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Modi likely to watch FIFA final ahead of BRICS meet 17 Jun 2014 - 07:25 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to witness the heart-thumping finale of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, along with Chinese...

SA VIOLENCE GUNS COWBOYT BOOTS LAS VEGAS SHOOTING NAZI SWASTIKA 17 Jun 2014 - 07:22 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: HAGEN Source: Verdens Gang - Oslo, Norway Keywords: COLOR USA VIOLENCE GUNS COWBOYT BOOTS LAS VEGAS SHOOTING NAZI SWASTIKA NRA...

US mulls air strikes to halt Iraq rebels 17 Jun 2014 - 07:16 am

Iraqis get out of a vehicle in front of a checkpoint held by militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL)...

Mortar bombs 17 Jun 2014 - 07:15 am

A soldier loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad poses next to mortar bombs that rebels left behind, at the Armenian Christian town...

Egypt appoints ministers for foreign affairs, investment 17 Jun 2014 - 07:14 am

CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb appointed a former ambassador to Washington as foreign minister and a university professor as minister for international...

Kuwait attorney asked to probe coup claim, graft 17 Jun 2014 - 07:13 am

Falah Al Hajraf, Kuwaiti lawyer of a senior member of the ruling family Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah, answers journalists’...

Libya deploys forces to protect petrol stations 17 Jun 2014 - 07:13 am

A man looks at an election poster for Adel Al Ferjany vying for a seat in House of Representatives, in Benghazi yesterday. TRIPOLI:...

Verdict on Al Jazeera scribes on Monday 17 Jun 2014 - 07:10 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian court said yesterday it will issue its verdict on Monday in the trial of Al Jazeera journalists accused of aiding...

Tunisia eyes two elections in October and November 17 Jun 2014 - 07:10 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s electoral commission yesterday proposed holding long-planned parliamentary elections in October and a presidential poll in November after the political parties agreed...

Cairo jails Coptic teacher for insulting Islam 17 Jun 2014 - 07:09 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian appeals court jailed a female Coptic Christian teacher for six months after parents of her students accused her of evangelising...

Israel concerned about any US-Iran cooperation 17 Jun 2014 - 07:08 am

JERUSALEM: Israel voiced concern yesterday at the prospect of its closest ally, Washington, cooperating with its what it considers its deadliest foe, Iran,...

Israel plans expelling Hamas leaders from West Bank 17 Jun 2014 - 07:06 am

tel aviv: Israel is considering expelling Hamas leaders from the West Bank to Gaza as part of its response to the kidnapping of...

UAE to work with US to cut off ‘terror’ funding 17 Jun 2014 - 07:04 am

ABU DHABI: The UAE and the United States agreed yesterday to cooperate to prevent “terrorist” groups from using the Gulf state’s finance sector,...

Respiratory problems on the rise 17 Jun 2014 - 07:03 am

Asma Hussain, Nicola Dsouza and Lea Jabonete are part of the research team which also includes Nawal Ali. DOHA: Nursing faculty and students...

MoU signed to prepare for UN congress 17 Jun 2014 - 07:02 am

Col. Abdullah Khalifa Al Muftah (right), Director, Public Relations Department and Member of the committee, and Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Kuwari, Director, Sales...

WCMC-Q team makes new discoveries on calcium 17 Jun 2014 - 07:01 am

The WCMC-Q research team. DOHA: Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) have made new discoveries about the role of calcium...

Pay-How-You-Drive insurance model unveiled 17 Jun 2014 - 06:59 am

Ali Saleh Al Fadala (centre), Senior Deputy Group President and CEO, QIC, and Adnan Abu Dayya, Executive Director and CEO, QMIC, with P...

WISE team concludes second residential session in Spain 17 Jun 2014 - 06:59 am

Qatari Ambassador to Spain, Abdul Razak Abdul Jalil Al Abdul Ghani, with officials and participants of WISE Learners’ Voice Programme at the event....