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Digital launch of Al Jazeera Türk today 22 Jan 2014 - 03:26 am

DOHA: Al Jazeera is now available in the Turkish language. The new portal (aljazeera.com.tr), mobile applications and digital magazine, will go live today....

Rafah Crossing opened 22 Jan 2014 - 03:25 am

A Palestinian youth waits to cross into Egypt, at the Rafah Crossing at the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday. Egyptian authorities partially opened Rafah...

UN defends Iran exclusion from talks 22 Jan 2014 - 03:23 am

Ahmad Al Jarba, leader of Syria’s opposition National Coalition arrives for the Geneva 2 talks on Syria, at Geneva International airport, yesterday. UNITED...

Yemen leader’s term extended 22 Jan 2014 - 03:19 am

SANAA: Yemen’s political factions extended the president’s term by a year and approved a new federal system at the end of national reconciliation...

UAE court jails 30 Emirati and Egyptian Islamists 22 Jan 2014 - 03:04 am

ABU DHABI: A court yesterday jailed a group of 30 Emiratis and Egyptians to terms ranging from three months to five years for...

Turkey PM tells EU he won’t budge on controversial reform 22 Jan 2014 - 02:58 am

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) with European Parliament President Martin Schulzin during a press conference in Brussels yesterday. BRUSSELS: Turkey’s embattled...

Syria photos show 11,000 killed by regime 22 Jan 2014 - 02:56 am

Burning buses at a bus station hit by an airstike by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad in Jisr Al Hajj...

New projects to achieve water security 22 Jan 2014 - 02:54 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdulla bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (second right) with Minister of Energy and...

SYRIA CRISIS GUNS ASSAD GENEVA PEACE TALKS 22 Jan 2014 - 12:03 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR SYRIA CRISIS GUNS ASSAD GENEVA PEACE TALKS 012014 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Dubai to host second Aviation Safety Culture Summit on February 3-4 21 Jan 2014 - 02:49 pm

DUBAI: Dubai is set to host the second Aviation Safety Culture Summit next month. The event hosted by the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority...

PM sends message to Belgian Deputy PM 21 Jan 2014 - 02:39 pm

BRUSSELS: Joelle Milquet, the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Equal Opportunity received on Tuesday a written message from HE...

Philippines, Muslim rebels upbeat in tackling last peace hurdle 21 Jan 2014 - 02:32 pm

MANILA: The Philippine government and Muslim rebels said Tuesday they were optimistic of clearing the final hurdle to ending a deadly decades-old rebellion,...

Advisory Council Speaker meets UN official 21 Jan 2014 - 01:55 pm

DOHA: Advisory Council Speaker HE Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi met here today with UN Rapporteur for the independence of judges and lawyers...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.68pc 21 Jan 2014 - 01:47 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area on Tuesday adding 75.26 points or 0.68 percent advance to 11,147.39 points from 11,072.13 on...

Israel plans 381 new settler homes in east Jerusalem: NGO 21 Jan 2014 - 01:45 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel's government has approved plans to build 381 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now told AFP...

UN withdrew Syria talks invite 'under pressure': Iran 21 Jan 2014 - 01:32 pm

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday the United Nations had abruptly withdrawn Tehran's last-minute invitation to highly anticipated peace...

Pakistan police arrest three with 100kg of explosives 21 Jan 2014 - 01:20 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police have arrested three men and seized 100 kilograms of explosives in a raid in the capital Islamabad, officers said Tuesday,...

UAE jails 30 Emirati and Egyptian Islamists 21 Jan 2014 - 01:20 pm

ABU DHABI: A court on Tuesday jailed a group of 30 Emiratis and Egyptians to terms ranging from three months to five years...