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Syria provides more information on chemical arms 05 Oct 2013 - 04:43 am

THE HAGUE: The international chemical warfare watchdog charged with destroying Syria’s arsenal yesterday said Damascus had provided “additional information” about its chemical weapons...

Assad: Turkey will pay for backing rebels 05 Oct 2013 - 04:43 am

ISTANBUL: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has told Turkey it will pay a heavy price for backing rebels fighting to oust him, accusing...

Iran, US must join hands to end sanctions: Cleric 05 Oct 2013 - 04:43 am

DUBAI: A senior Iranian cleric urged Washington and Tehran yesterday to “join hands” to end sanctions, local media reported, underlining the support of...

Most Israelis back Iran strike: Poll 05 Oct 2013 - 04:42 am

JERUSALEM: A majority of Israelis would support unilateral military action against Iran, according to a poll published yesterday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Saudi Arabia bails activist held over reformist meetings 05 Oct 2013 - 04:42 am

JEDDAH: Saudi authorities have freed prominent activist Waleed Abulkhair on bail after arresting him for holding “unauthorised” gatherings with reformists in the absolute...

Four killed in Egypt as Islamists protest 05 Oct 2013 - 04:38 am

Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Mursi gesture during a march in Shubra street in Cairo. CAIRO: At least four people died in...

Saudi reports six new MERS cases 05 Oct 2013 - 04:35 am

GENEVA: Saudi Arabia confirmed six new MERS cases, taking the global number of infections with the deadly virus to 136, World Health Organisation...

Qataris urged to provide travel details 05 Oct 2013 - 04:31 am

Doha: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a tweet has urged all Qataris to report to it while travelling overseas so they could...

FIFA delays Qatar World Cup decision 05 Oct 2013 - 04:30 am

ZURICH: FIFA has launched a consultation process to decide whether to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar away from the traditional June-July...

Preparing for a boom 05 Oct 2013 - 04:28 am

Khalifa Al Muslemani & Basheer Yusuf Al Kahlout BY AZMAT HAROON While the average population growth rate in the world is two to...

POPULATION PRESSURE 05 Oct 2013 - 04:27 am

More than 200,000 newly-recruited foreign workers have arrived in the country this year, taking the total population beyond the two million mark. Qatar’s...

Japan Airlines lodges complaint over landing-slot spat 04 Oct 2013 - 03:00 pm

TOKYO: Japan Airlines has lodged a complaint over Tokyo awarding twice as many lucrative landing slots at a major airport to rival All...

Islamic Development Bank to expand sukuk programme to $10bn 04 Oct 2013 - 02:33 pm

DUBAI: The Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) plans to increase its Islamic bond programme to $10 billion from $6.5 billion, to keep...

Two Indian ministers quit over plans to split southern state 04 Oct 2013 - 01:58 pm

NEW DELHI: Two Indian ministers resigned on Friday over a cabinet decision to create a new state, the latest bout of infighting that...

New Saudi cases lift MERS infections to 136 04 Oct 2013 - 01:58 pm

GENEVA: The global number of infections with the deadly MERS virus has risen to 136, after hard-hit Saudi Arabia confirmed six new cases,...

NGO director kidnapped in southwest Pakistan 04 Oct 2013 - 01:52 pm

QUETTA: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped the director of a non-governmental organization (NGO) from Railway Colony in Quetta on Friday, Geo News reported. According to...

China must 'play by the rules', Philippines must arm: US experts 04 Oct 2013 - 01:26 pm

MANILA: China has to learn to "play by the rules" and the Philippines must sharply boost its defences to keep South China Sea...

Tokyo Hermes raiders grab bags worth $400,000 04 Oct 2013 - 01:24 pm

TOKYO: Thieves smashed their way into a designer goods shop in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district and made off with more than $400,000 worth...