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Two Indian peacekeepers killed in South Sudan: UN 21 Dec 2013 - 07:00 am

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said yesterday that two Indian peacekeepers were killed and one badly wounded when attackers stormed a base in...

Artwork on grain of rice dedicated to Emir 21 Dec 2013 - 06:10 am

The artwork on a grain of rice and (RIGHT) Iraqi calligrapher Hamid Al Saady at work. DOHA: Iraqi calligrapher Hamid Al Saady has...

Youth Got Talent finals begin at Run the World Festival 21 Dec 2013 - 06:09 am

One of the teams competing in the talent search yesterday. Shaival Dalal DOHA: The much-awaited finals of this year’s Youth Got Talent kicked...

Experts warn of diseases through pets 21 Dec 2013 - 06:08 am

DOHA: As domesticating animals has become a hobby in households, experts have warned of its dangers to pet owners. While people obtain happiness...

SYRIA ASSAD VOTE BARREL OIL 122013 21 Dec 2013 - 06:00 am

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USA IRAN NUCLEA 21 Dec 2013 - 05:57 am

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Run The World 21 Dec 2013 - 05:53 am

by Shaival Dalal The third edition of the annual Run The World festival being held at Katara Beach witnessed thousands of young people...

Israel warned of Hezbollah revenge 21 Dec 2013 - 05:51 am

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addressing supporters via a screen during an event to mark the killing of Hezbollah commander Hassan Al Laqqis in Beirut’s...

Prosecutors begin charging Erdogan allies in graft scandal 21 Dec 2013 - 05:50 am

ISTANBUL: Istanbul prosecutors yesterday began charging some of the prime minister’s closest allies in a huge graft scandal he has responded to with...

UAE camel race 21 Dec 2013 - 05:50 am

Jockeys compete in a purebred Arabian horse race on the sidelines of the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert, 150km west of...

20 civilians murdered at UN’s S Sudan base 21 Dec 2013 - 05:47 am

Juba: Attackers slaughtered at least 20 civilians sheltering in a UN base in South Sudan in an attack in which two Indian peacekeepers...

Pro-Sisi Al Azhar cleric faces students’ wrath 21 Dec 2013 - 05:46 am

CAIRO: A venerable centre of Islamic learning in Cairo has become a new battlefield in the Muslim Brotherhood’s struggle to keep its battered...

Two Egyptian soldiers killed in hunt for militant leader 21 Dec 2013 - 05:42 am

CAIRO: Two Egyptian soldiers were shot dead yesterday trying to arrest a leader of an Al Qaeda inspired group spearheading an insurgency in...

US deploys troops to protect embassy, personnel 21 Dec 2013 - 05:42 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said yesterday the United States has deployed 45 military personnel to volatile South Sudan to protect the embassy and...

How the fighting began 21 Dec 2013 - 05:42 am

JUBA: South Sudan is on the brink of civil war, with more than 500 people reported killed in the capital Juba and fighting...

No deal on Iran’s role at Syria talks 21 Dec 2013 - 05:41 am

GENEVA: Negotiators failed yesterday to reach an agreement on whether Iran should be invited to Syria peace talks in Switzerland next month, but...

UN appeals for end to siege of Palestinian camp 21 Dec 2013 - 05:40 am

BEIRUT: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees yesterday called for the lifting of the Yarmouk camp in Damascus, saying thousands...

Obama would veto Iran bill: Spokesman 21 Dec 2013 - 05:40 am

WASHINGTON: The White House warned yesterday that President Barack Obama would veto a bill threatening new sanctions on Iran, because it could sink...