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16 teams to take part in QGP football tournament on National Day 01 Feb 2014 - 01:38 am

DOHA: On National Sports Day on February 11, Qatar Germany Partnership (QGP), a community organisation, will hold a football tournament at Al Sadd...

TAMUQ, QScience partner to publish book on excellence and impact of research 01 Feb 2014 - 01:38 am

DOHA: Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) has partnered with QScience to publish a book ‘Excellence and Impact of Research.’ The book will...

Qatar News Agency launches new website 01 Feb 2014 - 01:38 am

Doha: Qatar News Agency (QNA) yesterday launched its new website, as part of its continuous effort to improve its electronic service and reach...

Family getaway 01 Feb 2014 - 01:37 am

by Qassim Rahmatullah The Abu Dhalouf Park offers an alternative getaway for families in Qatar at the weekend. The park, nestled beside the...

Boycott threats worry Israel 01 Feb 2014 - 01:36 am

An injured Palestinian protester is carried by comrades during clashes with Israeli soldiers on the outskirts of Jalazun refugee camp, near the West...

Bahrain protest 01 Feb 2014 - 01:36 am

A Bahraini woman holding the national flag takes part in an anti-government protest against the closing down of a Shia clerics’ council earlier...

UN plans fresh Syria talks from Feb 10 01 Feb 2014 - 01:35 am

Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad carry national flags and portraits in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations, in...

Lakhdar Brahimi: A master of patience 01 Feb 2014 - 01:34 am

UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi gestures during a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva yesterday. GENEVA: Despite the...

Bombs in Cairo wound policeman 01 Feb 2014 - 01:34 am

A soldier sits on top of an army vehicle at Nasr street in downtown Cairo yesterday. CAIRO: Two roadside bombs exploded near a...

Cameron in fresh EU referendum push 01 Feb 2014 - 01:33 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) speaks as French President Francois Hollande looks on during a press conference at a one day summit...

Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack 01 Feb 2014 - 12:42 am

GAZA CITY: Israeli fighter jets attacked in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip last morning, sources on both sides said, hours after a rocket fired...

Militants kill 15 soldiers in Yemen 01 Feb 2014 - 12:42 am

ADEN: Fifteen soldiers were killed and four wounded by suspected Al Qaeda militants in an attack on an army checkpoint in southeastern Yemen...

Iran nuclear talks set for Feb 18 in Vienna: Ashton 01 Feb 2014 - 12:41 am

MUNICH: EU foreign affairs head Catherine Ashton met and agreed yesterday with the Iranian foreign minister that the next international talks on Iran’s...

UN raises alarm over Egypt media crackdown 01 Feb 2014 - 12:41 am

GENEVA: The UN’s human rights office yesterday expressed concern over a crackdown on the media by Egypt’s military-backed rulers, spotlighting the treatment of...

Talking in Geneva, killing in Syria 01 Feb 2014 - 12:40 am

BEIRUT: As Syria’s regime and opposition held high-profile talks in upscale Swiss hotels, their country’s brutal conflict claimed the lives of nearly 1,900...

MARLBORO COUNTRY TOBACCO SMOKING BOOTS COWBOY 01 Feb 2014 - 12:35 am

Group: PETT Credit: JOEL PETT Source: Lexington Herald-Leader Keywords: COLOR MARLBORO COUNTRY TOBACCO SMOKING BOOTS COWBOY 013014 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New...

Ukraine president signs amnesty into law 31 Jan 2014 - 11:58 pm

Protesters walk near one of the barricades during the continuing protest in Kiev, Ukraine, yesterday. KIEV: Ukraine’s embattled President Viktor Yanukovich yesterday signed...

Guilty verdict stuns Knox, vows to fight on 31 Jan 2014 - 11:57 pm

US student Amanda Knox (right) during an exclusive TV interview with Robin Roberts (left) at Good Morning America in New York, yesterday. FLORENCE,...