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Iraq attacks kill 44; millions mark Ashura 15 Nov 2013 - 09:19 am

Shia Muslims run between the Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines as part of the ritual ceremony of Ashura in Karbala, 80km southwest...

Hezbollah will stay in Syria: Nasrallah 15 Nov 2013 - 09:19 am

BEIRUT: Shia militants from Hezbollah will keep fighting in Syria’s civil war alongside President Bashar Al Assad’s forces as long as necessary, the...

Putin, Assad hold telephone talks 15 Nov 2013 - 09:19 am

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday held his first telephone talks with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in two years, applauding Damascus for...

Sahel states seek better security 15 Nov 2013 - 09:19 am

RABAT: Ministers from countries across the Sahel and Maghreb agreed yesterday to create a border security training centre in a bid to confront...

Libya wants to make its laws more Islamic 15 Nov 2013 - 09:18 am

BENGHAZI: Libya is seeking to revise existing legislation to make it conform more to Islamic Shariah law, a justice ministry document shows. The...

915 Gaddafi loyalists expelled from army 15 Nov 2013 - 09:18 am

BENGHAZI: Libya has expelled more than 900 soldiers from its fledgling army for having fought for now slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi during the...

460,000 displaced in Darfur this year 15 Nov 2013 - 09:18 am

KHARTOUM: Tribal violence and rebel-government battles have displaced at least 460,000 people in Sudan’s Darfur this year, the United Nations said yesterday, as...

Turkish parliament lifts ban on women wearing trousers 15 Nov 2013 - 09:18 am

ANKARA: The Turkish parliament has lifted a ban on women lawmakers wearing trousers in the assembly, shortly after a major government reform allowed...

Myanmar frees 69 political prisoners 15 Nov 2013 - 09:10 am

YANGON: Myanmar on Friday said it had released dozens of detained activists as the fast-changing former pariah state hosts top-level international visitors, including...

Japan triples Philippines aid package to over $30m 15 Nov 2013 - 08:51 am

TOKYO: Japan said Friday it was tripling its emergency aid package for the typhoon-ravaged Philippines to more than $30 million, as Tokyo prepares...

Twitter introduces self-serve ads outside U.S. 15 Nov 2013 - 08:51 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would introduce self-serve ads for small and medium-sized businesses in three countries outside the United...

Talk on US foreign policy 15 Nov 2013 - 05:54 am

Senior US diplomat Frank Wisner (second left), speaking about the US foreign policy towards Egypt, Iran and Syria at Qatar University yesterday. Seen...

National Diabetes Registry launched 15 Nov 2013 - 05:53 am

From left: Herluf Thomsen, Project Manager of Action on Diabetes; Dr Albdulla Al Hamaq, Executive Director of Qatar Diabetes Association; Dr Mohammed Al...

Five-day dhow fest begins on Tuesday 15 Nov 2013 - 05:52 am

DOHA: More than a hundred dhows from all over the GCC region will dock at the Katara Beach for the Third Traditional Dhow...

Best Buddies Qatar ties up with medical institutions 15 Nov 2013 - 05:52 am

DOHA: Best Buddies Qatar has developed a programme ‘My Future is in my Hands’ which foresees the permanent extension of its cooperation with...

Filipinos struggle to get word from loved ones 15 Nov 2013 - 05:51 am

A volunteer drops donations for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan at the Philippine Embassy in Doha. Shaival Dalal DOHA: A large number of...

Nedjma rebranded as Ooredoo 15 Nov 2013 - 05:51 am

Doha: Nedjma, the fastest-growing telecommunications company in Algeria and the region, has officially rebranded as Ooredoo. The announcement was made at a press...

World Social Security Forum concludes 15 Nov 2013 - 05:50 am

DOHA: The weeklong World Social Security Forum, the largest gathering of International Social Security Association (ISSA), concluded at Doha Sheraton Hotel yesterday with...