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Settlements illegitimate: Kerry 07 Nov 2013 - 06:15 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, yesterday. BETHLEHEM: US Secretary of State John Kerry reaffirmed...

Saudi beheads Pakistani drug trafficker 07 Nov 2013 - 06:15 am

RIYADH: Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani man yesterday in the eastern Qatif province after he was convicted of drug trafficking in the kingdom,...

Verdict paves way for return of hardline Lieberman into cabinet 07 Nov 2013 - 06:13 am

Former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman smiles as he leaves the courtroom after hearing the verdict in his trial at the Magistrates Court...

Tunisia to pardon jailed cartoonist 07 Nov 2013 - 06:13 am

PARIS: Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki said yesterday he would free a young Tunisian man jailed last year for posting cartoons of the Prophet...

The exploitation of Qatari citizens 07 Nov 2013 - 06:09 am

Tuition fees for national and foreign school students were announced as a new academic year commenced in our country. The strange thing, however,...

Our national expertise will not retire 07 Nov 2013 - 06:08 am

Our national expertise is a precious human wealth which must be taken care of and given priority in staff training, rehabilitation programmes and...

The council of miscarried files 07 Nov 2013 - 06:07 am

The Central Municipal Council (CMC) could not achieve anything remarkable during its three long terms. The fourth one is going to end after...

Gold market likely to be relocated to Souq Waqif 07 Nov 2013 - 05:07 am

DOHA: The gold market in the Old Al Ghanem area is reported to be earmarked for demolition to pave the way for the...

Go global, Minister tells local firms 07 Nov 2013 - 05:05 am

H E Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani DOHA: Where are Qatari international companies, the government asked yesterday, wondering why its...

Emir attends Qatar Chamber celebrations 07 Nov 2013 - 05:01 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser...

New evidence shows Arafat was poisoned 07 Nov 2013 - 04:59 am

Yasser Arafat enters a helicopter in the West Bank city of Ramallah in this October 29, 2004 photo. PARIS: The first forensic tests...

Centrica, Qatar sign £4.4bn LNG import deal 06 Nov 2013 - 02:58 pm

LONDON: Centrica has signed a £4.4 billion or $7 billion, 4-1/2-year deal with Qatar to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies as domestic...

Boxing: Pacquiao 'expecting' to beat Rios, no retirement plans 06 Nov 2013 - 02:44 pm

HONG KONG: Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao said Wednesday he was expecting to defeat American Brandon Rios in Macau later this month, but...

Vodafone nudges Britain's FTSE 100 index higher 06 Nov 2013 - 02:39 pm

LONDON: Britain's benchmark equity index edged higher on Wednesday, buoyed by Vodafone as merger speculation lifted the telecoms group and helped push the...

Kadhafi's jailed son appears on Libya TV 06 Nov 2013 - 02:18 pm

TRIPOLI: Slain Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam, wanted by the International Criminal Court, has appeared on television from his cell in...

Emirates Aluminium to hit 1.3 million tonnes a year by mid-2014 06 Nov 2013 - 01:54 pm

ABU DHABI: Emirates Aluminium (Emal) is ahead of schedule with the expansion of its production capacity to 1.3 million tonnes a year and...

Flydubai secures $228m loan to finance six jets 06 Nov 2013 - 01:51 pm

DUBAI: Budget airline flydubai has secured a $228 million loan from regional and international banks to finance the purchase of six new Boeing...

BAE set to cut 1,000 shipbuilding jobs in Britain: Report 06 Nov 2013 - 01:50 pm

LONDON: British arms maker BAE Systems is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs at its shipbuilding yards in Scotland and southern England,...