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Woqod is ‘not responsible for gas tank blast’ 05 Mar 2014 - 04:51 am

H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (right) with Mohamed Khalifa Turki Al Sobai at the annual general meeting of Woqod yesterday.Abdul Basit...

Blast victims treated according to international standards: HMC 05 Mar 2014 - 04:49 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) yesterday denied a report carried by The Peninsula on Monday, March 3, 2014 (Blast victims hit by HMC...

LPG ban a blow for eateries 05 Mar 2014 - 04:45 am

By MOHAMMED OSMAN DOHA: Several eateries at fuel stations are struggling to cope without LPG following an order by the authorities to immediately...

Sisi indicates he will run for presidency 05 Mar 2014 - 04:43 am

Egypt’s army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al Sisi (second right) pins a medal on a military cadet at the end of a...

Sheikha Hind launches ‘Teach For Qatar’ 05 Mar 2014 - 04:42 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani and H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada,...

UAE verdict on Qatari unfair: NHRC 05 Mar 2014 - 04:37 am

DOHA: The country’s human rights watchdog said yesterday that it will pursue the case of Qatari physician Dr Mohammed Al Jaidah, who was...

South Sudan, rebels halt peace talks 05 Mar 2014 - 01:42 am

South Sudanese internally displaced persons (IDP) from Dinka ethnic group cross the Nile river by boat from Bor to Minkamman, South Sudan. A...

UNSC members head to Paris for Lebanon meet 05 Mar 2014 - 01:40 am

French President Francois Hollande reviews an honor guard with Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Baabda, near...

Egypt tightens grip on mosques 05 Mar 2014 - 01:33 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s military-installed authorities are tightening their grip on mosques by laying down the theme for the weekly Friday sermons, in the latest...

Erdogan says rival will ‘pay price’ as four new recordings emerge 05 Mar 2014 - 01:32 am

Supporters of ruling AK Party wave party flags during an election rally in Kirikkale, central Turkey yesterday. Turkey will hold municipal elections on...

Netanyahu warns on Iran, says no Palestinian ‘excuses’ 05 Mar 2014 - 01:32 am

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned world powers yesterday not to allow Iran to retain the ability to enrich uranium, and urged...

Gunmen storm govt complex in Samarra 05 Mar 2014 - 01:31 am

TIKRIT: Gunmen in military uniform broke into the city council and court house in Samarra in northern Iraq yesterday, holding the facility for...

Sisi indicates he will run for presidency 05 Mar 2014 - 01:31 am

CAIRO: The head of the Egyptian army has given his clearest sign yet that he will run for Egypt’s presidency, a race he...

Court sends Sahara chief to judicial custody 05 Mar 2014 - 01:30 am

Black ink is thrown at Sahara group chairman Subrata Roy’s face as he arrives at the Supreme Court in New Delhi yesterday. The...

Training strides 05 Mar 2014 - 01:29 am

Trainees march during a drill exercise as part of a training session at the training academy of the Security and Intelligence Services (India)...

PDP up in arms against Farooq 05 Mar 2014 - 01:28 am

Supporters of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) kick a burning effigy of Farooq Abdullah during a protest in Srinagar yesterday. PDP activists took to...

China policeman tells of shooting attackers 05 Mar 2014 - 01:28 am

Chinese paramilitary police patrol outside the train station in Kunming, Yunnan province, yesterday. BEIJING: Chinese state television yesterday broadcast an interview with a...

Nepalese farmers 05 Mar 2014 - 01:27 am

Nepalese farmers carry wicker baskets of supplies as they return to their homes in the village of Khokana on the outskirts of Kathmandu...