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Al Qaeda blames Obama for death of hostages in rescue attempt 12 Dec 2014 - 07:34 am

SANAA: Al Qaeda has blamed President Barack Obama for the deaths of a US journalist and a South African during a failed hostage...

Israel’s Labour in election pact with centrist Livni 12 Dec 2014 - 07:34 am

JERUSALEM: Opposition Labour party leader Isaac Hertzog and centrist former justice minister Tzipi Livni have announced an alliance to contest Israel’s snap general...

IS orders Wi-Fi cut during prayers 12 Dec 2014 - 07:33 am

BEIRUT: Islamic State militants have ordered shopkeepers to shut down their wireless Internet during prayer times in the eastern Syrian city of Deir...

Saudi gives $52m for Syria refugees 12 Dec 2014 - 07:33 am

GENEVA: Saudi Arabia contributed $52m in new funds to help feed Syrian refugees after the World Food Programme launched an urgent appeal last...

Saudi Arabia links Dane’s shooting to IS, arrests three 12 Dec 2014 - 07:32 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has arrested three suspects in connection with the shooting of a Danish man in Riyadh last month, and investigations show...

Algerian troops kill militant involved in Frenchman’s beheading 12 Dec 2014 - 07:31 am

ALGIERS: Algerian security forces have killed a second militant involved in the kidnapping and beheading of a French tourist in September, the Algerian...

Seven Somali women killed in barbaric attacks, say elders 12 Dec 2014 - 07:31 am

MOGADISHU: At least seven women have been killed in “barbaric” attacks in Somalia after Shebab insurgents beheaded a soldier’s wife, prompting revenge executions...

Little progress at climate talks 12 Dec 2014 - 07:30 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaking at the 20th UN Climate Change Conference COP20 in Lima, Peru, yesterday. Negotiators working on a deal to...

No proof so far that NSA bugged Merkel’s phone, says prosecutor 12 Dec 2014 - 07:28 am

KARLSRUHE: Germany’s top public prosecutor said an investigation into suspected tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by US spies had so far...

Debate rages in US over effectiveness of CIA torture 12 Dec 2014 - 07:28 am

WASHINGTON: Did the use of torture help prevent a second 9/11-style attack on London’s Heathrow Airport? For years, the CIA claimed it did....

76 arrested at London protest over police killings in US 12 Dec 2014 - 07:28 am

LONDON: British authorities arrested 76 people at a mass “die-in” in London held in solidarity with demonstrations sweeping the United States over recent...

Poroshenko urges Russia to withdraw troops 12 Dec 2014 - 07:28 am

KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko yesterday pleaded with Russia to withdraw its troops from his country and close the border, saying doing so...

UK spies to help hunt online child abuse: Cameron 12 Dec 2014 - 07:27 am

LONDON: Britain’s eavesdropping agency will join forces with organised crime experts to apply the same methods used to track down terrorists to tackle...

What distinguishes Judaism from Islam? 12 Dec 2014 - 03:57 am

By Prof Shahul Hameed Jews, according to the Islamic belief, deserves special consideration as being ahlul kitab (people of the Book). Muslims have...

False testimony is biggest sin 12 Dec 2014 - 03:57 am

By Dr Wael Shihab Days ago, a friend asked me about “the biggest sin in Islam”. “It’s of course to worship anything besides...

The unique features of Islam 12 Dec 2014 - 03:56 am

Islam is unlike any other religion because it is not merely a belief to which one adheres, but rather Islam is a complete...

Qatar Active Campaign launched 12 Dec 2014 - 03:56 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary-General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, shaking hands with Fahed, the mascot for the Qatar 2015 World...

Korean food festival at Lulu hypermarkets 12 Dec 2014 - 03:55 am

Ambassadors Chung Keejong (South Korea), Deddy Saiful Hady (Indonesia) and Haji Nordin Haji (Brunei) and Korea Trade and Promotion Agency Director Lee inaugurating...