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Land prices in posh areas skyrocketing 28 Oct 2014 - 11:49 pm

DOHA: Real estate prices continue to go up amidst mega development projects being launched for the 2022 FIFA event. Land prices in the...

New lawyers take oath 28 Oct 2014 - 11:49 pm

Doha: The Lawyers Admission Committee met yesterday under the chairmanship of the Minister of Justice H E Dr Hassan Lahdan Saqr Al Muhannadi....

Deadline for biomedical programme extended 28 Oct 2014 - 11:48 pm

DOHA: Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) has extended the deadline for applications to its Biomedical Research Training Programme for nationals. The...

UKRAINE TYMOSHENKO CHOICE RUSSIA FAS TANK HAIR 28 Oct 2014 - 10:19 pm

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Afghan forces prepare to fight alone 28 Oct 2014 - 10:18 pm

US Marines prepare to depart upon the end of operations for Marines, British combat troops in Helmand yesterday. KANDAHAR AIR FIELD: On watch...

Govt facing tough economic decisions 28 Oct 2014 - 10:17 pm

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan will have to choose between tough reforms for successful implementation of the $6.67bn IMF bailout package or resort...

Clifton beach in Karachi 28 Oct 2014 - 10:17 pm

Girls clad in burqas take picture with a tablet while visiting Karachi’s Clifton beach yesterday. According to local media, Pakistan authorities closed coastal...

Ghani to help China fight extremists 28 Oct 2014 - 10:09 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd right) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (2nd left) attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of...

New group formed for Ebola threat 28 Oct 2014 - 10:08 pm

Health workers wear protective suits and equipment during the “One Nation, One Direction for EBOLA Prevention” training at the Research Institute for Tropical...

US marine protest 28 Oct 2014 - 10:07 pm

Activists display placards of US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton during a protest outside the presidential palace in Manila yesterday. The...

Umbrellas against teargas 28 Oct 2014 - 10:04 pm

Pro-democracy protesters open their umbrellas for 87 seconds, marking the 87 rounds of tear gas that were fired by the Hong Kong police...

3 army soldiers killed in wave of violence 28 Oct 2014 - 09:59 pm

Kabul: At least three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in separate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks in the past 24 hours....

Pakistan’s Malala wins World’s Children’s Prize 28 Oct 2014 - 09:58 pm

STOCKHOLM: Girl’s rights champion Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in history, won the World’s Children’s Prize yesterday, after a global...

UN recognises Pakistani role in peace talks 28 Oct 2014 - 09:58 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s support for a peaceful, stabile, united and prosperous Afghanistan has been acknowledged by the United Nations when yesterday, UN Secretary General’s...

41,600 cops to be deployed for Undas 28 Oct 2014 - 09:58 pm

MANILA: At total of 41,600 policemen will be deployed in cemeteries, terminals, major roads and vital installations nationwide to ensure peace and order...

Typhoon-hit Tacloban fails to rebuild homes 28 Oct 2014 - 09:57 pm

MANILA: The mayor of the central Philippine city worst hit by a super typhoon a year ago said yesterday fewer than 100 of...

Philippines is 9th in gender equality at work 28 Oct 2014 - 09:57 pm

GENEVA: The Philippines ranked ninth among 142 countries for gender equality in the workplace, according to a report published by the World Economic...

Ex-justice says BBL unconstitutional 28 Oct 2014 - 09:57 pm

MANILA: Retired Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Vicente Mendoza warned yesterday that the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) could reduce the powers of...