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Erdogan lashes out at UN for inaction 14 Oct 2012 - 02:06 am

A Syrian man shouts as an injured civilian, lying in the back of a vehicle, arrives at a hospital in the northern city...

Morocco sees alarming rise in number of abandoned babies 14 Oct 2012 - 02:06 am

CASABLANCA, Morocco: Morocco is seeing an alarming rise in the number of babies abandoned by single mothers, activists said yesterday, blaming social prejudice...

Envoy calls for trial of US embassy attackers 14 Oct 2012 - 02:05 am

TUNIS: The US envoy to Tunisia is calling for the trial of those behind a September attack on the American embassy during riots...

Parading strength 14 Oct 2012 - 02:04 am

US naval ship USS Nitze crossing the Suez Canal at the Egyptian port of Ismalia, 120km northeast of Cairo. The USS Nitze just...

Egypt’s top prosecutor keeps his job 14 Oct 2012 - 02:04 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s top prosecutor reached an agreement with the country’s president to keep his job yesterday despite earlier attempts to remove him, ending...

Iran says ready for concession at nuclear talks 14 Oct 2012 - 02:03 am

TEHRAN: Iran is ready to show flexibility at nuclear talks to ease Western concerns over its contentious nuclear programme, its foreign ministry spokesman...

Three militants escape from Lebanon prison 14 Oct 2012 - 02:03 am

BEIRUT: Three members of the radical militant group Fatah Al Islam have escaped from Lebanon’s largest prison at Roumieh, northeast of the capital,...

Israeli strike kills Palestinian in Gaza 14 Oct 2012 - 02:03 am

GAZA CITY: An Israeli air strike killed one Palestinian and wounded two others, including a child, in the Gaza Strip yesterday, Palestinian medical...

Children get stuck during fun ride at Villaggio park 14 Oct 2012 - 01:56 am

Children were stuck mid-air during a fun ride at the Villaggio’s Gondolania Theme Park yesterday due to a technical fault. The Civil Defence...

Al Attiyah wins Jordan Rally 14 Oct 2012 - 01:55 am

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and Italian co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini celebrate after winning the Jordan Rally, the fourth round of the 2012 FIA...

Mowasalat, QOC sign pact for UITP Mena transport summit 14 Oct 2012 - 01:54 am

Officials of QOC and Mowasalat during the press conference. DOHA: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has signed an agreement with Mowasalat to support...

E-health a strategic tool in insurance scheme: Official 14 Oct 2012 - 01:52 am

Dr Najeeb Al Shorbaji (left) during the seminar on e-health. (Salim Matramkot) Doha: With e-health gaining more popularity in Qatar, it will be...

Rare Sun Yat-sen stamps sell for $700,000 13 Oct 2012 - 08:00 pm

HONG KONG: A pair of rare stamps bearing a picture of Chinese nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen sold for over $700,000 at a sale...

Qatar Statistics Authority holds a regional workshop on Monday 13 Oct 2012 - 07:52 pm

DOHA: A regional workshop on '' updating GCC science , technology and invention indicators'' will kick off in Doha on Monday. The two-day...

Francophone summit opens in Kinshasa 13 Oct 2012 - 02:55 pm

France's President Francois Hollande (5th L) speaks to Congolese political opposition members next to French Minister for Overseas Territories VictorinLurel (3rd L), French...

HE Minister of Culture meets his Congolese counterpart 13 Oct 2012 - 02:50 pm

DOHA: D.R. Congo's Minister of Culture BanzaMukalayi met with HE Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage Dr.Hamad bin AbdulazizAl Kuwari, currently visiting D.R....

Kyrgyzstan says toppled president's son arrested in London 13 Oct 2012 - 02:50 pm

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: The son of Kyrgyzstan's ousted president has been arrested in London after an extradition request from the United States, according to...

Moody’s Investors Services upgrades Masraf Al Rayan'scredit rating to A2/Prime-1 13 Oct 2012 - 02:18 pm

DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan announced that Moody’s Investors Services, a highly respected international agency known for its transparency and rating criteria has upgraded...