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China a priority, Modi tells Li 30 May 2014 - 03:31 am

New Delhi: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang yesterday called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and conveyed Beijing’s desire to establish a “robust partnership” with...

Sisi sweeps Egypt election 30 May 2014 - 03:19 am

Supporters of presidential candidate Abdel-Fattah Al Sisi celebrate after initial reports on his sweeping victory in Egypt’s presidential election, at Tahrir Square in...

Syria now a ‘country of poor people’ 30 May 2014 - 03:18 am

Civil Defence members, rebel fighters and civilians search for survivors at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped...

Yemen tribal gathering 30 May 2014 - 03:16 am

Iranian hackers use fake Facebook accounts to spy on US 30 May 2014 - 03:15 am

BOSTON: In an unprecedented, three-year cyber espionage campaign, Iranian hackers created false social networking accounts and a bogus news website to spy on...

YouTube ban violates rights: Turkey top court 30 May 2014 - 03:15 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s top court ruled yesterday that a blanket ban on the popular video-sharing site YouTube violated individual rights and freedoms, the prime...

Tweeter gets jail for blasphemy 30 May 2014 - 03:15 am

ISTANBUL: A Turkish court yesterday handed a 15-month jail term to a teacher over Twitter posts deemed religiously offensive, local media reported. The...

Iran reports first MERS death 30 May 2014 - 03:14 am

TEHRAN: A woman has died from the MERS coronavirus in Iran’s southeastern province of Kerman, the Islamic republic’s first victim, media reported yesterday....

Iran to launch uranium conversion plant in June 30 May 2014 - 03:14 am

VIENNA: Iran is planning to start up a plant in June that will convert low-enriched uranium gas into an oxide form less suitable...

Libya slides into chaos as rivals claim PM’s post 30 May 2014 - 03:14 am

TRIPOLI: Libya stumbled deeper into chaos yesterday, uncertain over who runs the country after rival prime ministers both claimed legitimacy in a confrontation...

Abbas, Peres to meet on June 8 30 May 2014 - 03:13 am

VATICAN CITY: Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet at the Vatican and pray for peace together at an...

Two Jews charged over racist attacks 30 May 2014 - 03:13 am

JERUSALEM: Two suspected Jewish extremists have been charged with racially motivated attacks against Arab-owned property, the justice ministry said yesterday, after a spate...

Modi meets top BJP leaders 30 May 2014 - 03:13 am

Nepal National Day celebrated 30 May 2014 - 03:08 am

The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, H E Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi, and the Charge d’Affaires of Nepal Embassy, Ganesh Prasad Dhakal,...

Rota hosts iEARN-Qatar event 30 May 2014 - 03:08 am

Participants at the Open House with certificates. Doha: Reach Out To Asia (Rota), Qatar’s leading not-for-profit organisation, has hosted the International Education &...

Kwik Kopy launches online printing service 30 May 2014 - 03:07 am

Doha: Kwik Kopy has launched online printing service through the company’s website www.kwikkopyqtar.com as well as launching Kwik Kopy’s mobile application that is...

Indian schools excel in CBSE XII results 30 May 2014 - 03:06 am

DOHA: Students of Indian schools fared well in the CBSE Class XII examinations held in March this year. The results were announced in...

Embroidery works of Syrian women refugees on display 30 May 2014 - 03:03 am

People visiting the ‘Bazaar of Hope’, organised by Qatar Red Crescent at Souq Waqif, outside Arts Center yesterday. Qassim Rahmatullah DOHA: Embroidered products...