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NU-Q symposium on big data, media 29 Oct 2013 - 04:17 am

Doha: In an effort to advance the understanding of how large, complex data can be used by media organisations and grasped by their...

Mass wedding in Yemen backed by Father Emir 29 Oct 2013 - 03:29 am

Sana’a: In keeping with an Emiri gesture of the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and under the patronage...

Plans for green ACs shelved 29 Oct 2013 - 03:28 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment has indefinitely shelved plans to ban air conditioners that do not meet Qatari standards on energy conservation. The...

Emir visits Bahrain 29 Oct 2013 - 03:27 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani being welcomed by H M King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain...

Limited port capacity hits food supply 29 Oct 2013 - 03:26 am

DOHA: Importers are battling heavy odds as they say they cannot meet the increasing demand for foodstuff and construction materials due to slow...

Welfare system unsustainable: Kuwait PM 29 Oct 2013 - 03:24 am

Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah (centre) in Kuwait City on October 7, 2013 (AFP) KUWAIT: Kuwait’s prime minister has called...

On the move 29 Oct 2013 - 03:23 am

Adel Abdessemed’s five-meter tall “Coup de Tête” sculpture being moved to Mathaf Museum from the Corniche yesterday. (Abdul Basit)

Baby girl in France found living inside car boot 29 Oct 2013 - 03:03 am

The couple are escorted by police into court in in Brive-La-Gaillarde TERRASSON: France was in shock yesterday after the discovery of an underfed...

GENEVA PEACE DOVE ASSAD SYRIA 29 Oct 2013 - 02:43 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR GENEVA PEACE DOVE ASSAD SYRIA 102313 Provider: CartoonArts International / The...

Bashir talks reform after split in party 29 Oct 2013 - 01:35 am

Sudan’s President Omar Hasan Al Bashir addressing the opening of the eighth session of the Parliament in Khartoum, yesterday. KHARTOUM: Sudan’s President Omar...

Police fire water cannon to break up Ankara protest 29 Oct 2013 - 01:34 am

Protesters help a handicapped activist, who fell from her wheelchair after tear gas was shot towards them, during a demonstration in front of...

Rockets spark Israel raid on eve of prisoner release 29 Oct 2013 - 01:34 am

GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes raided the northern Gaza Strip yesterday after militants fired rockets over the border, as Israel readied to free a...

Tunisia parties haggle over new PM 29 Oct 2013 - 01:33 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and opposition parties held talks yesterday to agree on a new prime minister who will lead a caretaker government,...

Video of Saudi beating Asian worker probed 29 Oct 2013 - 01:29 am

RIYADH: A Saudi rights group said yesterday it is investigating a video appearing to show a local man brutally beating up an Asian...

Chopper crash 29 Oct 2013 - 01:28 am

Soldiers and security officials inspect the wreckage of a Pakistani Air Force (PAF) helicopter in Gujranwala, yesterday. The pilot and co-pilot were injured...

Militant groups want separate talks with govt 29 Oct 2013 - 01:27 am

ISLAMABAD: A principal stumbling block the federal government faces in quickly starting talks with the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is the continuation of...

Poll body may seek input from provinces to hold local elections 29 Oct 2013 - 01:27 am

LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) may seek opinion of three provinces to conduct local body elections in phases to overcome difficulties...

Bomber stoned to death after bus blast 29 Oct 2013 - 01:27 am

GHAZNI: Angry villagers in Afghanistan have stoned a man to death and riddled his body with bullets, believing he set off a bomb...