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Dubai tram launched 13 Nov 2014 - 02:52 am

Tram Dubai passes at Knowledge Village in Dubai yesterday. The 10.6km electric tram started for public yesterday will transport between Al Sufouh and...

US coalition officers plan fight against IS 13 Nov 2014 - 02:31 am

WASHINGTON/damascus: Military officers from more than 30 countries in the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group will meet today at a...

Libya attacks kill five 13 Nov 2014 - 02:30 am

BENGHAZI: A string of attacks killed five people and wounded more than 20 in eastern Libya yesterday, including in a stronghold of the...

Palestinian leader put in solitary confinement 13 Nov 2014 - 01:48 am

RAMALLAH: Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghuti has been placed in solitary confinement after publishing a letter calling for a return to “armed resistance”...

Israel to build 200 homes in E Jerusalem 13 Nov 2014 - 01:47 am

JERUSALEM: Israel approved new settler homes in East Jerusalem yesterday despite mounting unrest, as US Secretary of State John Kerry was set for...

France to hold symbolic vote on Palestine status 13 Nov 2014 - 01:46 am

PARIS: French lawmakers are set to hold symbolic parliamentary votes over the next month on whether the government should recognise Palestine as a...

US sailors hit by ‘hood attack’ in Turkey 13 Nov 2014 - 01:46 am

ISTANBUL: A group of nationalist Turkish youths yesterday attacked three visiting US sailors in Istanbul, trying to force sacks on their heads in...

Iran denies nuclear scientist killed in Syria 13 Nov 2014 - 01:45 am

TEHRAN: Iran yesterday denied a report that one of its nuclear scientists was killed in an ambush near the capital of its war-torn...

Dozens dead as car bomber hits Yemen Shias 13 Nov 2014 - 01:45 am

SANA’A: A powerful suicide bomb attack on Shia militia fighters in central Yemen left dozens of people dead yesterday, military and tribal sources...

Rockets kill seven Syrian schoolchildren 13 Nov 2014 - 01:44 am

DAMASCUS: Two rockets fired at a school in the central Syrian province of Hama killed seven children yesterday, state media reported, blaming “terrorists”...

US senators threaten renewed push for Iran sanctions 13 Nov 2014 - 01:43 am

WASHINGTON: Two US senators who wrote a tough sanctions bill against Iran said yesterday they would work with other members of Congress to...

Sudan meets with rebels amid ceasefire plea 13 Nov 2014 - 01:43 am

ADDIS ABABA: Sudan’s government and rebels from South Kordofan and Blue Nile launched their latest round of peace talks yesterday, as mediators called...

FGHANISTAN OPIUM DRUGS 111014 13 Nov 2014 - 01:34 am

Edit Page Cartoon Group: ViewsAsia Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR AFGHANISTAN OPIUM DRUGS 111014 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Woman ‘threatens aircraft security’ 13 Nov 2014 - 01:29 am

I am sure readers know what I mean by “Qatariya” here. It means Qatar Airways, which owns and operates a fleet of large...

Emir’s gesture means a lot for youth 13 Nov 2014 - 01:26 am

On October 28, 2014, the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received Qatari students on scholarships to the United Kingdom,...

Qatar moving ahead with able leadership 13 Nov 2014 - 01:26 am

How can an entity – any entity – be made? Entities are made when there is clarity of objectives. They are also made...

Bad road blamed for Pakistan bus accident 13 Nov 2014 - 01:22 am

Relatives of victims of a bus accident carry their coffins during a funeral ceremony in Karachi yesterday. KARACHI: Pakistani police said yesterday they...

Playground 13 Nov 2014 - 01:20 am

Children play near their temporary shelter at an internally displaced persons’ camp on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan, yesterday.