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Saudi women inching closer ever to the wheel 24 Oct 2013 - 02:45 am

Saudi activist Manal Al Sharif, who now lives in Dubai, flashes victory sign as she drives her car in the city yesterday in...

Jerusalem mayor re-elected in boost to Netanyahu 24 Oct 2013 - 02:43 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Villa Taverna in Rome, yesterday. Both sides differed over Iran’s...

Kuwait eyes to fill Security Council seat 24 Oct 2013 - 02:42 am

UNITED NATIONS: Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented rejection of a UN Security Council place has pushed the world body into uncharted territory, but fellow Gulf...

Syrian rebels advance towards weapons depots 24 Oct 2013 - 02:40 am

BEIRUT: Syrian mainstream and Islamist rebels pressed an advance yesterday against troops in Homs province aimed at capturing major weapons depots, rebels and...

Gallow survivor won’t be re-hanged, says Iran Minister 24 Oct 2013 - 02:40 am

DUBAI: Iran’s justice minister said a move to execute a convicted Iranian drug offender who has already survived a hanging is ill-advised, suggesting...

Iraq PM warns of ‘war of genocide’ as attacks kill 48 24 Oct 2013 - 02:39 am

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki warned yesterday that the country is facing a “war of genocide” after officials said militants had...

Egypt military officers back army chief for president 24 Oct 2013 - 02:39 am

CAIRO: After months of turmoil in Egypt, military officers are pushing popular army chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to run for president, after...

Dozens charged over Turkey bombing that killed 52 24 Oct 2013 - 02:39 am

ANKARA: Turkish prosecutors have charged 33 people suspected of involvement in a May bomb attack that left 52 dead in a small border...

Soldier killed, 72 arrested in Sinai 24 Oct 2013 - 02:38 am

CAIRO: Militants killed an Egyptian soldier in Sinai yesterday, while security forces made 72 arrests in a sweep of the peninsula to hunt...

Talks failure could help Palestinians: Livni 24 Oct 2013 - 02:38 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s top negotiator warned yesterday that failure in peace talks could lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state with international backing...

New areas for commercial outlets soon 24 Oct 2013 - 01:46 am

Jassim Abdullah Al Malki DOHA: A proposed inter-ministerial committee to be formed soon will earmark areas for commercial activities across the country. A...

Emir receives Patriarch of Antioch and All The East 24 Oct 2013 - 01:45 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Patriarch of Antioch and All The East Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros Al...

Draft law on nurseries gets Cabinet nod 24 Oct 2013 - 01:44 am

DOHA: The draft law organising nurseries has got the Cabinet nod. The State Cabinet, in its regular session, yesterday decided to take the...

8 policemen, two militants killed in Tunisia clash 24 Oct 2013 - 01:39 am

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to call for the departure of the Islamist-led ruling coalition in Avenue Habib-Bourguiba in central Tunis yesterday....

Second workers’ city to house 50,000 in the Industrial Area 24 Oct 2013 - 01:37 am

DOHA: The Barwa Real Estate company is planning a second workers’ city in the Industrial Area that will accommodate 50,000 low-income expatriate workers....

OBAMA SORRY PARDON SPYING USA FRANCE NSA 24 Oct 2013 - 01:12 am

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India, China ink border pact 24 Oct 2013 - 12:58 am

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inspects a guard of honour with China’s Premier Li Keqiang during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of...

India-Pakistan border flare-up among worst in decade: Army 24 Oct 2013 - 12:57 am

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel carry the coffin of BSF soldier Mukesh Lal Meena who was killed in an alleged firing from the...