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Expat takes employer for a ride, gets five years in jail 02 Aug 2014 - 01:39 am

DOHA: A criminal court has sentenced an expatriate to five years in jail for selling 30 cars that belonged to a rent-a-car company....

Stunts lead to speed-breakers near homes 02 Aug 2014 - 01:38 am

DOHA: Aggressive and dangerous driving and daredevil stunts by young motorists on streets in residential areas are forcing many Qatari families to have...

Souq Waqif Eid Festival a huge draw 02 Aug 2014 - 01:37 am

DOHA: Souq Waqif has become a major Eid tourist destination, attracting families from neighbouring GCC countries to its Eid Al Fitr events and...

Iraq minister blames Maliki for insurgency 02 Aug 2014 - 01:33 am

People gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad’s Sadr City yesterday. BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki and his...

Lebanon provides DNA of kin of those killed in air crash 02 Aug 2014 - 01:32 am

Algeria’s Chief of Police and head of national security Abdelkader Kara Bouhadba (left) arrives for a press conference in Algiers on Thursday. BEIRUT:...

Islamic State issues gag order 02 Aug 2014 - 01:31 am

A man affected by what activists said was a gas attack in the town of Latamna in Syria, breathes through an oxygen mask...

Truce collapses, 70 Gazans killed 02 Aug 2014 - 01:29 am

Palestinians look at an unexploded Israeli shell that landed on the main road outside the town of Deir Al Balah in the central...

Egyptians storm border 02 Aug 2014 - 01:28 am

Egyptians try to force their way at the border crossing of Ras Jdir, southeast of Tunis, yesterday. Tunisian guards shot into the air...

Kerry urges Qatar, Turkey to help 02 Aug 2014 - 01:27 am

RAMSTEIN, Germany: US Secretary of State John Kerry, fearing an escalation of violence in Gaza, called on Turkey and Qatar yesterday to use...

Saudi king raps world silence on Gaza killings 02 Aug 2014 - 01:27 am

A protester with her face painted in the colours of the Palestinian flag shouts slogans during a pro-Gaza demonstration outside the Israeli embassy...

Lebanese woman with explosive belt arrested 02 Aug 2014 - 01:24 am

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Lebanese security forces have arrested a woman in the northern city of Tripoli after discovering an explosive belt and drugs in...

Erdogan mocks rival over anthem 02 Aug 2014 - 01:24 am

ANKARA: A bitter row erupted yesterday between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival in the presidential election after the...

17 Iraqi troops die in battle with Jihadists 02 Aug 2014 - 12:37 am

HILLA, Iraq: At least 17 Iraqi soldiers were killed in a fierce battle against jihadists south of Baghdad yesterday while bombs in and...

TIANANMEN TANK COMPUTER INTERNET CHINA BEIJING 02 Aug 2014 - 12:33 am

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: AMMER Source: Wiener Zeitung - Vienna, Austria Keywords: COLOR TIANANMEN TANK COMPUTER INTERNET CHINA BEIJING 060514 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

World should draw lessons from WWI: Putin 01 Aug 2014 - 11:35 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony unveiling a World War I monument at the Poklonnaya Gora War Memorial Park...

Obama, Russian leader agree stand-off in no one’s interest 01 Aug 2014 - 11:34 pm

MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama agreed during a phone call yesterday the current stand-off in Ukraine...

US gets new HUD secretary 01 Aug 2014 - 11:32 pm

US President Barack Obama with new HUD (Housing and Urban Development) Secretary Julian Castro at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in...

Experts recover human remains at Ukraine crash site despite new fighting 01 Aug 2014 - 11:31 pm

KIEV: International experts found the remains of more victims of the downed Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine yesterday but fighting nearby between government...