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Kuwaiti woman held for driving in Saudi 04 Nov 2013 - 03:45 am

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti woman was arrested in Saudi Arabia for trying to drive her father to hospital, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported yesterday, a...

Bahrain charges top opposition leader 04 Nov 2013 - 03:45 am

MANAMA: Bahrain’s public prosecutor has charged the head of the main Shia opposition group with insulting the interior ministry, state news agency BNA...

Four Shias get life for ‘Iran-linked cell’ 04 Nov 2013 - 03:44 am

DUBAI: A Manama court yesterday jailed four Shias for life and sentenced six others to 15-year terms for forming an Iran-linked “terrorist cell”...

Khamenei not optimistic but backs nuclear talks 04 Nov 2013 - 03:44 am

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader said yesterday he is not optimistic but supports talks with world powers over his country’s nuclear drive as the...

Egypt’s military court gives scribe suspended jail term 04 Nov 2013 - 03:44 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian military court yesterday handed a journalist a six-month suspended jail term for taking pictures of army checkpoints on the border...

Kerry vows US backing for Egypt rulers 04 Nov 2013 - 03:40 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with members of the Egyptian defence leadership, CAIRO: US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday...

Qatar for transfer of power in Syria 04 Nov 2013 - 03:39 am

Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari before the Arab foreign ministers’ meeting in...

Qatar witnesses partial solar eclipse 04 Nov 2013 - 03:38 am

The different phases of the partial solar eclipse witnessed in Qatar yesterday, captured by Faisal Jamal, a Peninsula reader and photography enthusiast. The...

Shaheen falcon fetches QR100,000 at Souq Waqif auction 04 Nov 2013 - 03:37 am

DOHA: A young Shaheen falcon sold for a staggering price of QR100,000 at a recent auction held at Souq Waqif. A total of...

Commercial beekeeping a success 04 Nov 2013 - 03:14 am

DOHA: Qatar’s experiment with commercial beekeeping has proved to be a success with the 30 bee farms the environment ministry helped set up...

Diwali celebrations 03 Nov 2013 - 07:55 am

Fireworks lit by athletes at the Madan Mohan Malaviya Stadium on the eve of Diwali in Allahabad yesterday. Diwali marks the homecoming of...

BNP leader’s ISI links worry India 03 Nov 2013 - 07:55 am

New Delhi: Even as India termed the political crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh an internal affair and declined comment, there is growing concern over...

PM delays visit 03 Nov 2013 - 07:55 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has postponed his visit to cyclone-hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, scheduled for yesterday, due to “scheduling issues”....

6 die in Delhi fire 03 Nov 2013 - 07:54 am

New Delhi: At least six people, including four women, died and over a dozen were injured in a fire at a factory here...

Eight run over by train in Andhra 03 Nov 2013 - 07:54 am

Hyderabad: At least eight persons were run over by a train in Andhra Pradesh yesterday after they used the alarm chain to get...

Decision awaited on PM’s Chogm participation 03 Nov 2013 - 07:54 am

Chennai: Finance Minister P Chidambaram yesterday said a decision is yet to be taken on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s participation at the Commonwealth...

Mehsud killing will not ‘derail’ talks 03 Nov 2013 - 07:53 am

Policemen search a vehicle in Peshawar as Pakistan went on high alert yesterday following the killing of Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a...

No WB loan for Islamabad until conditions are met 03 Nov 2013 - 07:53 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s decision to swallow the bitter pill of a tough IMF programme to unlock assistance from other international lenders is not proving...