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New airport makes Qatar a truly global gateway 18 Jan 2014 - 02:56 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: The much-awaited Hamad International Airport (HIA) with the recently adopted punch line ‘Runway to the future, Gateway to the...

Rains likely by early noon today 18 Jan 2014 - 02:54 am

DOHA: Rains might lash the country today again after a gap of almost a week. The Meteorology Department has forecast rains, accompanied by...

UN inspectors to visit Iran uranium mine 18 Jan 2014 - 02:45 am

A general view of Iran's heavy water plant in Arak, which UN experts visited in December TEHRAN: UN nuclear experts are to inspect...

Why do cabbies go crazy? 18 Jan 2014 - 02:36 am

BY RAYNALD C RIVERA & FAZEENA SALEEM DOHA: The meagre salary taxi drivers receive is among the major reasons that force them to...

TAXI WOES 18 Jan 2014 - 02:25 am

Taxi rides in Qatar are becoming increasingly nightmarish, with the hapless commuter not able to hail a cab at odd hours and in...

Tunisia agrees charter chapter on judiciary 18 Jan 2014 - 12:49 am

Tunisian MPs attend a session at the National Constituent Assembly as part of a debate on a new constitution yesterday. TUNIS: Tunisia’s constituent...

Rebel leader can’t make ceasefire hold: Juba 18 Jan 2014 - 12:49 am

Members of the Fellowship of Christian University Students in South Sudan take part in a peace march in the capital Juba yesterday. JUBA:...

Erdogan rejects graft claims against son 18 Jan 2014 - 12:48 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday rejected allegations that his son was involved in the corruption scandal that has targeted some...

Algeria presidential election on April 17 18 Jan 2014 - 12:48 am

ALGIERS: Algeria’s ageing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika yesterday called a presidential election for April 17, a day after returning from medical treatment in France,...

Morocco ends petrol, fuel oil subsidies 18 Jan 2014 - 12:47 am

RABAT: Morocco said yesterday it had ended subsidies of petrol and fuel oil and started to cut significantly diesel subsidies as part of...

MAP OF NUCLEAR SECURITY LOOPHOLES TERRORISM 18 Jan 2014 - 12:31 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR MAP OF NUCLEAR SECURITY LOOPHOLES TERRORISM 011413 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Ready to share power with Hezbollah: Saad 18 Jan 2014 - 12:24 am

Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri coming to attend the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, in The Hague, yesterday. THE HAGUE: Former Lebanese prime...

Clashes in Egypt ahead of referendum results 18 Jan 2014 - 12:23 am

A policeman fires a tear gas canister during clashes with supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Alf Masskan district in Cairo, yesterday. CAIRO: ...

Israel opens fire on protesters 18 Jan 2014 - 12:22 am

A masked Palestinian loyal to Hamas burns a mock coffin that reads “no to Kerry plan” during a protest against peace talks with...

US leader urges Syrian opposition to join talks 18 Jan 2014 - 12:21 am

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu kisses a Syrian refugee boy as he visits the Harran Refugee Camp with United Nations High Commissioner for...

US ready to train Iraqi troops in third country 18 Jan 2014 - 12:19 am

WASHINGTON/baghdad: The US military is planning to train Iraqi troops in a third country to help counter a resurgence of Al Qaeda-linked militants,...

Israel summons European envoys over settlement controversy 18 Jan 2014 - 12:19 am

JERUSALEM: Israel has summoned envoys from four European states to protest their “one-sided” stand in favour of the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman...

Defence says no motive to murder Rafiq Hariri 18 Jan 2014 - 12:19 am

THE HAGUE: Lawyers representing four Hezbollah members being tried in absentia for the 2005 killing of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri yesterday dismissed the...