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Awards, Japan animes to end youth fest 30 Nov 2013 - 05:07 am

DOHA: The Ajyal Youth Film Festival concludes tonight with a glittering awards ceremony and the screening of two award-winning Japanese animes. Winners of...

Festival schedule at Katara today 30 Nov 2013 - 05:06 am

DOHA: The final day of the festival will feature the screenings of award-winning films that present uplifting tales of youth, as well as...

QOC Winter Camp opens at Sealine 30 Nov 2013 - 05:06 am

Doha: The Seventh Winter Camp of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) under the theme ‘El Inah’ opened with a series of activities at Sealine,...

JAPAN 30 Nov 2013 - 05:03 am

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: HAGEN Source: Verdens Gang - Oslo, Norway Keywords: COLOR CHINA ADIZ JAPAN SUMO DRAGON FIGHT SEA AIR DEFENCE 112913 Provider:...

Images win where words fail 30 Nov 2013 - 04:57 am

Compared to the Qatari press, the Qatari art of caricature has shown more courage and maturity. The space occupied by editorial cartoons has...

BOLD CarTOONS 30 Nov 2013 - 03:54 am

Generally speaking, caricaturists whose works are featured in Qatari newspapers seem to be enjoying more freedom in the practice of their profession than...

Fog, poor visibility forecast for today 30 Nov 2013 - 03:37 am

DOHA: It’s going to be foggy this morning with low visibility, weather forecasters said yesterday, asking motorists, particularly those driving on the highways,...

Iran nuclear freeze to start by January 30 Nov 2013 - 03:32 am

Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency Reza Najafi speaking at a press conference in Vienna, yesterday. VIENNA: Iran’s six-month freeze of...

Syria PM in Tehran ahead of Geneva meet 30 Nov 2013 - 03:30 am

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi talks to media in Damascus TEHRAN: Syria’s prime minister arrived in Tehran yesterday for talks with the leaders...

NATO apologises for Afghan air strike that 'killed child' 29 Nov 2013 - 07:21 pm

KABUL: US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan on Friday apologised for an air strike that President Hamid Karzai said killed a two-year-old boy, as...

Football: Blanc plays down talk of PSG move for Mata 29 Nov 2013 - 07:16 pm

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc admitted on Friday that he would "not be against" the signing of a new midfielder in January...

Louis Vuitton starts packing its giant trunk off Red Square 29 Nov 2013 - 07:05 pm

Workers dismantle a giant Louis Vuitton trunk on Red Square in Moscow. MOSCOW: Workers on Friday began to dismantle a giant Louis Vuitton...

Three Libyan soldiers wounded in new Benghazi attack 29 Nov 2013 - 06:54 pm

BENGHAZI, Libya: Three Libyan soldiers have been seriously wounded in a new attack in the eastern city of Benghazi after deadly clashes with...

Berlusconi accused of bribing witnesses in prostitution trial 29 Nov 2013 - 06:46 pm

MILAN: An Italian court accused former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday of bribing witnesses to give false testimony in a trial linked...

Five Syrians killed as boat sinks off Turkey's coast 29 Nov 2013 - 03:01 pm

ISTANBUL: Five Syrians died and nine others were rescued after a boat sank off the coast of Turkey while trying to cross to...

Arab Monetary Fund grants Tunisia $147m loan 29 Nov 2013 - 03:00 pm

TUNIS: The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has lent Tunisia 147 million dollars to support fiscal and financial reforms planned by the islamist-led government,...

UN to seek more aid for Philippines typhoon displaced 29 Nov 2013 - 02:22 pm

MANILA: The United Nations is to seek more international aid to shelter and give temporary jobs to millions displaced by the Philippines' deadliest...

Lloyds set to appoint Lord Blackwell as chairman 29 Nov 2013 - 01:37 pm

LONDON: Lloyds Banking Group is on the verge of appointing Norman Blackwell, currently chairman of its Scottish Widows arm, as the company's new...