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Poll protests in Turkey as opposition cries foul 02 Apr 2014 - 07:10 am

Riot police use water cannon to disperse protesters outside the Supreme Electoral Council in Ankara yesterday. ANKARA: Riot police fired water cannon in...

Syria oppn chief visits Latakia 02 Apr 2014 - 07:09 am

Newly arrived Syrian refugees sit with their received aid and rations while waiting for their tent to be built at the Al Zaatri...

Poll campaign starts in Iraq 02 Apr 2014 - 07:08 am

Election posters are hung along a street in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk yesterday. BAGHDAD: Campaigning for Iraq’s April 30 general election...

Lebanon passes law against domestic violence 02 Apr 2014 - 07:07 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament yesterday passed a law making domestic violence a criminal offence, after a years-long campaign by civil society groups in a...

Lebanon passes law against domestic violence 02 Apr 2014 - 07:07 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament yesterday passed a law making domestic violence a criminal offence, after a years-long campaign by civil society groups in a...

Kuwait defends minister after US charge of funding jihadists 02 Apr 2014 - 07:06 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s government has criticised a senior US official for having accused a minister of the Gulf state of funding jihadist fighters...

Brotherhood chief calls Sisi a ‘tyrant’ 02 Apr 2014 - 07:06 am

CAIRO: The top leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood accused Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the former army chief widely tipped to become the country’s...

Father of Jazeera journalist says Egypt trial a ‘mental torture’ 02 Apr 2014 - 07:06 am

BRISBANE: The father of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste said yesterday that the Australian’s trial in Egypt over alleged links to the banned...

Bahrain opposition calls F1 Grand Prix protests 02 Apr 2014 - 07:05 am

DUBAI: Bahrain’s influential Shia opposition bloc Al Wefaq and a more radical group have called separate rallies for Friday to protest the weekend...

Saudi halts Guinea, Liberia pilgrim visas over Ebola 02 Apr 2014 - 07:05 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday announced the suspension of visas for pilgrims from Guinea and Liberia, two African countries hit by an outbreak of...

Emir meets IOC president 02 Apr 2014 - 07:04 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday met Thomas Bach, President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) and member of...

AUE to use Nexans’ expertise 02 Apr 2014 - 07:03 am

Officials at the signing ceremony. Doha: The Arab Union of Electricity (AUE) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qatar International Cables...

Vodafone customers can access Metrash2 services 02 Apr 2014 - 06:59 am

Sheikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al Thani, Senior Business Development Manager, Vodafone Qatar (right), with Colonel Abdulrahman Ali Al Malki, Assistant Director of Information...

Qatari businessmen keen to explore investment opportunities in Kenya 02 Apr 2014 - 06:58 am

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani receiving Amina Mohmed (centre) and Davis Kimutai Chirchir on Monday. DOHA: The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA)...

Disaster management camp opens in Al Khor 02 Apr 2014 - 06:57 am

Volunteers registering for the camp. Doha: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) yesterday announced the opening of its Fifth Disaster Management Camp at Al Khor...

50 paintings by Al Mullah on display at Katara 02 Apr 2014 - 06:56 am

Qatari artist Hassan Al Mullah working on a painting. DOHA: An exhibition of paintings by Qatari artist Hassan Al Mullah opens tonight at...

QRC completes relief projects for Syrian refugees in Iraq 02 Apr 2014 - 06:54 am

A QRC community mobiliser visiting refugees. Doha: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC), in conjunction with United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), has completed two relief...

QNRF seminar reviews findings of health projects 02 Apr 2014 - 06:53 am

Dr Abdallah Al Nasser, Head and Senior Consultant, Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Department, Hamad General Hospital, addressing the seminar. DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF)...