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Netanyahu meets Pope, talks tough on Iran 03 Dec 2013 - 08:15 am

ROME: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Pope Francis yesterday as part of a visit to Rome during which he restated his firm...

Somali prime minister voted out by lawmakers 03 Dec 2013 - 08:14 am

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s parliament yesterday sacked Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, citing his government’s poor performance over the past year. The prime minister, a...

Syria toll hits nearly 126,000 03 Dec 2013 - 07:38 am

BEIRUT: The death toll in Syria’s civil war has risen to at least 125,835, more than a third of them civilians, but the...

Bahrain jails 16 Shias over attack 03 Dec 2013 - 07:38 am

DUBAI: A Bahraini court yesterday sentenced 16 Shias convicted of attacking a police patrol with Molotov cocktails to seven years in prison each,...

15 killed in attacks across Iraq 03 Dec 2013 - 07:37 am

BAGHDAD: Attacks near Baghdad and northern and western Iraq killed 15 people yesterday, the latest deadly violence to rock the country amid fears...

Criticising Emir punishable: Kuwait court 03 Dec 2013 - 07:37 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s top court yesterday upheld as constitutional a disputed law under which people who “offend” the emir can be jailed for...

PM meets Azerbaijan envoy 03 Dec 2013 - 07:31 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan Dr Tofiq...

UN official: Divorces high in GCC societies 03 Dec 2013 - 07:30 am

The Minister of Development Planning and Statistics H E Dr Saleh bin Mohammed Al Nabit delivering the opening speech at the Qatar National...

Philippine typhoon victims get QSL help 03 Dec 2013 - 07:29 am

Philippine Ambassador Crescente R Relacion (right) receiving the cheque from General-Secretary of Qatar Football Association, Saoud Mohannadi (second left), at Al Bidda Tower...

Sphinex, Katara team up to run 5-star hotel 03 Dec 2013 - 07:28 am

The President of Katara Hospitality, Hamad Al Mulla (right), with the President of Sphinex Hotels & Resorts for Touristic Assets Management, Saeed Abdulla...

QU, Marubeni unveil Arabic encyclopaedia on Japan 03 Dec 2013 - 07:04 am

The President of Qatar University Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad and Ambassador of Japan Shingo Tsuda with other officials during the launch of...

Many unaware of their sugar level 03 Dec 2013 - 06:59 am

People being screened at the Action on Diabetes programme at the Katara Cultural Village. DOHA: Many people at an awareness campaign for diabetes...

Aspire app to ‘step into health’ 03 Dec 2013 - 06:57 am

DOHA: Aspire Zone Foundation has launched a user-friendly mobile application for its ‘step into health’ programme. The new app measures how many steps...

VCU-Q hosts business idea contest 03 Dec 2013 - 06:56 am

Members of Pixel Glitch, the winning team of the VCU-Q business idea competition, receiving their prize. Doha: Virginia Commonwealth University-Qatar (VCU-Q) hosted its...

Smooth traffic 03 Dec 2013 - 06:53 am

Smooth traffic yesterday morning during peak hours on the Corniche road in Doha. The installation of traffic signals in place of roundabouts, and...

North Cyprus seeks to boost ties with GCC 03 Dec 2013 - 06:50 am

Representative of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Trade and Tourism Office in Doha, Aytu Fazil Plümer, at his office in Doha. By...

TAMU-Q award for best math, science teacher 03 Dec 2013 - 06:49 am

Officials of Texas A&M University at Qatar unveiling the new annual award for Qatar’s top high school teacher of math and science. DOHA:...

Fog in West Bay 03 Dec 2013 - 06:47 am

Fog around 9am in West Bay area yesterday. The Department of Meteorology had on Sunday warned motorists of poor visibility in Doha due...