Default

Special treat for families, kids at DTFF festival 30 Oct 2012 - 03:33 am

DOHA: Red carpet and complimentary community screenings are among the many events in store for families at the fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival...

Businessman goes hi-tech to archive rare documents 30 Oct 2012 - 03:32 am

DOHA: A Qatari businessman is currently working on archiving his collection of important artefacts and historical documents on Qatar through modern technology. Mohammad...

Low demand brings down fish prices 30 Oct 2012 - 03:31 am

Low turnout of customers at the central fish market. DOHA: Giving a brief respite to customers reeling from soaring fish prices in the...

Weathermen forecast more rains 30 Oct 2012 - 03:30 am

DOHA: The north and southern parts of the country received scattered rains yesterday accompanied by strong winds. The Meteorology Department has forecast more...

Mowasalat set to start in-house health check-ups for new recruits 30 Oct 2012 - 03:30 am

DOHA: The medical section of Mowasalat will soon start conducting the mandatory health check up for newly recruited workers of the company at...

Huge turnout for Eid events 30 Oct 2012 - 03:30 am

DOHA: There was a huge turnout for entertainment and cultural events held during the Eid Al Adha while many have requested organisers not...

Turkish police fire tear gas at banned secularist march 30 Oct 2012 - 03:29 am

ANKARA: Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of secularists protesting at a banned rally in the capital yesterday...

Red armbands for Tunisia police after ‘Islamist’ attack 30 Oct 2012 - 03:29 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s security forces union called on its members to wear red armbands for three days starting yesterday, in protest against a suspected...

Residents blocked from returning to captured Libyan town 30 Oct 2012 - 03:28 am

TRIPOLI: Thousands of Libyans who fled fighting in the former Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid will not be allowed to return home for...

Ankara under pressure over hunger strike by Kurd prisoners 30 Oct 2012 - 03:28 am

ANKARA: The Turkish government is under increasing pressure over how to tackle a hunger strike by hundreds of Kurdish prisoners across the country...

Israel to limit use of cluster bombs in war 30 Oct 2012 - 03:28 am

TEL AVIV: Israel would use a lot fewer cluster munitions in any future war with Hezbollah than it did in their 2006 conflict,...

18 rockets hit southern Israel 30 Oct 2012 - 03:27 am

JERUSALEM: Gaza militants yesterday fired 18 rockets at southern Israel, ending several days of calm, with the armed wing of the ruling Hamas...

Iran has no plan to shut Strait of Hormuz: Report 30 Oct 2012 - 03:27 am

DUBAI: Iran has no plan to close the vital shipping lanes of the Strait of Hormuz, Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi was...

Bahrain prosecutor appeals acquittal of police 30 Oct 2012 - 03:27 am

DUBAI: Bahrain’s prosecutor yesterday appealed against the acquittals of a policewoman accused of torturing a journalist and two policemen tried for murdering demonstrators...

HURRICANE SANDY STATUE OF LIBERTY NEW YORK CITY TORCH WEATHER 30 Oct 2012 - 03:25 am

Group: Comment & Caricature Credit: SAKURAI Source: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung - Essen, Germany Keywords: COLOR HURRICANE SANDY STATUE OF LIBERTY NEW YORK CITY...

Obama, Romney cancel events over hurricane 30 Oct 2012 - 03:21 am

A resident with his dog in tow, escapes his home as high tide, rain and winds flood local streets yesterday in Lindenhurst, New...

Chill descends on Germany 30 Oct 2012 - 03:20 am

A village surrounded by snow in Neudorf, Germany, yesterday. A cold spell brought fresh snow in many parts of Germany.

Ruling party close to win in Ukraine 30 Oct 2012 - 03:19 am

KIEV: Ukraine’s ruling party was set yesterday for victory against the allies of jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko after a legislative election that international...