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Aid agencies warn of South Sudan famine ‘within weeks’ 04 Jul 2014 - 06:57 am

JUBA: Famine will break out in war-torn South Sudan within weeks unless there is massive funding for food aid, relief agencies warned yesterday....

Syria refugees set to exceed a third of Lebanon’s population 04 Jul 2014 - 06:56 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon faces the threat of political and economic collapse as the number of refugees pouring in from Syria is set to exceed...

Shebab claim killing of Somali lawmaker 04 Jul 2014 - 06:56 am

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Al Qaeda-linked Shebab claimed responsibility for shooting dead a lawmaker and his bodyguard yesterday, the latest in a surge of attacks...

US embassy in Algiers warns of attack 04 Jul 2014 - 06:55 am

ALGIERS: The American embassy in Algiers has warned of a possible attack by “an unspecified terrorist group” over the weekend and advised its...

Qatar Museums Opens Richard Serra’s Creation Generation Project Exhibition 04 Jul 2014 - 05:46 am

Qatari artists Mohammed Al Dosari, Abdulaziz Yousef, Khalifa Al Kuwari and Abdulaziz Al Ajail, whose works are featured at the Creation Generation Project...

Al Marri meets anti-corruption body official 04 Jul 2014 - 05:45 am

The Public Prosecutor H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri with Ye Feng, Secretary-General of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA),...

Quran and Astronomy expo at Katara 04 Jul 2014 - 05:45 am

Ahmed Al Sayed (right), Deputy General Director of Operations at Katara, touring the Quran and Astronomy Exhibition at Katara after its inauguration yesterday....

Beach Footbal Championship kicks off at Katara 04 Jul 2014 - 05:44 am

Sixteen teams are participating in the annual championship. DOHA: Sixteen teams are participating at the fourth edition of the Beach Football Championship which...

Aspire Zone’s Ramadan Sports Festival attracts hundreds 04 Jul 2014 - 05:43 am

Doha: An action-packed programme of activities kicked off the Ramadan Sports Festival, as hundreds of Doha residents descended upon Aspire Zone to join...

Qatar, UAE emerging as region’s education hub 04 Jul 2014 - 05:42 am

Mahboob Murshed, Managing Director, Alpen Capital DOHA: Qatar and the UAE are emerging as education hubs in the Middle East with the two...

Emir sends greetings to Belarus President 04 Jul 2014 - 05:41 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic...

Dinner meetings in Ramadan help resolve disputes 04 Jul 2014 - 05:40 am

DOHA: For many Qatari families Ramadan, being a month of austerity and worship, is also a time when family disputes and fights over...

‘Qatari kitchen’ to raise fund for the needy 04 Jul 2014 - 05:40 am

DOHA: As several initiatives are supporting low income workers in this summer and holy month of Ramadan, another fund raising event ‘Qatari kitchen’...

Taqwa in Ramadan 04 Jul 2014 - 05:39 am

By Muzammil H Siddiqi O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye...

Fasting: The ultimate worship 04 Jul 2014 - 05:39 am

By Adil Salahi Fasting the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars upon which the structure of Islam is built. The...

10 Hadiths on remembrance of Allah 04 Jul 2014 - 05:38 am

By Muhammad Fathi Which status would be higher than having your humble person appreciated and mentioned by Allah Almighty to a gathering of...

EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP UKRAINE GEORGIA MOLDOVA MAZE 04 Jul 2014 - 05:38 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP UKRAINE GEORGIA MOLDOVA MAZE 070114 Provider: CartoonArts...

Russian picked to direct big-budget Hollywood film 04 Jul 2014 - 04:56 am

MOSCOW: Russian film director Fyodor Bondarchuk has been chosen for the big-budget Hollywood epic Odysseus, one of the film’s producers told AFP yesterday....