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Assad forces seize Damascus suburb 25 Oct 2013 - 03:43 am

BEIRUT: Syrian forces seized a suburb of Damascus yesterday from rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar Al Assad in a push that has...

Saudi says will punish drivers defying ban 25 Oct 2013 - 03:42 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry has contacted organisers of a campaign to end the ban on women driving and told them they will...

Rock guitarist forms political party in Turkey 25 Oct 2013 - 03:42 am

ISTANBUL: A Turkish rock guitarist has co-founded a new political party ahead of elections next year in the hope of translating months of...

Gunmen kill senior Yemeni spy officer 25 Oct 2013 - 03:42 am

ADEN: Gunmen on a motor bike shot dead a senior Yemeni intelligence service officer yesterday, in the latest of a string of drive-by...

Islamists urge protests over Mursi trial 25 Oct 2013 - 03:22 am

CAIRO: Supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi have called on Egyptians to hold mass protests on November 4, the day he goes...

Tension rises in Tunisia after death of policemen 25 Oct 2013 - 03:20 am

Tunisian anti-government protesters shout slogans near the Government Palace in Tunis, yesterday. KEF, Tunisia: Tunisian security forces fired tear gas yesterday to disperse...

Pirates kidnap two US sailors off Nigerian coast: Officials 25 Oct 2013 - 03:20 am

ABUJA/WASHINGTON: Pirates attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, both US citizens, American officials...

Bouteflika seeks to curb power of troops 25 Oct 2013 - 03:20 am

Algiers: Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika wants to push through constitutional reforms before 2014 elections to put an end to the powerful intelligence service’s...

Iran suspends 20pc uranium enrichment, says lawmaker 25 Oct 2013 - 03:19 am

DUBAI: Iran has stopped enriching uranium to 20 percent, one of the key demands of world powers in talks over Tehran’s disputed nuclear...

Greater Doha Metro to be ready in 2018 25 Oct 2013 - 03:11 am

DOHA: The Greater Doha Metro Rail, which will link Messaieed to Al Khor and Ras Laffan via Musheireb and Hamad Hospital in Doha...

Qatar Airways ‘not interested’ in Boeing 777X 25 Oct 2013 - 03:10 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways is not interested in ordering Boeing’s proposed new 777X wide-body jet, its chief executive said. Asked whether the carrier was...

Civic fumigation hit as pesticides run out 25 Oct 2013 - 03:09 am

DOHA: Fumigation services of Al Rayyan Municipality have come to a standstill, leaving several homes infested with pests and cockroaches, residents complain. Al...

Shelter from shelling 25 Oct 2013 - 03:08 am

A farmer helps his daughter as he demonstrates how to get into a makeshift shelter in Duma near Damascus. He has dug an...

Apartment in Musheireb catches fire 25 Oct 2013 - 03:05 am

The kitchen of an apartment in Musheireb opposite Sofitel Hotel was last night gutted in a fire due to leakage in the pipe...

NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders 25 Oct 2013 - 02:34 am

London: The National Security Agency (NSA) monitored phone conversations of 35 world leaders after being given the numbers by an official in another...

Time Warner Cable to carry Al Jazeera America 25 Oct 2013 - 02:33 am

WASHINGTON: Time Warner Cable (TWC) will carry Al Jazeera America, which it had dropped earlier this year, giving the cable news channel a...

Bahrain frees Shia opposition leader 25 Oct 2013 - 02:32 am

An anti-government protester throws stones at riot police during clashes after the funeral procession of 17-year-old Ali Khalil in the village of Bani...

Pirates kidnap two U.S. sailors off Nigerian coast 24 Oct 2013 - 02:56 pm

ABUJA: Armed pirates have attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, both United States...