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US, Iran seek magic formula in nuclear talks 16 Oct 2014 - 04:10 am

VIENNA: Ensconced for hours in a Vienna hotel room, US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart tried yesterday to resuscitate...

‘No proof’ of extremist ties in Saudi killing of American 16 Oct 2014 - 04:10 am

RIYADH: The gunman suspected of killing an American in Saudi Arabia’s capital had no known links to “extremist” organisations, the interior ministry said,...

Event organisers complain of high rentals 16 Oct 2014 - 03:35 am

DOHA: Event management companies organising exhibitions are hit hard by high rentals. Several exhibitors have urged authorities to intervene and bring down rentals....

Al Aqsa clashes 16 Oct 2014 - 03:32 am

Israeli policemen detain a Palestinian protester during clashes at Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City yesterday. Report on page 7

Doha resident dies in Muscat accident 16 Oct 2014 - 03:31 am

DOHA: A Doha resident Hafza (45), and her relative Salim (37) were killed while five people were injured in a road accident late...

Ministers slam campaign against Qatar 2022 16 Oct 2014 - 03:26 am

DOHA: The Gulf information ministers have expressed solidarity with Qatar and have condemned media campaigns targeting it for hosting the coveted FIFA 2022...

Gulf states plan joint navy 16 Oct 2014 - 03:25 am

KUWAIT CITY: Arab states in the Gulf plan to launch a joint naval force, a top Kuwaiti defence official said yesterday, in a...

GCC media plan to fight extremists 16 Oct 2014 - 03:17 am

DOHA: The GCC countries have decided to launch a joint media strategy to counter the challenges being posed by suspected extremist groups and...

PM visits maritime conference 16 Oct 2014 - 03:15 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani talking to officials during his visit to...

HONG KONG DEMOCRACY BRITAIN KID CAR PROMISES AUTONOMY CHINA 16 Oct 2014 - 01:30 am

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR HONG KONG DEMOCRACY BRITAIN KID CAR PROMISES AUTONOMY CHINA 100714...

Politics devoid of heart and mind 16 Oct 2014 - 01:22 am

Using Google, I discovered that Syria’s northern town of Ain Al Arab, or Kobane as the Kurds prefer to call it, is only...

Challenges facing women in the media 16 Oct 2014 - 01:19 am

On September 25 this year, I had been hosted in “Noon Al Niswa” programme for an interview entitled “Challenges that women face in...

Set up fund for marriage of Qatari youth 16 Oct 2014 - 01:18 am

Charities play an important role in Qatari society both at local and international levels. This was particularly clear from the services these charities...

Exit polls put BJP on top in Maharashtra 16 Oct 2014 - 12:29 am

Voters wait patiently in a long queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the Assembly election in Mumbai yesterday. Mumbai:...

Minister promotes hand-washing 16 Oct 2014 - 12:24 am

Caption New Delhi: The deaths of children due to preventable causes is “shameful” and simple measures like hand-washing which can prevent it should...

Kashmiris protest 16 Oct 2014 - 12:22 am

Kashmiris throw stones at soldiers during a protest demanding rehabilitation of flood victims, in Srinagar, yesterday.

Punjabi dance 16 Oct 2014 - 12:21 am

College girls perform a Punjabi folk dance, the ‘giddha’ during an Inter-Zonal Youth festival competition at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar yesterday. ...

Supreme Court sees systemic failures in Ganga cleaning plan 16 Oct 2014 - 12:20 am

New Delhi: Taking a dim view of the snail’s pace at which the Ganga action plan for cleaning the 2,525-km-long river had progressed,...