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Saudi king appoints son to head Makkah province 23 Dec 2013 - 03:30 am

Prince Mishaal RIYADH: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia yesterday appointed his son Prince Mishaal...

Suicide bomber kills 13 at Benghazi checkpoint 23 Dec 2013 - 03:28 am

A man looks at the scene near a military base in Barsis, some 50km outside Benghazi, after a suicide bomber detonated a truck...

Blast on Israel bus terrorist attack: Police 23 Dec 2013 - 03:27 am

Israeli police explosive experts survey a damaged bus at the scene of an explosion in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam, yesterday....

Iran nuclear talks suspended for Christmas 23 Dec 2013 - 03:26 am

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani (right) greets Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, who arrived in Tehran on a two-day visit yesterday. BRUSSELS: Six world...

Maliki orders action against Qaeda site 23 Dec 2013 - 03:26 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki said yesterday that an anti-government sit-in had become a headquarters for Al Qaeda, and called for...

Fears grow of civil war in South Sudan 23 Dec 2013 - 03:25 am

JUBA: South Sudan’s government said yesterday rebels had seized the capital of a key oil-producing region and fears grew of all-out ethnic civil...

Erdogan challenges rivals over graft probe 23 Dec 2013 - 03:25 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s prime minister threw down the gauntlet to his rivals yesterday, warning he will “break their hands” if they use allegations of...

Syrian copter bomb raids kill 42 in Aleppo 23 Dec 2013 - 03:25 am

BEIRUT: At least 42 people, including children, were killed yesterday when Syrian army helicopters dropped improvised “barrel bombs” in the northern province of...

PUTIN RUSSIA THEATER JAIL AMNESTY 23 Dec 2013 - 03:22 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: AMMER Source: Wiener Zeitung - Vienna, Austria Keywords: COLOR PUTIN RUSSIA THEATER JAIL AMNESTY PRISON KHODORKOVSKY PUSSY RIOT 122013 Provider:...

Envoy: Qatar, Egypt relations strong 23 Dec 2013 - 03:02 am

DOHA: Qatar has strong ties with Egypt and there are no problems in relations between the two countries, according to the Qatari ambassador...

Free shares for disadvantaged Qatari citizens 23 Dec 2013 - 03:01 am

DOHA: To make sure that the fruits of development reach even the most disadvantaged sections of the Qatari society, the country yesterday announced...

Qaradawi says no ties with Brotherhood 23 Dec 2013 - 02:59 am

DOHA: Noted Doha-based Islamic scholar Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi, a known supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, said he had no relations...

Emir meets head of Syrian National Coalition 23 Dec 2013 - 02:57 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Head of the Syrian National Coalition Dr Ahmed Saleh Taama Al...

Egypt court jails anti-Mubarak activists for 3 years 22 Dec 2013 - 06:29 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced three activists who spearheaded the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak to three years in jail for...

Suicide bomber kills 13 at Libya checkpoint 22 Dec 2013 - 06:18 pm

BENGHAZI: A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a security checkpoint outside eastern Libya's restive city of Benghazi overnight, killing at least...

Saudi king appoints son to head Mecca province 22 Dec 2013 - 06:14 pm

RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday appointed his son Prince Mishaal as governor of Mecca Province, one of the most prominent jobs in...

Fourteen killed in Brazil bus accident 22 Dec 2013 - 06:10 pm

SAO PAULO: Fourteen people died Sunday when a bus drove off a road in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo and plunged into...

Turkey sacks 25 more police chiefs after graft probe 22 Dec 2013 - 06:07 pm

ANKARA: Turkey has sacked another 25 police chiefs as part of a fast-moving inquiry into an alleged bribery scandal that has ensnared cabinet...