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Equestrian photography contest invites entries 26 Nov 2014 - 04:14 am

DOHA: Qatar Museums (QM) yesterday launched an equestrian photo competition to uncover new photographic talent in the country. Amateur and professional photographers can...

GCC allies well-equipped to counter any Iranian threat, says US expert 26 Nov 2014 - 04:14 am

DOHA: Saudi Arabia and the UAE each has more combat aircraft than Iran and nearly one-third of US arms exports go to the...

Six more varsities join Aspetar health challenge 26 Nov 2014 - 04:13 am

DOHA: Aspetar aims to beat last year’s record of 362 million steps at the second edition of its Step Into Health in Campuses...

IQ to offer top design solutions, products 26 Nov 2014 - 04:13 am

Doha: IQ, the new design exhibition for Qatar, is gearing up for a successful first edition. Taking place on February 2-4 at Qatar...

IRAN VIENNA NUCLEAR TALKS DEAD LINE HAND MIDEAST MIDDLE EAST NUKE 26 Nov 2014 - 04:12 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR IRAN VIENNA NUCLEAR TALKS DEAD LINE HAND MIDEAST MIDDLE EAST NUKE...

Tunisian secularist wins first presidential round 26 Nov 2014 - 04:07 am

A screen grab shows the results of the first round of the Tunisian presidential election, during a press conference held by the ISIE...

Building collapse in Cairo kills 17 26 Nov 2014 - 04:06 am

Egyptian rescue workers and residents search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Cairo’s northern district of Matariya yesterday. CAIRO:...

Syria air raids on IS ‘capital’ kill 63 people 26 Nov 2014 - 04:05 am

A man walks amidst smoke and fire following an air strike by Syrian government forces in the IS-controlled Syrian city of Raqa yesterday....

28 cement trucks roll into Gaza 26 Nov 2014 - 04:04 am

Security officials check trucks loaded with construction materials at the Rafah crossing yesterday. GAZA CITY: Twenty-eight trucks of cement entered the battered Gaza...

Iran’s supreme leader ‘okays’ more N-talks 26 Nov 2014 - 04:03 am

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader yesterday gave his indirect approval for a continuation of talks over its disputed nuclear programme, criticising world powers who...

Palestinians slam Israel approval of ‘Jewish state’ law 26 Nov 2014 - 04:03 am

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian leadership yesterday slammed the Israeli government’s approval of a law determining the country’s status as the national Jewish homeland, saying...

UAE jails man over social media post 26 Nov 2014 - 04:03 am

ABU DHABI: An Emirati court yesterday sentenced a local man to three years in jail after he posted social media reports on the...

Two cops hurt by bomb in Bahrain village 26 Nov 2014 - 04:02 am

MANAMA: A bomb injured two Bahraini policemen yesterday. The Interior Ministry said the explosion in the small Shia village of Deraz, west of...

Juba warns UN against sanctions 26 Nov 2014 - 04:02 am

UNITED NATIONS: South Sudan warned the United Nations Security Council yesterday that imposing sanctions to try to end nearly a year of violence...

Turkey seeks to impose ‘good morals’ rule for citizenship 26 Nov 2014 - 04:02 am

ANKARA: Turkey is seeking to toughen citizenship rules and introduce “general morality” as a condition for foreigners applying to become citizens, according to...

Special forces in Yemen free 8 hostages seized by Al Qaeda 26 Nov 2014 - 04:01 am

ADEN: Special forces in Yemen rescued eight hostages including “a foreigner” yesterday just hours after Al Qaeda seized them at an air base...

Gulf states to boost cooperation 26 Nov 2014 - 03:56 am

Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and GCC Secretary-General Dr Abdulalteef Al Zayani speaking to media persons yesterday. DOHA:...

It’s time to move on 26 Nov 2014 - 03:53 am

A new year is almost here. It’s time to move on. For six years, I have been associated with The Peninsula. It was...