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Defence zones decision hinges on threat: China 28 Feb 2014 - 06:05 am

BEIJING: China said yesterday any decision to set up new air defence identification zones would depend on the level of threat it faced...

Turkey PM challenges rival to return home 28 Feb 2014 - 06:05 am

Demonstrators protest against Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Ak Party government in Ankara yesterday. ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...

Four arrested in Bahrain for ‘religious insult’ 28 Feb 2014 - 06:04 am

DUBAI: Bahraini authorities said yesterday that four cyberactivists had been arrested for posting insults about companions of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) on Instagram. The...

Palestinians reject US push to extend talks 28 Feb 2014 - 06:02 am

Palestinians inspect the damaged house of Moataz Washaha, who died during an Israeli army raid in the northern West Bank town of Bir...

Protests held over Al Jazeera staff detained in Egypt 28 Feb 2014 - 06:02 am

Lebanese journalists and activists hold placards to show their solidarity with detained journalists in Egypt, during a protest in downtown Beirut yesterday. DOHA:...

Syria army readies assault on Yabrud 28 Feb 2014 - 06:00 am

BEIRUT: Syria’s army is preparing an assault on a key rebel bastion near Damascus, a pro-regime newspaper said yesterday, as the opposition reported...

Syria oppn still eyes negotiated end to conflict 28 Feb 2014 - 06:00 am

BERLIN: The Syrian opposition’s interim prime minister said yesterday that it was still possible to negotiate an end to his country’s bloody conflict...

Sudan sends new troops to front 28 Feb 2014 - 06:00 am

KHARTOUM: Khartoum dispatched reinforcements to its front lines yesterday as government and rebel delegations gathered in the Ethiopian capital to resume talks to...

Morocco ups stakes in spat with France 28 Feb 2014 - 05:59 am

RABAT/PARIS: Morocco has halted judicial cooperation with France, blocking procedures from prisoner transfers to joint investigations, officials said yesterday, in a growing dispute...

Confusion over trial of Gaddafi’s son 28 Feb 2014 - 05:59 am

ZINTAN: There was confusion yesterday over the trial of Seif Al Islam, son of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, after a scheduled hearing...

N-programme to stay intact, says Iran 28 Feb 2014 - 05:59 am

NEW DELHI: Iran is willing to address international concerns about its atomic activities but will keep its nuclear programme “intact”, not close it...

42 die in violence across Iraq 28 Feb 2014 - 05:58 am

BAGHDAD: At least 42 people were killed yesterday as a motorcycle rigged with explosives detonated in Baghdad’s Sadr City and militants targeted mostly...

Shebab bomb attack kills seven 28 Feb 2014 - 05:58 am

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Shebab said it had carried out a car bombing that killed at least seven people in the capital Mogadishu yesterday, targeting...

AFGHANISTAN WHO NEXT NATO USA TROOPS RUSSIA ARMY 28 Feb 2014 - 05:56 am

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR AFGHANISTAN WHO NEXT NATO USA TROOPS RUSSIA ARMY 022514 Provider:...

The exemplary justice of the Prophet 28 Feb 2014 - 05:52 am

By Harun Yahya In the Quran, Allah commands believers to: Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves,...

Humility and its virtues 28 Feb 2014 - 05:51 am

by Abu Usama Athhahabi Humility is when a person does not see himself as being better or above other people because of frivolous...

Car seat training sessions held 28 Feb 2014 - 05:51 am

Public car seat training programme at Katara. DOHA: Following Kulluna’s partnership with Safe Kids and the re-launch of their child safety campaign, Kulluna...

Ooredoo subsidiary wins ‘Best Mobile Financial Service’ award 28 Feb 2014 - 05:50 am

Sylvia Candra, Digital Marketing Communication Manager, Indosat, with the ‘Best Mobile Financial Service’ award. DOHA: Indosat, part of Ooredoo Group, was awarded “Best...