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Powerful new cluster bombs used in Syria 20 Feb 2014 - 04:54 am

A view of the Iranian cultural centre (left) at the site of an explosion in the southern suburbs of Beirut, yesterday. Two suicide...

US condemns truce violation in S Sudan 20 Feb 2014 - 04:53 am

WASHINGTON: The United States yesterday denounced a “blatant” violation of the South Sudan ceasefire deal negotiated in January after weeks of bloodshed which...

Bahrain King on India visit 20 Feb 2014 - 04:52 am

The King of Bahrain HM Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prior to delegation-level talks in New Delhi...

Kerry meets Abbas 20 Feb 2014 - 04:51 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris yesterday. Kerry is in France for talks aimed at reaching...

Nuclear talks make tentative progress 20 Feb 2014 - 04:51 am

VIENNA: Nuclear talks towards a lasting agreement between Iran and six powers appeared to make modest progress on a second day yesterday, with...

Israel secretly ships African asylum seekers to Uganda 20 Feb 2014 - 04:50 am

JERUSALEM: Israel is secretly transferring African asylum seekers to Uganda, Haaretz newspaper reported yesterday, quoting a senior Israeli government official. The paper said...

Turkey’s Gul loses Twitter followers over web law 20 Feb 2014 - 04:50 am

ANKARA: Turkish President Abdullah Gul has lost tens of thousands of Twitter followers after signing into law a controversial bill to tighten controls...

Bahraini man sentenced to death over cop’s killing 20 Feb 2014 - 04:50 am

MANAMA: A court in Bahrain has sentenced one man to death and six others to life imprisonment for the killing of a policeman...

Possible Syria aid vote this week 20 Feb 2014 - 04:50 am

MOSCOW/UNITED NATIONS: A UN Security Council resolution to boost humanitarian aid access in war-torn Syria could be approved within days, Russia, Britain and...

Bouteflika slams moves to undermine army 20 Feb 2014 - 04:49 am

ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika hit out against what he said were moves to undermine his office and the army, suggesting both were...

Gunmen attack security forces; 12 killed in Iraq 20 Feb 2014 - 04:49 am

BAGHDAD: Attacks mainly targeting members of Iraq’s security forces in areas north of Baghdad killed 12 people yesterday, officials said. Security forces, often...

Ashghal: Communication channels needed 20 Feb 2014 - 04:48 am

The success of a service institution depends on the level of interaction it has with the general public and its commitment to honour...

A hospital dedicated to the heart only 20 Feb 2014 - 04:47 am

At the Heart Hospital, I sat with my mother in the waiting room, surrounded by women whose hearts ached. I felt their pain...

Protest march in London for Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt 20 Feb 2014 - 04:44 am

Demonstrators protest outside the Egyptian embassy in London yesterday for the immediate release of Al Jazeera journalists detained in Egypt. LONDON: Around 50...

Foreign investors to get tax relief 20 Feb 2014 - 04:42 am

DOHA: The Cabinet yesterday approved a draft law exempting non-Qatari investors from paying tax on their share of profits in joint stock companies....

Suicide bombs hit Iranian cultural centre in Beirut 20 Feb 2014 - 04:41 am

BEIRUT: Two suicide car bombs targeted an Iranian cultural centre in Beirut yesterday, killing six people in the latest attack linked to the...

Gulf, Russia disagree on Syria during dialogue 20 Feb 2014 - 04:40 am

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the Gulf-Russian strategic dialogue at the Bayan Palace in Kuwait City yesterday. KUWAIT CITY: Gulf Arab states...

Indian data nail foreign media death claims 20 Feb 2014 - 04:39 am

DOHA: The Indian embassy here said yesterday that international media reports about deaths of Indians in Qatar were distorted and most of the...