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Emir receives calls from Ban, Hollande 14 Jul 2014 - 06:09 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a telephone call from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Talks...

Lawyers’ association elects panel 14 Jul 2014 - 06:09 am

DOHA: Rashid Nasser Al Nuaimi has been elected Chairman of Qatar Lawyers’ Association with Sheikh Thani bin Ali Al Thani as his deputy....

FM reviews Gaza with German counterpart 14 Jul 2014 - 06:08 am

Doha: The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah has received a telephone call from his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. ...

Qatar Medical Journal indexed in PubMed Central database 14 Jul 2014 - 06:08 am

Doha: QScience.com and Qatar Medical Journal editors-in-chief have announced the journal is indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), the world’s largest and most-used biomedical...

Moon comes closest to Earth 14 Jul 2014 - 06:03 am

The so-called Supermoon, or perigee moon, rises behind the historic Mount Wilson Observatory yesterday at Mount Wilson in the Angeles National Forest northeast...

No water at Central Market for a month 14 Jul 2014 - 06:02 am

One of the washing rooms at the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market in Abu Hamour. BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: There is no water...

Gazans flee fearing major Israeli assault; toll 170 14 Jul 2014 - 06:01 am

A picture taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot shows rockets being fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel yesterday. GAZA CITY:...

GCC is in a dilemma 14 Jul 2014 - 05:59 am

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It seems the disputes among the GCC states are worsening since the withdrawal of three ambassadors from Qatar on...

Mideast loses attraction for migrants 14 Jul 2014 - 05:58 am

DOHA: Middle East is losing its charm as a preferred destination for migrant workers of major manpower exporting countries in Asia. This is...

Afghan vote audit to take three weeks 14 Jul 2014 - 01:03 am

The head of the UN mission to Afghanistan, Jan Kubis (left), speaks while Head of the Afghan Independent Election Commission, Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani...

Anti-Israel protest 14 Jul 2014 - 01:02 am

Afghan protesters shout slogans and torch an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli flag during a demonstration against the...

Pakistani jets, artillery kill 18 in anti-militant offensive 14 Jul 2014 - 01:01 am

BANNU, Pakistan: Pakistani jets and artillery pounded militant hideouts in a lawless tribal district, killing 18 foreign and local insurgents in a massive...

Imran’s PTI may not ally with PML-Q in electoral reform drive 14 Jul 2014 - 01:00 am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will keep its distance from the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q) in its campaign for...

Dilip Kumar’s house to be declared heritage site 14 Jul 2014 - 01:00 am

PESHAWAR: The former homes of Indian actors Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, nestled in Peshawar’s Qissa Khwani Bazaar, will soon be declared heritage...

‘Zardari assured US, UK of Musharraf’s immunity’ 14 Jul 2014 - 12:59 am

ISLAMABAD: Former army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani had played the most important role in brokering an immunity deal for former president General...

WORLD CUP FRANCE ROOSTER EAGLE GERMANY BRAZIL FOOTBALL 14 Jul 2014 - 12:44 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR WORLD CUP FRANCE ROOSTER EAGLE GERMANY BRAZIL FOOTBALL SOCCER 070714 Provider:...

Modi leaves for key Brazil summit 13 Jul 2014 - 11:46 pm

New Delhi: In his first multilateral summit meeting since taking office May 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi (pictured) yesterday left to attend the...

Israel’s attack on Palestinians condemned in Hyderabad 13 Jul 2014 - 11:46 pm

Protesters hold placards as they take part in a rally against Israeli attacks on Gaza outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, yesterday....