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Al Qaeda moved US hostage ahead of Yemen raid: Report 28 Nov 2014 - 03:25 am

ADEN: Al Qaeda militants holding an American journalist in Yemen moved him and two other foreign hostages just days before a raid to...

Iraqi forces hold off attack on Ramadi 28 Nov 2014 - 03:25 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces held off a jihadist assault on the government headquarters in the capital of Anbar province, deploying reinforcements in the key...

Tropical fly-borne illness appears in Syria 28 Nov 2014 - 03:24 am

DAMASCUS: At least three wounded people have been infected near Damascus with a tropical disease spread by flies that had never before been...

133 reported dead in Sudan clashes 28 Nov 2014 - 03:24 am

KHARTOUM: At least 133 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in clashes between two groups belonging to an Arab tribe...

Khamenei backs nuclear talks extension 28 Nov 2014 - 03:24 am

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei said yesterday he supported the decision to extend talks with world powers in search of a nuclear...

Turkey jails professor for denying entry to headscarved student 28 Nov 2014 - 03:24 am

ISTANBUL: A prominent Turkish professor yesterday began a jail sentence after being convicted of preventing a female student wearing a Muslim headscarf from...

THANKSGIVING FERGUSON AXE RACISM RACE GUNS VIOLENCE TURKEY IMMIGRATION REFORM 28 Nov 2014 - 03:23 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: SAKURAI Source: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung - Essen, Germany Keywords: COLOR THANKSGIVING FERGUSON AXE RACISM RACE GUNS VIOLENCE TURKEY IMMIGRATION REFORM...

Most parents skip Independent school meetings 28 Nov 2014 - 03:03 am

DOHA: Low turnout of parents at meetings with teachers at Independent schools is one of the major challenges being faced by school authorities....

Rains likely in Doha today 28 Nov 2014 - 02:51 am

DOHA: The city may witness rains later this evening, the Met Office said in a special bulletin yesterday. It warned that the weather...

Gaza City flooded 28 Nov 2014 - 02:48 am

Palestinians in the back of a pickup truck make their way through a flooded street during heavy rains in Gaza City yesterday. A...

Auction of seized cars, machinery from Sunday 28 Nov 2014 - 02:47 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior will be holding a week-long auction of seized cars of all types and machinery in the Industrial Area...

GCC to monitor process for hiring workers 28 Nov 2014 - 02:27 am

DOHA: The sponsorship system in force in some GCC states did not come up for discussion at a meeting of labour ministers of...

Jubilation greets Gulf Cup winners 28 Nov 2014 - 02:22 am

Members of Qatar National Team, which won the 22nd Gulf Cup in Riyadh on Wednesday, wave from their bus during a victory parade...

Food poisoning bug found on 70 percent of UK chickens 27 Nov 2014 - 05:22 pm

LONDON: Some 70 percent of fresh chickens on sale in Britain are contaminated with a food poisoning bug, the Food Standards Agency (FSA)...

Qaeda moved US hostage ahead of Yemen raid 27 Nov 2014 - 05:21 pm

ADEN: Al-Qaeda militants holding an American journalist in Yemen moved him and two other foreign hostages just days before a raid to free...

DFI holds annual meeting for Qatari innovators 27 Nov 2014 - 05:17 pm

DOHA: Doha Film Institute (DFI) held its annual meet for Qatari artists and innovators on Wednesday night at W Doha hotel ahead of...

UK media websites hacked by Syrian Electronic Army 27 Nov 2014 - 04:48 pm

LONDON: The websites of several British media organisations were hacked on Thursday in a suspected coordinated attack by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA),...

Prince William to make first UK royal visit to China in 30 years 27 Nov 2014 - 04:46 pm

LONDON: Prince William will go to China early next year in the first visit to the mainland by a member of the British...