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Lawyers seek end to dual licensing for foreign firms 04 Nov 2014 - 04:38 am

DOHA: Qatari lawyers want the dual licensing system for foreign law firms to end, saying the firms are misusing the privilege and harming...

FIFA supports 2022 winter World Cup 04 Nov 2014 - 04:36 am

ZURICH: FIFA yesterday raised objections to holding the 2022 Qatar World Cup in the summer despite calls by top European clubs and leagues....

App to stop motorists from using mobiles 04 Nov 2014 - 04:35 am

DOHA: Qatar yesterday launched a new mobile phone application that can make the country’s roads safer by blocking a motorist’s phone call or...

Egypt blows up buildings in Rafah 04 Nov 2014 - 04:34 am

Smoke rises as a house is blown up during a military operation by Egyptian security forces in Rafah, near the border with the...

Warning notices on villas shock tenants 04 Nov 2014 - 04:33 am

by YASIN ABU TAQIU DOHA: Tenants of several old partitioned villas in the city are in shock to see notices on their premises...

Qatar, China in currency deal 04 Nov 2014 - 04:29 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, accompanied by Chinese President Xi Jinping, inspects a guard of honour in Beijing...

Muharram in Kashmir 04 Nov 2014 - 04:21 am

Kashmiri Shia Muslims take part in a religious procession held on the ninth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, in Srinagar, yesterday....

Sikh procession 04 Nov 2014 - 04:20 am

A Nihang Sikh participates in a religious procession taken out to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru and...

Delhi heads for polls as Jung meets leaders 04 Nov 2014 - 04:11 am

New Delhi: Delhi was set for a fresh electoral battle after leaders of the BJP, the Congress and the AAP yesterday told Lt...

Kerala diaspora to meet in Kochi in Jan next year 04 Nov 2014 - 04:11 am

Kochi: The Kerala government will organise a Non-Resident Keralites (NRK) Global Meet in Kochi January 16 and 17, 2015, an official said yesterday....

Congress split creates new Tamil Nadu party 04 Nov 2014 - 04:10 am

Chennai: Barely six months after it was routed in the Lok Sabha election, the Congress in Tamil Nadu split yesterday with senior leader...

Manmohan chosen for top Japanese award 04 Nov 2014 - 04:00 am

New Delhi: Manmohan Singh will be given one of Japan’s top national awards for his “significant contribution” towards boosting bilateral ties, the Japanese...

New Delhi condemns Wagah attack 04 Nov 2014 - 04:00 am

New Delhi: The terror bombing at Wagah in Pakistan that claimed 60 lives drew wide condemnation in India, with the government calling for...

Apex court issues notice to govt over transparency in hiring cops 04 Nov 2014 - 04:00 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to the federal government and the states on a petition seeking a transparent recruitment process...

Soldier under probe in boy’s killing shoots himself dead 04 Nov 2014 - 03:59 am

Hyderabad: A soldier, who was being questioned in a case in which an 11-year-old boy was burnt alive, committed suicide here early yesterday,...

EBOLA VIRUS KILL BORDER AIRPORT HEALTH 04 Nov 2014 - 03:54 am

Group: ViewsAfrica Credit: AMMER Source: Wiener Zeitung - Vienna, Austria Keywords: COLOR EBOLA VIRUS KILL BORDER AIRPORT HEALTH 103014 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

100 families lose homes in Quezon City fire 04 Nov 2014 - 03:14 am

Residents search for reusable materials from burnt houses after a fire hit a residential area in Quezon City, Metro Manila, yesterday. At least...

Bangladesh top court upholds Islamist’s death sentence 04 Nov 2014 - 03:12 am

DHAKA: Violence broke out in Bangladesh yesterday after the country’s highest court upheld the death sentence of an Islamist party leader convicted of...