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Bahrain sets October 1 trial date for key activist 17 Sep 2014 - 04:23 am

DUBAI: Prominent rights activist Maryam Al Khawaja, daughter of a jailed Shia opposition figure, is to stand trial from October 1 charged with...

Iran FM heads to New York for N-talks 17 Sep 2014 - 04:22 am

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister headed to New York yesterday to resume nuclear talks with major powers but it was unclear if there would...

Iraq parliament rejects PM’s security nominees 17 Sep 2014 - 04:22 am

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi parliament voted down Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi’s nominees for defence and interior minister yesterday, leaving the key positions unfilled...

Brotherhood leader arrested in Jordan 17 Sep 2014 - 04:22 am

AMMAN: Jordan arrested a senior member of the country’s Muslim Brotherhood yesterday on charges of “incitement” against the authorities, a judicial source said,...

Saudi sentences two to death, jails 13 for ‘terrorism’ 17 Sep 2014 - 04:22 am

RIYADH: A Saudi court yesterday sentenced two men to death and 13 others to lengthy jail terms for killing a policeman and three...

IRAQ WAR FOOTPRINT USA TROOPS EXIT WITHDRAWAL 17 Sep 2014 - 04:21 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR ISIS IRAQ WAR FOOTPRINT USA TROOPS EXIT WITHDRAWAL RUINS 091014 Provider:...

Israel claims mortar fire from Gaza 17 Sep 2014 - 04:17 am

JERUSALEM: Palestinians reportedly fired a mortar round into southern Israel yesterday in the first attack since the August 26 ceasefire, without causing any...

Autumn Equinox on September 23 17 Sep 2014 - 04:12 am

DOHA: The September Equinox, also known as Autumnal or Autumn Equinox, is set to take place later this month. The Qatar Meteorology Department...

71 violations detected on workers’ housing 17 Sep 2014 - 04:09 am

DOHA: Inspectors from the Labour Accommodation Unit at Al Rayyan Municipality have registered 71 violations of the law regulating real estate properties for...

Uprisings worsen Arab joblessness 17 Sep 2014 - 04:09 am

DOHA: Arab uprisings have worsened the unemployment situation in the region, with the rate of joblessness having soared to 17 percent. Some 20...

Syria attacks 17 Sep 2014 - 04:08 am

Residents inspect damage after what activists claim were eight sites hit by warplanes loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad in Douma, eastern...

Qatar Airways receives first A380 17 Sep 2014 - 04:04 am

The first Airbus A380 for Qatar Airways is presented by the company during a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany, yesterday.

Calls to end private tuitions 17 Sep 2014 - 04:03 am

DOHA: With the beginning of the new academic year, several citizens and parents have called for stricter regulations to curb the menace of...

Grants raised for weaker segments 17 Sep 2014 - 03:59 am

DOHA: Qatar, the world’s wealthiest country, has substantially raised state grants for weaker segments of its society. Grants have been nearly trebled for...

Kashmir becomes horror for residents 16 Sep 2014 - 11:32 pm

People use a boat to move in a flooded street in Srinagar yesterday. Srinagar: As historical records confirm that the recent floods in...

Gearing up to receive Xi 16 Sep 2014 - 11:30 pm

Caption Police personnel patrol on their horses past a boarding with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China’s President Xi Jinping and Gujarat...

BJP suffers poll drubbing in three states 16 Sep 2014 - 11:29 pm

Jaipur/Lucknow: The BJP yesterday suffered major reverses in the assembly byelections in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat that saw the Congress and the...

NCP sounds election bugle, attacks BJP 16 Sep 2014 - 11:29 pm

Kolhapur: The NCP yesterday launched its poll campaign here for the ensuing Maharashtra assembly elections by attacking the BJP with several speakers saying...