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Spain’s Socialist leader resigns after election drubbing 27 May 2014 - 06:45 am

MADRID: Spain’s Socialist opposition leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said yesterday he was stepping down after the party had its worst-ever election result on...

Irish deputy PM to quit as party leader after poll rout 27 May 2014 - 06:44 am

DUBLIN: Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore yesterday said he will quit as leader of the junior government Labour party, in a move...

UKIP poll success turns up heat on UK parties 27 May 2014 - 06:44 am

LONDON: The victory of the eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) of Nigel Farage in “historic” European elections in Britain added new heat yesterday...

Pope navigates Mideast minefield 27 May 2014 - 06:40 am

Pope Francis during his visit to the Al Aqsa compound in the old city of Jerusalem yesterday. JERUSALEM: Pope Francis navigated the minefield...

Police detain 20 over unrest 27 May 2014 - 06:39 am

Protesters gather outside an Ankara courthouse while police officers stand guard during the trial of a riot police officer accused of killing Ethem...

Jordan, Syria expel envoys; rebels advance 27 May 2014 - 06:37 am

AMMAN: Jordan yesterday expelled Syria’s ambassador over his “repeated insults” to the kingdom, drawing a swift tit-for-tat response from Damascus, which ordered Amman’s...

PM must go: Renegade Libyan ex-general 27 May 2014 - 06:37 am

TRIPOLI: A renegade former Libyan general says the country’s new prime minister is not capable of restoring stability in the major oil producer...

Turkish court seeks arrest of Israeli military officers 27 May 2014 - 06:36 am

ISTANBUL: A Turkish court issued arrest warrants yesterday for four former Israeli military commanders on trial in absentia over the 2010 killing of...

Kuwait court spares murderer’s life 27 May 2014 - 06:35 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s appeals court yesterday commuted the death sentence of an Iraqi fisherman who killed a coast guard to life imprisonment, according...

Hand of friendship 27 May 2014 - 06:26 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) is greeted by his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif after Modi took the oath of office at the...

Egypt vote more one-sided than Mubarak’s days: Nour 27 May 2014 - 06:24 am

Former army chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi casts his vote in the Egyptian presidential election at a polling station in Cairo yesterday. DOHA:...

Arab Water Conference begins today 27 May 2014 - 06:21 am

DOHA: The Second Arab Water Conference opens in Doha today under the theme “Toward the Rational Management of Water Resources in Arab Countries...

French delegation in Qatar to boost ties 27 May 2014 - 06:14 am

FROM LEFT: French ambassador Jean-Christophe Peaucelle, Senator Philippe Marini, Chairman of the French-Gulf Countries Friendship Group, Senator Alain Houper, and Bariza Khiari, vice-chairperson...

PM witnesses QNL’s digitisation process 27 May 2014 - 06:12 am

QNL’s Associate Director for Administration and Planning Saadi Al Saadi explaining the digitisation technology. DOHA: Qatar National Library (QNL) showcased the technology that...

30 new services added to Metrash2 27 May 2014 - 06:11 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani visiting the MoI pavilion. DOHA: The Ministry...

Call to improve pets’ condition at Souq Waqif 27 May 2014 - 06:07 am

DOHA: A petition signed by thousands of people urging to improve conditions of animals at the pet section of the Souq Waqif will...

Traffic diversion on Industrial Area Street 27 May 2014 - 06:06 am

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced a traffic diversion on the West Industrial Area Street in the direction from Roundabout 23 to...

Tooth decay top dental issue among children 27 May 2014 - 06:03 am

Dr Mohamed Sultan Al Darwish DOHA: A study conducted by Al Wakra Hospital’s Prosthodontics Consultant Dr Mohamed Sultan Al Darwish, has found that...