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Kabul wants Islamabad to issue passports for Taliban leaders 29 Oct 2012 - 03:49 am

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan wants Pakistan to issue passports to Taliban cadres to facilitate their transit to Arab countries for peace talks, according to an...

Court issues notice to Musharraf over drone permission 29 Oct 2012 - 03:48 am

ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) issued a notice to former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf for allowing drone attacks in the tribal...

Over 1,000 schools destroyed in Pakistan yet to be rebuilt 29 Oct 2012 - 03:48 am

PESHAWAR: Negligence of the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation and Authority (Erra) of Pakistan, the government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province has missed over 1,000...

Pakistan scraps regulations and service ministry 29 Oct 2012 - 03:45 am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan is set to have a new ministry of public health and services in place of the present...

Met forecasts strong winds 29 Oct 2012 - 03:43 am

DOHA: The pleasant weather the country has been experiencing since the beginning of Eid holidays could be shortly disrupted, with the Meteorology Department...

39 films to be screened at Tribeca fest 29 Oct 2012 - 03:42 am

A screen grab from the film Kon-Tiki. DOHA: The fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF 2012) will showcase 39 films from 30 countries...

E-greetings replace personal visits during Eid 29 Oct 2012 - 03:40 am

Doha: Eid celebrations are traditionally known for friends and relatives visiting each other to exchange greetings. Eid Al Adha, or the ‘festival of...

30 youngsters join WISE Learners’ Voice programme 29 Oct 2012 - 03:39 am

DOHA: World Innovation Summit for Education has announced 30 new outstanding young people to join the Learners’ Voice programme during its four summit...

Three Qatar-made dhows launched 29 Oct 2012 - 03:38 am

Children play traditional games during the launch of dhows at Doha Corniche yesterday. BELOW: Sailors work on a dhow prior to its launch....

Qatari pilgrim isolated in Mina 29 Oct 2012 - 03:38 am

DOHA: Although no cases of the new SARS-like respiratory virus has been reported from Saudi Arabia during the Haj pilgrimage, at least one...

Cooling plants inaugurated at Lusail 29 Oct 2012 - 03:37 am

Doha: Qatar’s largest greenfield developer, Lusail Real Estate Development Company (LREDC), and Marafeq Qatar inaugurated Phase 1 of district cooling plants in the...

Emir, PM send condolence cable to Kuwait Emir 29 Oct 2012 - 03:37 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences to the Emir of Kuwait H...

Greetings sent to Turkey and Czech Republic 29 Oct 2012 - 03:36 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of greetings to the president of the Republic...

Despite failed ceasefire, Brahimi not giving up 29 Oct 2012 - 03:30 am

Members of the Free Syrian Army distribute humanitarian aid they received from the Red Crescent to residents in Haram town, Idlib Governorate. UNITED...

Saudi authorities disperse anti-Assad protesters 29 Oct 2012 - 03:29 am

Makkah: Saudi authorities swiftly dispersed hundreds of Syrian pilgrims who staged a small protest near Makkah yesterday to demand the overthrow of President...

Seven children among 52 killed in Syria 29 Oct 2012 - 03:29 am

DAMASCUS: Fighting, air raids and a car bombing shook Syria yesterday, monitors said, as the international community looked to pick up the pieces...

Saudi needs to stop prosecuting peaceful protesters: HRW 29 Oct 2012 - 03:29 am

DUBAI: An international rights group urged Saudi Arabia yesterday to stop prosecuting and punishing people for peaceful protests, after the kingdom charged 19...

Iraq tightens security amid unrest 29 Oct 2012 - 03:28 am

BAGHDAD: Bombings near Baghdad yesterday killed two people despite tighter security a day after attacks mostly against Shias during the Eid holiday killed...