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Doctor, heal thyself 03 Oct 2012 - 04:03 am

Hamad Hospital is teeming with physicians, hence, among them, the excellent, the medium and the frail, and I’ll not speak now about these...

Supervision and transparency in administration 03 Oct 2012 - 04:03 am

There is no doubt that in the issuance of Resolution No. (75) for the year 2011 to establish Administrative Superintendence Authority and Transparency,...

Hope and faith in the youth of Qatar 03 Oct 2012 - 04:00 am

The youth stage is the most important stage in human life, hence it is the stage of giving, exertion, sacrificing and struggling, a...

Rebel fighters storm Syria army post 03 Oct 2012 - 03:55 am

Empty streets are seen as smoke rises from Aleppo’s Bustan Al Qasr district, due to heavy shelling in the area, yesterday. BEIRUT: Rebel...

Somali militants hit Kismayu as African troops move in 03 Oct 2012 - 03:55 am

MOGADISHU: African Union troops and tanks occupied Al Shabaab’s former stronghold of Kismayu yesterday, but the Somali Islamist militants gave notice of their...

Kuwait police fire tear gas to break up stateless demo 03 Oct 2012 - 03:55 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti riot police yesterday used tear gas and smoke bombs to disperse hundreds of stateless demonstrators who were demanding citizenship and...

Our revolution has been stolen: Libya jihadists 03 Oct 2012 - 03:54 am

DERNA, Libya: From the mountains of Afghanistan and the streets of Baghdad to the iron cages of Guantanamo Bay, Libyans from Derna have...

Bahraini dies of illness in custody 03 Oct 2012 - 03:54 am

DUBAI: A young Bahraini jailed for taking part in anti-government protests last year died in custody yesterday after being taken to hospital for...

Saakashvili’s party loses parliament 03 Oct 2012 - 03:53 am

TBILISI: Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili conceded yesterday that his ruling party had lost an election to a coalition led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili,...

Major trial of Ivory Coast soldiers opens 03 Oct 2012 - 03:53 am

ABIDJAN: The first major trial opened yesterday of soldiers loyal to ousted Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo in connection with crimes during the...

Attack by gunmen kills 26 people in Nigeria student housing 03 Oct 2012 - 03:53 am

KANO, Nigeria: Gunmen massacred at least 26 people in a student housing area of northeast Nigeria yesterday, calling victims out by name before...

Pope’s ex-butler says ‘not guilty’ 03 Oct 2012 - 03:52 am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler Paolo Gabriele testified at his Vatican trial yesterday that he was innocent of a theft charge...

Hamza in last bid to avoid extradition 03 Oct 2012 - 03:52 am

LONDON: The health of radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza has deteriorated, the High Court in London heard yesterday, as he began a last-ditch...

Court says ID not must for Pennsylvania voters 03 Oct 2012 - 03:52 am

HARRISBURG: A judge yesterday blocked Pennsylvania from requiring voters to show identification in November’s US election, a decision that could influence turnout in...

Hong Kong ferry disaster kills 37 03 Oct 2012 - 03:51 am

A crane on a floating barge operates to lift the Lamma IV, a ferry owned by Hong Kong Electric, out of the water...

Philippines to sign peace deal within days 03 Oct 2012 - 03:51 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The Philippine government said yesterday a “historical” roadmap to end a decades-long Muslim insurgency that has left more than 150,000 people...

Taiwan’s new top official on China fails photo test 03 Oct 2012 - 03:50 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s new top official on China issues took his oath of office yesterday, but was immediately attacked by the opposition for failing...

China sends back ships to disputed islands 03 Oct 2012 - 03:50 am

TOKYO: Chinese government ships were back in waters around Japanese-controlled islands yesterday, the coastguard said, a week after they last left and days...