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Juba rebels claim attacks as truce deadline looms 25 Jan 2014 - 06:32 am

South Sudan President Salva Kiir addressing a press conference in Juba yesterday. JUBA: South Sudanese rebels accused the army of attacking their positions...

UN warns of worst displacement as 140,000 flee Iraq conflict 25 Jan 2014 - 06:31 am

BAGHDAD: Violence in Anbar province held by anti-government fighters killed three people as the UN warned yesterday of Iraq’s worst displacement since its...

Bahrain protest 25 Jan 2014 - 06:30 am

Anti-government protesters holding Bahraini flags shout slogans during a rally organised by the main opposition party, Al Wefaq, in the village of Sitra...

Ex-Saudi spy chief calls for UN resolution to pull militias 25 Jan 2014 - 06:29 am

DAVOS: A senior member of the Saudi royal family attacked the United States yesterday over its policy on Syria, and called for a...

Erdogan to freeze judicial reforms 25 Jan 2014 - 06:28 am

Supporters of Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shout slogans and wave flags during a meeting of the ruling AK Party (AKP) in...

Iran FM denies sending Hezbollah to Syria 25 Jan 2014 - 06:27 am

DAVOS: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday denied his country had sent Hezbollah militants to fight in Syria, saying the Tehran-backed Shiite...

Food and medical shortages leave 63 dead in Syria camp 25 Jan 2014 - 06:26 am

BEIRUT: A shortage of food and medical supplies has left dead at least 63 people, including women and children, in a besieged Palestinian...

Three suspected militants killed in US drone strike in Yemen 25 Jan 2014 - 06:26 am

SANA’A: Three suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed in Maarib province, east of the Yemeni capital Sana’a, in what local officials and tribal...

Gmail down for users around the world 25 Jan 2014 - 06:24 am

Google's widely used free email service was disrupted, with the extent of the problem yet to be disclosed SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc suffered...

Souq Waqif Spring Festival draws thousands on day one 25 Jan 2014 - 06:21 am

A child enjoys a pony ride and (Right) the ‘Static Man’ enthralls visitors at the Souq Waqif yesterday. DOHA: The lively Souq Waqif...

Divas of Soul enthral fans 25 Jan 2014 - 06:18 am

Kathy Sledge of ‘Divas of Soul’ entertaining fans with hits, including We Are Family and Lost in Music on Thursday at Doha Golf...

UN nuclear chief says still ‘long way to go’ on Iran 25 Jan 2014 - 06:16 am

VIENNA: The UN nuclear chief said yesterday there was “still a long way to go” to resolve a decade-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear...

Qaradawi asks Egyptians to protest against army rule 25 Jan 2014 - 06:15 am

DOHA: Renowned Islamic scholar and Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Dr Yusuf Al Qaradawi, yesterday called on Egyptian citizens to...

3,700 tonnes of UN food aid looted in South Sudan: WFP 25 Jan 2014 - 06:15 am

GENEVA: Looters in South Sudan have stolen UN food aid that would have fed over 220,000 people for a month, the World Food...

Building relations 25 Jan 2014 - 06:14 am

Shaival Dalal The Community Policing Section of South Security Department, in association with Al Wakra Municipality, opened the Family Spring Festival at Souq...

TRAVEL BOOM 25 Jan 2014 - 05:37 am

The tour and travel business in Qatar has been booming with operators reporting revenue growth in double digits in the past few years....

Travel agents: Passing through difficult times 25 Jan 2014 - 05:30 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR The going is getting tougher for travels agents operating in Qatar due to regulatory hurdles and intense competition. Travel agents...

Travel grows despite problems 25 Jan 2014 - 05:29 am

BY Mohammed Shoeb DOHA: The road map for developing a vibrant and competitive tourism and travel industry in Qatar has started taking shape,...