to send 1,000 troops to Philippines 13 Nov 2013 - 12:41 pm

TOKYO: Japan is ready to send as many as 1,000 troops to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines to help with relief efforts, a defence ministry...

Telecom Egypt hopeful of mobile license this year 13 Nov 2013 - 12:39 pm

CAIRO: Landline monopoly Telecom Egypt is confident the government will grant it a license to provide mobile services by the end of the...

Three Taliban militants killed in Karachi 13 Nov 2013 - 12:05 pm

ISLAMABAD: Three Taliban militants and one security man were killed, as Rangers during search operation traded fire with the militants at Gulshan-e-Boner area...

Bahrain's King receives credentials of Qatar's ambassador 13 Nov 2013 - 12:05 pm

MANAMA: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain has received the credentials of HE Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammad bin Saud...

Syrian army seizes town south of capital: TV 13 Nov 2013 - 11:55 am

DAMASCUS: The Syrian army has seized a town south of Damascus in its campaign to cut off eastern neighbourhoods of the capital that...

Plant blast kills 6 in China 13 Nov 2013 - 11:55 am

BEIJING: At least six people have been confirmed dead and six others were injured after a blast triggered by liquid nitrogen occurred in...

Israel allows 270 truckloads of aids and goods to enter Gaza 13 Nov 2013 - 11:29 am

GAZA: Israeli occupation authorities decided today to open the Karam Abu Salem crossing for the entry of aids and goods into the Gaza...

HE foreign minister sends written message to Slovenian counterpart 13 Nov 2013 - 11:03 am

LJUBLJANA: HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Karl Viktor Erjavec has received a written message from HE Qatar's...

PM attends luncheon banquet 13 Nov 2013 - 11:01 am

SINGAPORE: HE Qatar's Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani attended Wednesday a luncheon banquet hosted by...

Feared death toll in Somalia cyclone rises to 300 13 Nov 2013 - 10:51 am

An aerial view of flooding in and around Jowhar town yesterday. MOGADISHU: As many as 300 people are feared dead after a ferocious...

Three Iraq bombs kill eight Shiite pilgrims 13 Nov 2013 - 10:50 am

BAQUBA, Iraq: Three coordinated blasts targeting Shiite pilgrims north of Baghdad killed at least eight people and wounded 10 others on Wednesday, Iraqi...

Tokyo stocks close 0.15pc lower 13 Nov 2013 - 09:27 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.15 percent lower Wednesday after losses on Wall Street and as the dollar took a breather from its recent...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 13 Nov 2013 - 09:19 am

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

Belarus plans to raise $1.5bn via foreign loans in 2014 13 Nov 2013 - 09:01 am

MINSK: Belarus plans to raise $1.5 billion through foreign loans next year, a top finance official said. A deputy chief of the Finance...

Chevron ordered to pay Ecuador $9.51bn on appeal 13 Nov 2013 - 08:39 am

QUITO: An Ecuadoran court Tuesday upheld a ruling that US oil giant Chevron was liable for environmental damage in its Amazon basin region...