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White House intruder review reveals string of blunders 15 Nov 2014 - 04:50 am

WASHINGTON: An internal review of the security lapses that allowed an intruder to scale a fence and enter the White House has revealed...

FLOATING BEAUTIES 15 Nov 2014 - 04:49 am

by Kammutty VP The biggest players in the maritime industry are exhibiting their boats in the second edition of Qatar International Boat Show....

Campaign against Islamists in Egypt 15 Nov 2014 - 04:48 am

A supporter of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi shouts slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups in downtown Cairo. Supporters...

Campaign for Marzouki 15 Nov 2014 - 04:46 am

A supporter of Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki distributes leaflets encouraging people to re-elect Marzouki in the upcoming presidential election, in Tunis yesterday. Twenty-seven...

Israel eases Al Aqsa restrictions 15 Nov 2014 - 04:44 am

JERUSALEM: Israel eased restrictions at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque yesterday after US Secretary of State John Kerry announced agreement on steps to reduce...

Iraq forces retake strategic town of Baiji 15 Nov 2014 - 04:43 am

KIRKUK: Iraqi forces retook the strategic northern town of Baiji, near the country’s largest oil refinery, yesterday after more than two weeks of...

Hamas warns of explosion if Israel blocks Gaza rebuilding 15 Nov 2014 - 04:41 am

RAFAH: The military wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas warned of renewed violence unless Israel allows the reconstruction of the war-battered Gaza...

IS commanders liable for mass war crimes: UN 15 Nov 2014 - 04:40 am

GENEVA: Islamic State (IS) commanders are liable for war crimes on a “massive scale” in northeast Syria, where they spread terror by beheading,...

Jordan takes IS battle to Internet and mosques 15 Nov 2014 - 04:40 am

AMMAN: Jordan is cracking down on firebrand preachers and online extremism to tackle jihadists after joining US-led air strikes on the Islamic State...

Houthis seize key district from Al Qaeda 15 Nov 2014 - 04:39 am

SANA’A: Yemeni Shia Houthi fighters backed by government forces drove the local wing of Al Qaeda from one of its last strongholds in...

Sudan warplanes bomb South border zones: Reports 15 Nov 2014 - 04:39 am

JUBA: Sudanese warplanes have bombed South Sudan, wounding six civilians in areas bordering war zone regions where Khartoum is trying to crush rebel...

Saudi Arabia urged to free cyber activists 15 Nov 2014 - 04:38 am

DUBAI: Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Saudi authorities yesterday to drop charges against dissidents jailed in recent months over their Internet...

Algeria’s Bouteflika in hospital 15 Nov 2014 - 04:38 am

LYON, France: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who suffered a stroke last year, was hospitalised in the Alpine city of Grenoble on Thursday, a...

cartoon 15 Nov 2014 - 04:38 am

Sudan calls Darfur UN mission head over ‘mass rape’ 15 Nov 2014 - 04:31 am

KHARTOUM: Sudan summoned the head of the UN-African Mission in Darfur (UNMAID) yesterday over reports government troops had carried out a mass rape...

Iraq-Kurd deal ‘eases threat to Iraq unity’ 15 Nov 2014 - 04:30 am

BAGHDAD: A preliminary deal between Iraq and its Kurdish region on long-running financial disputes has reduced a threat to national unity, Oil Minister...

WISH focuses on diabetes 15 Nov 2014 - 04:30 am

DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), is highlighting...

7,000 attend diabetes walkathon 15 Nov 2014 - 04:29 am

Dr Abdulla Al Hamaq, (seventh right) Executive Director, Qatar Diabetes Association, Santosh Pai, (sixth right), COO, Landmark Group, and other officials inaugurating the...