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Algeria presidential campaign ends 14 Apr 2014 - 07:33 am

Supporters of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika attend the last election campaign rally in Algiers. ALGIERS: Final campaign rallies were held for Algeria’s presidential...

Israel police, Palestinians clash at Al Aqsa compound, five arrested 14 Apr 2014 - 07:32 am

Iran overturns ex-US Marine’s death sentence 14 Apr 2014 - 07:29 am

A file image grab taken from a video aired by the official Iranian state TV on December 18, 2011 allegedly shows Amir Hekmati...

Gaddafi sons’ war crimes trial begins today 14 Apr 2014 - 07:27 am

TRIPOLI: The war crimes trial of two sons of Libya’s former dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, begins amid tight security in Tripoli today, in a...

Libyan PM quits after one month 14 Apr 2014 - 07:27 am

TRIPOLI: Libya’s interim prime minister handed his resignation to parliament yesterday, just one month into the job, saying gunmen had tried to attack...

Saudi likely to close shops early to boost employment 14 Apr 2014 - 07:26 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is expected to make shops close at 9pm instead of midnight later this year, Saudi Gazette reported yesterday, in a...

Alleged ‘terrorist’ who fought in Syria held in Egypt 14 Apr 2014 - 07:26 am

CAIRO: Egypt has arrested a veteran of the Syrian civil war on suspicion of planning terrorist acts inside Egypt, the state news agency...

Dubai airport to cut 26pc flights during runway work 14 Apr 2014 - 07:26 am

DUBAI: Airlines flying into Dubai are preparing for diversions and schedule changes as the emirate’s main airport plans to reduce the number of...

NCP workers refuse to campaign for Rane, boycott Pawar rally 14 Apr 2014 - 07:25 am

Arun Jaitley (centre), a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), arrives to pay homage at the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar yesterday....

Four killed in rebel attack in Kashmir 14 Apr 2014 - 07:24 am

A soldier calls for a vehicle after a gunbattle with suspected militants at Khrew, south of Srinagar, yesterday. SRINAGAR: Suspected militants yesterday killed...

AIADMK, DMK take people for granted: Modi 14 Apr 2014 - 06:57 am

Chennai: BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi yesterday charged Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK and DMK with taking the people for granted and did not...

YSR Congress promises ‘golden era’ in Telugu states 14 Apr 2014 - 06:57 am

Hyderabad: Promising to bring back the ‘golden era’ of late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in both Seemandhra and Telangana, the YSR Congress yesterday...

India can be role model in conducting smooth elections 14 Apr 2014 - 06:56 am

New Delhi: The sheer scale of the Indian general election has left them marvelling. Members of an international delegation that is in India...

Maoists attack polling party in Bihar, no casualty 14 Apr 2014 - 06:56 am

Patna: A polling party in Bihar’s Nawada Lok Sabha constituency was yesterday attacked by Maoists while returning to the district headquarters after conducting...

Strange Wonders expo 14 Apr 2014 - 04:43 am

Engineer Abdulla Hassan Al Mehshadi (fourth left), CEO, Msheireb Properties, Caitlin Doherty (third left), Exhibitions and Speaker Curator, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar,...

Top honours for The Secrets of my Success 14 Apr 2014 - 04:42 am

Doha: Resolution Productions of Qatar has been recognised for the second consecutive year at New York Festival World Film & TV Awards. It...

Pearl-Qatar triathlon attracts over 200 14 Apr 2014 - 04:41 am

Participants at the event. Doha: More than 200 professional and amateur athletes took to the waters and streets between Qanat Quartier and The...

Push for easier air ticket process 14 Apr 2014 - 04:32 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: The New Distribution Capability (NDC) programme of IATA to make customers’ air ticket buying decision process easier and faster,...