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Teachers to have a role in policy-making 07 Oct 2013 - 04:06 am

DOHA: Qatar hopes to soon set up teacher councils to involve members of the teaching profession, apparently both nationals and expatriates, in the...

How do Nobel winners spend the money? 07 Oct 2013 - 01:02 am

STOCKHOLM: Nobel laureates sometimes display as much ingenuity when deciding how to spend their prize money as they did on the work that...

Swiss postal service sends mail to the dead 07 Oct 2013 - 01:01 am

ZURICH: Switzerland’s postal service admitted it had accidentally sent mail to people who recently died welcoming them to their new homes and wishing...

‘Drama moving to TV from celluloid’ 07 Oct 2013 - 01:01 am

BUSAN, South Korea: Six-time Oscar-nominated Irish director Jim Sheridan said yesterday that Hollywood’s fixation with making money from the international box office had...

Moroccan unemployed graduates protest 07 Oct 2013 - 01:00 am

Uemployed Moroccans hold banners as they demonstrate to demand more job opportunities, in the capital Rabat, yesterday. RABAT: Thousands of unemployed graduates marched...

Assad admits ‘mistakes’ in Syria conflict 07 Oct 2013 - 01:00 am

BERLIN/damascus: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has admitted making “mistakes” at the start of the uprising against him in March 2011, in an...

Turkey denies involvement in US raid in Somalia 07 Oct 2013 - 12:59 am

ISTANBUL: Turkey denied yesterday that its forces were involved in an assault in Somalia by US commandos against a suspected military leader of...

Suicide bombers target Shias in Iraq; 24 dead 07 Oct 2013 - 12:53 am

BAGHDAD: Suicide bombers attacked Shia pilgrims in Baghdad and a primary school and police station in a Shiite village in north Iraq yesterday,...

US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DEBTS MONEY FUNDING FLAG 07 Oct 2013 - 12:49 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: STAVRO Source: Al Balad - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DEBTS MONEY FUNDING FLAG 100213 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Malala invited to Buckingham Palace to meet queen 06 Oct 2013 - 05:26 pm

LONDON: Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, shot last year by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' schooling, has been invited to a Buckingham Palace...

Libya's PM demands explanation for U.S. raid in Tripoli 06 Oct 2013 - 05:24 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Sunday asked U.S. authorities to explain a military raid in Tripoli to capture a Libyan man...

Experts begin destroying Syrian chemical arsenal 06 Oct 2013 - 05:22 pm

DAMASCUS: Experts began Sunday the process of destroying Syria's chemical weapons arsenal under the terms of a UN resolution that will see Damascus...

12 Al-Qaeda militants arrested in Pakistan 06 Oct 2013 - 05:20 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani law enforcement forces have arrested 12 militants belonging to al-Qaeda in raids conducted in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, and different areas...

Taiwan president drops appeal in political scandal 06 Oct 2013 - 05:19 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has scrapped plans to appeal a court decision allowing the island's legislative speaker -- who is facing claims...

Suicide bomber attacks primary school in Iraq, kills 15 06 Oct 2013 - 05:18 pm

MOSUL, Iraq: A suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into the playground of a primary school in northern Iraq and blew...

Qatar Stock Exchange down 0.30pc 06 Oct 2013 - 05:08 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Sunday 29.53 points or 0.30 percent to 9,731.50 points from the previous closing of 9,761.03 points. The...

China, Taiwan in 'milestone' talks at APEC 06 Oct 2013 - 05:07 pm

Taiwan's leader representive Vincent Siew (L) meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) meeting in...

US raids terror leaders in Somalia, Libya 06 Oct 2013 - 04:54 pm

WASHINGTON: US forces struck two militant targets in Africa on Saturday, snatching a top Al-Qaeda suspect from the streets of Tripoli and launching...