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Saudi to give Lebanese army $3bn 30 Dec 2013 - 07:10 am

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia with French President Francois Hollande in Riyadh yesterday. BEIRUT/riyadh:...

Defiant Erdogan says graft affair will fail to topple him 30 Dec 2013 - 07:07 am

A man swings a doner kebab knife at anti-government protesters in Istanbul yesterday. ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan swore yesterday he...

Lebanon mourns former minister killed in blast 30 Dec 2013 - 07:06 am

Family and friends of former Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Chatah mourn during his funeral at the Mohammed Al Amin mosque in downtown Beirut...

Three senior army officers among 16 killed in Iraq 30 Dec 2013 - 07:05 am

BAGHDAD: Attacks in Iraq mainly targeting members of the security forces killed at least 16 people yesterday, among them three senior army officers,...

Bahrain frees opposition chief but bans him from travel 30 Dec 2013 - 07:04 am

DUBAI: Bahrain freed opposition leader Ali Salman yesterday, a day after his arrest, although it slapped a travel ban on the head of...

South Sudan forces battle ‘White Army’ 30 Dec 2013 - 07:04 am

JUBA: South Sudan’s army fought yesterday with the “White Army” ethnic militia, accusing rebels of mobilising the force despite its offer of a...

Israel endorses legislation to annex part of West Bank 30 Dec 2013 - 07:03 am

JERUSALEM: A panel of Israeli cabinet ministers endorsed proposed legislation yesterday to annex an area of the occupied West Bank likely to be...

Saudi royal faces death penalty for murder 30 Dec 2013 - 07:03 am

DUBAI: A Saudi prince who murdered a fellow Saudi may be executed, a newspaper reported yesterday, in a rare example of a member...

Iran MP urges opposition leaders be tried 30 Dec 2013 - 07:03 am

TEHRAN: An influential Iranian lawmaker yesterdayurged the judiciary to end the house arrests of opposition figures Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi and...

South Africa 30 Dec 2013 - 07:01 am

HMC issues Trauma Manual to unify surgery, care standards 30 Dec 2013 - 06:52 am

A representative of Medical Education Department receives a copy of the manual during the launch. DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has issued a...

Calligrafitti welcomes mall visitors 30 Dec 2013 - 06:51 am

DOHA: The Gate Mall has created calligrafitti on the walls of its parking space in basement 1. The project is a street art...

Medical Commission opens branch in Industrial Area 30 Dec 2013 - 06:50 am

The Medical Commission’s first branch which was opened in Industrial Area yesterday. DOHA: The first branch of Medical Commission, which conducts the mandatory...

Stenden University Qatar’s new graduates urged to serve nation 30 Dec 2013 - 06:49 am

Doha: Stenden University Qatar celebrated the successes of its 70 new graduates during a graduation ceremony attended by the university’s patron Sheikh Faisal...

Doha Port improving operations 30 Dec 2013 - 06:48 am

DOHA: The Doha Port is busy improving operations to cope with rising imports as the national economy has been booming and there is...

Builders introduce innovative safety, security system 30 Dec 2013 - 06:47 am

DOHA: Safety and security technology experts are introducing an innovative ‘integrated security system’ to Qatar’s building industry. The new system is not only...

Many surprises at falcon festival; bigger participant turnout likely 30 Dec 2013 - 06:46 am

DOHA: Organisers of the fifth annual Qatar International Falcon and Hunting Festival say they are anticipating a bigger number of participants compared to...

India to phase out non-machine readable passports 30 Dec 2013 - 06:46 am

DOHA: Indian citizens holding handwritten passports and 20-year passports with validity beyond November 24, 2015, should get their passports re-issued and obtain machine...