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Israel settlement push angers Palestinians 06 Jun 2014 - 06:11 am

Palestinian family members and activists supporting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails face Israeli soldiers during a protest rally in the West Bank city...

Syria opposition says revolt to continue 06 Jun 2014 - 06:10 am

BEIRUT: Syria’s exiled opposition vowed yesterday to continue its uprising against President Bashar Al Assad, saying his election to a new seven-year term...

Eager Lion 06 Jun 2014 - 06:09 am

Special operations forces from Kuwait, Jordan, France and the US take part in a boarding drill during the Eager Lion military exercise in...

Dozens killed after militants attack Iraq city 06 Jun 2014 - 06:07 am

SAMARRA: Militants launched a major attack on the Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday and occupied several neighbourhoods, sparking house-to-house fighting and helicopter strikes...

500 ‘Qaeda’ killed, aid needed: Yemen army 06 Jun 2014 - 06:06 am

SANA’A: Yemen’s armed forces have killed 500 Al Qaeda suspects in an assault on their southern strongholds since the end of April, the...

Red Cross freezes operations in Libya 06 Jun 2014 - 06:05 am

GENEVA: The International Committee of the Red Cross yesterday said it was temporarily freezing its operations in Libya to assess the security situation...

Bahrain jails four for Asian expat’s killing 06 Jun 2014 - 06:05 am

DUBAI: A Bahraini court jailed four Shias for life yesterday over the death of an Asian resident in one of five bombings in...

Iran accused of giving ‘false explanations’ to IAEA probe 06 Jun 2014 - 06:05 am

VIENNA: Israel has condemned as unacceptably slow Iran’s cooperation with a UN watchdog’s inquiry into suspected nuclear bomb research and accused Tehran of...

Kuwait court upholds jail, deportation of activist 06 Jun 2014 - 06:03 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s appeals court yesterday confirmed a five-year jail term for an online rights activist convicted of criticising the emirate’s ruler on...

Saudi Arabia to test camels for MERS 06 Jun 2014 - 06:03 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will test camels in the kingdom for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), its agriculture minister was quoted as saying, a...

The Quran on believers 06 Jun 2014 - 06:02 am

By A S Halawani The Quran is not a storybook relating stories from the past, nor is it only a book of wisdom....

Neighbours should be given due care 06 Jun 2014 - 05:59 am

Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) said: “He is not a believer who eats his fill while his neighbour is hungry.” (Al Bayhaqi)...

Two-day Philippine cultural show begins at Hyatt Plaza 06 Jun 2014 - 05:14 am

Children perform traditional dance as part of 116th Philippine Independence Day celebrations at the Hyatt Plaza yesterday. Salim Matramkot DOHA: A two-day cultural...

Diversion at Markhiya roundabout 06 Jun 2014 - 05:13 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority—Ashghal—has announced a new diversion on the road leading to Al Markhiya roundabout beginning today. The diversion is to...

Action on Diabetes launches competition for media persons 06 Jun 2014 - 05:13 am

DOHA: In bid to raise awareness of diabetes and to help those at risk to avoid it and give people already living with...

Canada plans Visa Application Centre in Doha 06 Jun 2014 - 05:11 am

The Assistant Minister for International Cooperation Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and Canadian Ambassador Andre Dubois during...

Contract signed for phase 2 of Barwa Al Baraha project 06 Jun 2014 - 05:10 am

Adel Al Abdelghani, Director of Group Legal and Commercial Services in Barwa Real Estate, and Eng Mostafa Rajab, CEO of CRC Dorra, exchanging...

Foreign Minister meets his Mideast counterparts 06 Jun 2014 - 05:09 am

Beijing: Qatari Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah met here yesterday with Tunisian Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi, Somali Minister...