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Qatar to review findings of DLA Piper’s report 02 May 2014 - 04:56 am

Doha: In line with the State of Qatar’s commitment to continuous improvement of the living and working conditions of workers, in October 2013,...

Labour Ministry to set up cell to monitor salary payment 02 May 2014 - 04:53 am

DOHA: A separate department will be opened at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to closely monitor salary payment to workers once...

Fruit juice recall in Qatar 02 May 2014 - 04:51 am

A fruit juice named Snapple has been recalled from Qatar’s market for violating the food law. The decision was taken based on a...

24 Syrians register to run in presidential election 02 May 2014 - 04:42 am

Syrian lawmakers gather during a session to vote for a new election law, at the Syrian parliament in Damascus, Syria, March 11, 2014....

Coming soon: A brain implant to restore memory 02 May 2014 - 04:42 am

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is forging ahead with a four-year plan to build a sophisticated memory stimulator, as part of...

26 more cases of MERS in Saudi, two in Jordan 02 May 2014 - 04:41 am

Saudi Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabia speaks during a news conference in Riyadh, April 20, 2014. RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said yesterday that the total...

Global press freedom hits fresh lows 02 May 2014 - 01:19 am

WASHINGTON: World press freedom has hit its lowest level in a decade, amid regression in Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine, and US efforts to...

Heroin role in Peaches Geldof death: Inquest 02 May 2014 - 01:18 am

LONDON: Heroin use likely played a role in the death of Live Aid founder Bob Geldof’s daughter Peaches, the same drug that killed...

New rebel assault deepens Ukraine divide 02 May 2014 - 01:18 am

DONETSK: The insurgency dividing Ukraine worsened yesterday when militants hurling petrol bombs seized a key building in the eastern city of Donetsk as...

Explosion in US jail kills two, injures over 100 02 May 2014 - 01:18 am

MIAMI: At least two inmates were killed and more than 100 people injured when an apparent explosion destroyed part of a jail in...

Snowden expects to remain in Russia 02 May 2014 - 01:17 am

WASHINGTON: Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who fled to Moscow last year after revealing details of massive US intelligence-gathering programmes, expects...

Adams’ arrest raises tensions in N Ireland 02 May 2014 - 01:17 am

ANTRIM: The British and Irish governments denied yesterday that the arrest of republican leader Gerry Adams was politically motivated, as Northern Ireland police...

Rights of workers in Islam 02 May 2014 - 01:14 am

by Dr Muzammil H Siddiqi As far as Islamic Shariah is concerned, work is an act of worship that has certain rights and...

Rajab: A sacred and blessed month 02 May 2014 - 01:13 am

The month of Rajab is one of the sacred months about which Allah says, (Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve...

Blasts in train kill one, injure 14 02 May 2014 - 12:57 am

A member of the bomb disposal squad examines the area next to a passenger train in which two explosions occurred, at the railway...

Rajiv Gandhi was my father, says irked Priyanka 02 May 2014 - 12:56 am

Narendra Modi and Priyanka Gandhi Amethi/New Delhi: In a scathing retort to Narendra Modi’s reported “daughter” comment, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra yesterday said she...

Press freedom takes a beating 02 May 2014 - 12:55 am

BJP leader Narendra Modi being thronged by mediapersons after casting his vote on Wednesday. Washington: India’s score in press freedom declined by a...

Congress says BJP insulted election panel 02 May 2014 - 12:54 am

New Delhi: As the BJP defended its leader Narendra Modi who was booked for flashing the party’s election symbol near a polling booth,...