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Presidential guard shoots dead Iraq journalist 23 Mar 2014 - 10:02 am

A picture taken early this year of university professor and editor-in-chief of Radio Free Iraq Mohammed Bidaiwi at Baghdad University in the Iraqi...

Uneasy calm 23 Mar 2014 - 10:00 am

Smoke rises from buildings after shelling on the Iraqi city of Fallujah, west of the capital Baghdad. Security forces have periodically shelled neighbourhoods...

Fighting rages in Assad’s home province 23 Mar 2014 - 09:59 am

A man stands on the debris of damaged buildings in the Al-Katerji district of Aleppo in Syria yesterday. BEIRUT: Fighting raged yesterday between...

Somalia unrest 23 Mar 2014 - 09:57 am

Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers sitting in a truck in the town of Qoryooley, Somalia, after a succesful joint operation by the African...

Turkey says Twitter biased, maligned govt 23 Mar 2014 - 09:56 am

ISTANBUL: Turkey said yesterday that Twitter was “biased” and had been used for “systematic character assassinations” of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government, a...

Israeli raid to nab militant kills three Palestinians 23 Mar 2014 - 09:56 am

JENIN, Palestinian Territories: Three Palestinians were killed in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank early yesterday after Israeli soldiers launched an operation...

Israeli minister should have apologised: US 23 Mar 2014 - 09:55 am

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday said it was disappointed at the lack of an apology from Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon for...

Egypt judge cuts short Brotherhood trial 23 Mar 2014 - 09:55 am

CAIRO: A mass trial of members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood began in Egypt yesterday, but proceedings were abruptly cut short by the...

Libya port rebels clash with troops 23 Mar 2014 - 09:55 am

BENGHAZI, Libya: Libyan rebels occupying oil ports clashed with troops yesterday when they attacked an army base, wounding 16 people before tribal leaders...

UN rights official accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing 23 Mar 2014 - 09:54 am

GENEVA: A UN human rights investigator has accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” in pushing Palestinians out of East Jerusalem and cast doubt that...

Tunisian diplomat kidnapped in Tripoli 23 Mar 2014 - 09:54 am

TUNIS: Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a Tunisian diplomat in Tripoli, Tunisia’s foreign minister said yesterday, one of a string of diplomatic abductions in...

Fire at Environment Ministry 23 Mar 2014 - 06:54 am

A Civil Defence team doused a small fire at the Ministry of Environment headquarters in West Bay last evening. The fire occurred at...

Ceiling collapse 23 Mar 2014 - 06:53 am

A small portion of the Hayatt Plaza food court false roof collapsed yesterday at around 4.30pm. People were immediately evacuated and the place...

Rain cleaning 23 Mar 2014 - 06:52 am

A worker cleaning a water-logged road yesterday. Waterlogging was reported from several areas in Doha due to sudden rains. (Salim Matramkot)

496 TB cases detected in Qatar last year: Official 23 Mar 2014 - 06:49 am

Medical practitioners listening to a speaker during the seminar. DOHA: The prevalence of tuberculosis has been reduced in the country, with only 496...

Project Qatar to feature two new conferences this time 23 Mar 2014 - 06:47 am

DOHA: LightingTech Qatar and HVACTech Qatar (representing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products) are two brand new specialised conferences, which will take place...

WCMC-Q team wins UREP competition 23 Mar 2014 - 06:46 am

Students present their research project during the 6th UREP competition. DOHA: A team from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) has won...

Food festival proves a huge crowd puller 23 Mar 2014 - 06:45 am

Some of the delicacies displayed at the International Food Festival at Museum of Islamic Art Park. Doha: The Qatar International Food Festival continued...