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Protest with portraits 29 Dec 2013 - 07:19 am

A member of the People’s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI) holds pictures of PMOI members Abbas Namvar, Mohammad-Javad Saleh-Tehrani and Mahmoud Bornafar killed in...

Bombs dropped on Aleppo vegetable market kill 25 civilians 29 Dec 2013 - 07:14 am

BEIRUT: Helicopters dropped TNT-packed barrels on a vegetable market and next to a hospital in Syria’s northern city Aleppo yesterday, killing at least...

S Sudan threatens to attack rebels if truce offer is rejected 29 Dec 2013 - 07:14 am

JUBA: South Sudan troops will attack the main stronghold of rebel forces loyal to former vice president Riek Machar if the government’s offer...

Bahrain questions Al Wefaq chief 29 Dec 2013 - 07:14 am

MANAMA: Bahraini authorities yesterday questioned the head of the main Shia opposition group over comments he made a day earlier in a religious...

Russia launches upgraded Soyuz rocket 29 Dec 2013 - 07:12 am

MOSCOW: Russia successfully launched an upgraded version of its Soviet-design Soyuz rocket yesterday, the Defence Ministry said, giving a boost to the country’s...

Two imams arrested as Spain police bust fake clothing ring 29 Dec 2013 - 07:12 am

MADRID: Police have smashed Spain’s largest counterfeit clothing ring, arresting 99 people, including two imams, over the sale of 235 tonnes of fake...

MDC worried as Zimbabwe’s Australia envoy seeks asylum 29 Dec 2013 - 07:12 am

HARARE: Zimbabwe’s main opposition party yesterday said it was “concerned” after Harare’s ambassador to Australia asked Canberra for asylum, citing fears for her...

Saudi cops catch woman driving in Jeddah 29 Dec 2013 - 07:12 am

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi police yesterday pulled over a woman minutes after she got behind the wheel in the Red Sea city of...

Anti-Syria bloc rejects Hezbollah overture 29 Dec 2013 - 07:11 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s anti-Syria bloc said yesterday that it refuses to join a government with Hezbollah, a day after it lost an influential member...

Libyan govt frees four US military personnel 29 Dec 2013 - 07:11 am

WASHINGTON: Four US military personnel have been released after being detained briefly by the Libyan government, the US State Department said yesterday. State...

Kerry to visit Israel, Palestine next week 29 Dec 2013 - 07:11 am

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State John Kerry will return to Israel and the Palestinian territories for peace talks next week, a senior US government...

Afghanistan 29 Dec 2013 - 07:10 am

Many special needs kids attend regular schools 29 Dec 2013 - 07:03 am

The Director of Rehabilitation at Rumailah Hospital Dr Wafa Al Yazeedi. By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Majority of children with special needs in Qatar...

MoI camp raises awareness on drugs 29 Dec 2013 - 07:01 am

Schoolchildren taking part in the MoI awareness camp. DOHA: The Permanent Committee for Drugs and Alcohol Affairs (PCDAA) at the Ministry of Interior...

Emir concludes Morocco visit 29 Dec 2013 - 06:56 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Speaker of the House of Councillors of Morocco Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah...

District cooling helps cut CO2 emissions 29 Dec 2013 - 06:54 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Replacing equipment to use treated sewage effluent (TSE) in place of fresh water in ‘District Cooling’ plants can not...

No more unattended car services at Woqod 29 Dec 2013 - 06:52 am

A long queue for car wash at a Woqod petrol station in Doha. DOHA: Service stations of Woqod are no more allowing customers...

China vows firm support to Palestine cause 29 Dec 2013 - 06:51 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: China has vowed to “firmly support” the Palestine cause and seek to restore all its legitimate national rights at...