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No to austerity 03 Dec 2014 - 06:29 am

Anti-austerity protesters wearing masks of British Chancellor George Osborne hold placards and chant slogans outside 10 Downing Street in London yesterday, on the...

Ukraine hands foreigners top govt posts 03 Dec 2014 - 06:28 am

KIEV: Ukraine handed foreigners — including a US citizen — top posts in a new reformist government yesterday aimed at rooting out endemic...

French MPs vote in favour of recognising Palestine 03 Dec 2014 - 06:28 am

PARIS: French lawmakers voted yesterday in favour of recognising Palestine as a state, sparking an immediate angry reaction from Israel which said such...

Swedish govt teeters as far-right opposes budget 03 Dec 2014 - 06:27 am

STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s minority, centre-left government looked close to collapse yesterday after just two months in office when a far-right party announced it would...

Republican Speaker Boehner seeks to prevent govt shutdown 03 Dec 2014 - 06:27 am

WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner urged fellow Republicans yesterday to pass a spending bill that funds most of the federal...

Europe to build new-generation Ariane 6 rocket 03 Dec 2014 - 06:27 am

LUXEMBOURG: European nations announced yesterday they would build a new-generation rocket to maintain their grip on the world market for satellite launches. Four...

Prosecutor to appeal dropping of Mubarak charges, cites flaws 03 Dec 2014 - 06:25 am

A protester shouts anti-government slogans during a demonstration against court verdict acquitting former president Hosni Mubarak, in front of the press syndicate in...

Lebanon detains wife of IS leader 03 Dec 2014 - 06:23 am

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria nine...

Netanyahu seeks early poll, fires top ministers 03 Dec 2014 - 06:22 am

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his finance and justice ministers yesterday, signalling the break up of his bickering coalition and opening the...

Over 200,000 killed in Syria war: Report 03 Dec 2014 - 06:22 am

BEIRUT: Syria’s civil war has killed more than 200,000 people in less than four years, a monitoring group said yesterday, adding that most...

Saudi woman driver ‘arrested’ at UAE border 03 Dec 2014 - 06:21 am

RIYADH: A Saudi woman who tried to drive into the kingdom in defiance of a ban was arrested late on Monday after being...

Emir receives football team 03 Dec 2014 - 06:19 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received the national football team, which won the 22nd Gulf Cup in...

FM receives new UAE envoy 03 Dec 2014 - 06:19 am

The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah received the new UAE Ambassador Saleh bin Mohammed Al Amri who presented...

20pc pregnant women in Qatar undergo Cesarean section: Expert 03 Dec 2014 - 06:17 am

DOHA: At least 20 percent pregnant women undergo Caesarian section due to health reasons in Qatar, says an obstetrics and gynaecology expert. About...

40 primary school teachers honoured 03 Dec 2014 - 06:16 am

Officials and teachers at the honouring ceremony. DOHA: Over 40 primary school teachers from as many Independent schools were honoured recently. Hosted by...

QRC holds paramedic training at schools 03 Dec 2014 - 06:15 am

Students taking part in ‘I Am a Paramedic’ programme at Al Daayen School. DOHA: With QR1,000,000 funding from Ras Laffan Community Outreach Programme,...

‘Here There’ expo opens tomorrow 03 Dec 2014 - 06:12 am

DOHA: ‘Here There’, a showcase of works by artists from Qatar and Brazil opens to the public tomorrow, marking the conclusion of Qatar...

2015 Qatar-Turkey Year of Culture begins today 03 Dec 2014 - 06:12 am

DOHA: Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014 will today celebrate the culmination of Qatar-Brazil 2014 Year of Culture and the start of the 2015...