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Emir receives call from US Vice-President 26 Apr 2014 - 05:08 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a phone call from US Vice President Joe Biden. They...

Crafted by hand 26 Apr 2014 - 05:07 am

by Qassim Rahmatullah The Katara Art Studios courtyard yesterday showcased a wide variety of arts and crafts, all handmade by members of the...

MH370 search likely to take years: US official 26 Apr 2014 - 04:29 am

Chinese women, relatives of Chinese passengers onboard the Malaysia Airlines MH370 cry as they wait for Malaysia embassy staff to meet them outside...

Palestinian PM offers to make way for unity govt 26 Apr 2014 - 04:27 am

Caption RAMALLAH: Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah offered his resignation yesterday, the official news agency WAFA said, a move which may pave the...

Saudi MERS death toll now 87: Ministry 26 Apr 2014 - 04:25 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday announced two more deaths from MERS coronavirus, taking the country’s toll to 87, a day after the Custodian of...

Erring eateries to be named from tomorrow 26 Apr 2014 - 04:24 am

DOHA: Beginning tomorrow, the various ministries authorised to catch and punish eateries and outlets selling foodstuff found violating health and safety rules, will...

Protect our interests, say businessmen on sponsorship reforms 26 Apr 2014 - 04:22 am

Abdul Rahman Al Ansari & Remy Rowhani By Mohammed Shoeb DOHA: Qatar’s private sector will have no issues if the government makes amendments...

Hope, fear over sponsorship changes 26 Apr 2014 - 04:16 am

By Satish Kanady Rumours that the government will make an important announcement next month on amendments to Qatar’s sponsorship law have kindled hope...

AWAITING CHANGE 26 Apr 2014 - 04:09 am

Talk that the sponsorship system is all set to be changed, if not scrapped, is gaining ground. Reliable sources say that under the...

POLITICIANS SPEECH SPEAKER POLITICS PEOPLE CLIFF ELECTIONS 26 Apr 2014 - 02:02 am

Group: Comment & Caricature Credit: MEDI Source: Tirana, Albania Keywords: COLOR POLITICIANS SPEECH SPEAKER POLITICS PEOPLE CLIFF ELECTIONS VOTERS 040714 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Flash floods kill 100 in Afghanistan 26 Apr 2014 - 01:47 am

Afghan authorities distribute relief goods to flood affected people, in Sheberghan, Afghanistan yesterday. MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Flash floods in northern Afghanistan after two days of...

Four killed in Karachi bombing 26 Apr 2014 - 01:46 am

Security officials hold weapons as they secure the site of an explosion in Karachi yesterday. ISLAMABAD: At least four people were killed in...

Gunmen kill 7 family members in Islamabad 26 Apr 2014 - 01:44 am

PESHAWAR: Unidentified gunmen killed seven members of a family in a predawn attack yesterday in Pakistan’s troubled northwest, where killing on personal vendettas...

Expats on edge in US doctor’s death 26 Apr 2014 - 01:44 am

KABUL: A new Taliban tactic, a series of random incidents or a sign of increasing xenophobia? The latest killing of foreigners in Afghanistan...

1.6m malaria cases reported in Islamabad 26 Apr 2014 - 01:44 am

ISLAMABAD: Malaria is the second most prevalent and devastating disease of Pakistan, as approximately 60 percent of the population living in some areas...

US prepares more sanctions on Russia 26 Apr 2014 - 12:57 am

Valery Bolotov (centre), the pro-Russian self-declared governor of the Lugansk region, speaks to supporters in front of the occupied Security Service building in...

South Africa campaign 26 Apr 2014 - 12:56 am

Jacob Zuma (centre), President of South Africa and the ruling African National Congress, waves to a cheering crowd as he conducts a door-to-door...

Canada top court kills Senate reform plan 26 Apr 2014 - 12:55 am

OTTAWA: Canada’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Parliament cannot enact major reforms to the Senate on its own, effectively killing off Conservative Prime...