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FM attends Jeddah meeting 25 Aug 2014 - 01:13 am

The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah yesterday led the Qatari delegation participating in the meeting of Foreign Ministers...

Iraq calls for global action against IS 25 Aug 2014 - 01:11 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi (right) with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (left) in Baghdad yesterday. BAGHDAD: Iraq called yesterday for...

Jihadists seize Syrian air base; more than 500 killed in fighting 25 Aug 2014 - 01:11 am

Residents of Tabqa city and Islamic State militants tour the streets in celebration after jihadists took over Tabqa air base in northeast Syria...

Yemen govt talks with Shia rebels fail 25 Aug 2014 - 01:10 am

Demonstrators gather in support of Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and against Shia Houthi rebels in Sana’a yesterday. SANA’A: Rival protests stoked up...

Gaza children mark first day of school, but no lessons 25 Aug 2014 - 12:50 am

Homeless Palestinian boys stand in a symbolic line organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during an action to bring...

Egypt to host Libya conference 25 Aug 2014 - 12:47 am

CAIRO: Egypt today is to host a meeting of foreign ministers of Libya and its neighbours, as Islamist militias openly challenge the legitimacy...

Juba ceasefire monitor dies after officials held by rebels 25 Aug 2014 - 12:47 am

ADDIS ABABA: A member of an East African regional body monitoring a ceasefire in South Sudan died of a heart attack after some...

Iran unveils missiles, drones 25 Aug 2014 - 12:46 am

TEHRAN: Iran yesterday unveiled two new missiles and two new drones it said have been added to its arsenal, in a ceremony attended...

Five rockets fired from Syria into Israeli-held Golan: Army 25 Aug 2014 - 12:46 am

JERUSALEM: Rocket fire from Syria slammed into the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights yesterday but there were no reports of casualties. “At...

EBOLA VIRUS AFRICA SNAKE POOR POVERTY HEALTH 25 Aug 2014 - 12:44 am

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Ukraine rebels parade captives 25 Aug 2014 - 12:42 am

People hold the world’s biggest Ukrainian flag during the Independence Day celebrations in Kiev yesterday. DONETSK, Ukraine: Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine paraded...

Iceland lowers volcano warning after quakes 25 Aug 2014 - 12:42 am

Scientists fixing and updating a Seismometer and communication equipment that broke down over Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland yesterday. REYKJAVIK: Iceland lowered its warning...

Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits northern California 25 Aug 2014 - 12:41 am

A car damaged by falling bricks is seen in downtown Napa, California, after an earthquake struck the area yesterday. SAN FRANCISCO: A strong...

More rallies planned over Missouri shooting 25 Aug 2014 - 12:38 am

Demonstrators rally for Michael Brown as they block an intersection in Chinatown in Washington DC, yesterday. FERGUSON, Missouri: The parents of Trayvon Martin,...

Nigeria doctors halt strike to combat Ebola 25 Aug 2014 - 12:36 am

ABUJA: Striking public sector doctors in Nigeria said yesterday they would suspend a nearly two-month strike to help combat the Ebola outbreak. The...

Mid-air collision in Switzerland leaves six hurt 25 Aug 2014 - 12:35 am

GENEVA: A collision between two light aircraft in Switzerland yesterday has left six people with serious injuries, according to police. One of the...

France to investigate migrant’s death 25 Aug 2014 - 12:35 am

PARIS: France vowed yesterday to “shed light” on the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of an Algerian migrant as he was being deported...

Italy saves 3,500 boat migrants since Friday 25 Aug 2014 - 12:34 am

ROME: Italy’s maritime search and rescue service saved 3,500 migrants and found 19 corpses in the Mediterranean since Friday as thousands attempted to...