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French troops out in force in strife-hit Bangui 28 Dec 2013 - 05:23 am

BANGUI: French troops were out in force on the streets of the Central African Republic’s capital yesterday as they sought to clamp down...

Car bomb kills aide to ex-PM Hariri 28 Dec 2013 - 04:59 am

BEIRUT: A huge car bomb rocked central Beirut yesterday, killing six people including an influential member of a coalition opposed to the Syrian...

Army ambush kills dozens 28 Dec 2013 - 04:58 am

BEIRUT: Dozens of rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Al Assad were killed yesterday in a Syrian army ambush near Damascus, the Syrian...

Military says won’t get involved in political crisis 28 Dec 2013 - 04:56 am

Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold banners reading ‘stand tall, Islam nation is with you’ and pictures of Erdogan and...

Three dead, 265 held in Egypt crackdown 28 Dec 2013 - 04:55 am

CAIRO: Three people were killed in clashes and 265 arrested in Egypt yesterday in a crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations after the movement...

Three MPs quit ruling party 28 Dec 2013 - 04:54 am

ANKARA: Three lawmakers including a former minister resigned yesterday from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) amidst a high-level bribery and corruption...

Lack of fuel grounds Gaza’s sole power plant 28 Dec 2013 - 04:54 am

GAZA CITY: Lack of fuel from Israel brought Gaza’s lone power plant to a halt yesterday, days after it was fired back to...

Shell hits Yemeni funeral gathering, killing 15 28 Dec 2013 - 04:53 am

SANA’A: An explosive shell hit a funeral gathering attended by southern separatists in Yemen, killing 15 people, including children, yesterday, witnesses and medical...

Blast targets national unity: Hezbollah 28 Dec 2013 - 04:53 am

BEIRUT: Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah said a car bomb that killed six people including an influential member of the country’s anti-Damascus coalition yesterday...

Arak can’t make plutonium for bomb: Iran; Talks to resume on Monday 28 Dec 2013 - 04:52 am

TEHRAN: Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor is incapable of producing plutonium for use in a nuclear weapon, a major fear of the West,...

Four new Saudi cases of MERS virus, one fatal: WHO 28 Dec 2013 - 04:52 am

LONDON: Four more people in Saudi Arabia have been infected with the SARS-like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus and one of them...

Emir visits Morocco 28 Dec 2013 - 04:50 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with King Mohammed VI of Morocco at Marrakesh Airport yesterday. RIGHT: The Emir...

Public viewing of record Qatari flag extended 28 Dec 2013 - 04:48 am

The Qatari flag that entered the Guinness Book of World Records. DOHA: Public viewing for the Qatari flag which entered the Guinness Book...

Campaign gets 5,000 reasons why people love Qatar 28 Dec 2013 - 04:47 am

DOHA: Ooredoo has recorded the largest opinion response it has ever had for a single campaign with its giant mural which garnered 5,000...

Enjoying winter weather 28 Dec 2013 - 04:47 am

Children enjoying the cool weather at Aspire Park yesterday. Abdul Basit

Qatari firm acquires 80pc stake of New York hotel 28 Dec 2013 - 04:46 am

DOHA: Qatar’s Constellation Hotel Holdings has acquired 80 percent stake of InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), which will have...

QSTP to host top Arab summit next year 28 Dec 2013 - 04:46 am

DOHA: Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) will host the first International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) World Conference...

MoI warns over marriage parades 28 Dec 2013 - 04:45 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) yesterday issued an announcement via Twitter, warning motorists who violate the traffic rules during marriage celebrations. The...