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Jailed Kurdish leader Ocalan seeks to revive peace talks 22 Mar 2014 - 06:22 am

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: The imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan used the anniversary of his party’s historic ceasefire yesterday to call for a fresh...

Iran’s leader calls for self-reliance in face of sanctions 22 Mar 2014 - 06:21 am

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader yesterday sounded a battle cry for self-reliance in the face of international sanctions, saying Iranians should not pin their...

US reaffirms military ties with Saudi 22 Mar 2014 - 06:20 am

WASHINGTON: Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel hosted Saudi Arabia’s deputy defence minister for talks yesterday reaffirming US military ties to Riyadh despite discord over...

US to hand over tanker back to Libya 22 Mar 2014 - 06:20 am

WASHINGTON: The US Navy will meet Libyan authorities in international waters in the next day or two to hand over a tanker carrying...

CCCP 22 Mar 2014 - 06:19 am

Over 32,000 visit food festival on day one 22 Mar 2014 - 05:24 am

Celebrity TV Chef Ramzi Choueiri with visitors at the Qatar Cooking Theatre at the festival yesterday. DOHA: More than 32,000 visitors attended the...

Residential, commercial rentals unlikely to trigger inflation: Expert 22 Mar 2014 - 05:22 am

Karem Akawi, Area General Manager, Drake & Skull Qatar DOHA: Residential and commercial rentals in Qatar are most unlikely to go back to...

Third annual Halal Hal Qatar Festival opens today with 403 participants 22 Mar 2014 - 05:22 am

DOHA: The third annual Halal Hal Qatar Festival, which opens today in the southern area of Katara, will see over 400 participants in...

Roundtable on labour migration in Arab Gulf countries held 22 Mar 2014 - 05:21 am

Doha: Qatar University’s Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) and Gulf Studies Centre (GSC), in association with the Gulf Labour Markets and...

Katara renews Unesco deal 22 Mar 2014 - 05:20 am

Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager, Katara (second left), with Dr Anna Paolini, Director of Unesco Office for Arab countries in...

Qatar kids score big at Aspire School Football Festival 22 Mar 2014 - 05:19 am

Young footballers with officials after the finals at Aspire Dome. Doha: About 300 schoolchildren swapped their classrooms for the football pitch to compete...

Over 7,000 visit physiotherapy department at HMC every year 22 Mar 2014 - 05:18 am

Doha: The number of patients visiting the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has gone up to more than 7,000...

Govt spending rises by 33pc in first half of current fiscal year 22 Mar 2014 - 05:17 am

DOHA: Government spending has increased almost 33 percent to QR93.2bn in the first half of the current fiscal. Expenditure during April-September was equal...

Worth more than a day 22 Mar 2014 - 05:14 am

Mother’s Day was celebrated with great zeal on Friday, but the local community was abuzz with discussions on the rationale behind this day....

Debating Mother’s Day 22 Mar 2014 - 05:11 am

Special days in honour of one’s loved ones are celebrated all over the world, in various ways. While some days, like Valentine’s, trigger...

Furious reaction after Turkey bans Twitter 22 Mar 2014 - 05:09 am

A Turkish woman uses her smartphone, in the Eminonu district of Istanbul, yesterday. ANKARA: Turkey’s ban on Twitter ahead of bitterly contested elections...

EU prepares for trade war with Russia 22 Mar 2014 - 04:28 am

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (right) chats with David Cameron (centre) and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeld BRUSSELS: Europe began to prepare for...

Doha Theatre Festival opens at Katara 22 Mar 2014 - 04:25 am

Doha: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari yesterday opened Doha Theatre Festival at...