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Portugal wildfire 30 Aug 2013 - 03:02 am

A firefighter tries to put out a wildfire in Caramulo, central Portugal, yesterday. Five mountain villages were evacuated overnight as forest fires intensified...

Two Algerian Gitmo detainees sent back home 30 Aug 2013 - 02:59 am

WASHINGTON: The US said on yesterday it had transferred two men from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the government...

Es’hail 1 in Earth’s orbit 30 Aug 2013 - 02:58 am

A TV grab shows Es’hail 1 lifting off from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana. (Picture: Qassim Rahmatullah) DOHA: History was made...

US may act alone on Syria 30 Aug 2013 - 02:54 am

A woman looks at a gas mask kit at a distribution centre in Jerusalem yesterday. Thousands of Israelis are lining up to pick...

Visa on arrival for babies of resident women 30 Aug 2013 - 02:52 am

DOHA: Married women residents here with valid residency permit (RP) can now avail visa on arrival at the Doha International Airport for their...

Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr banned in Egypt 30 Aug 2013 - 02:51 am

DOHA: Egyptian authorities have banned Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr in the country. The ministers of investment, telecommunication and information issued a statement, saying...

Vegetables yard to reopen with more stalls 30 Aug 2013 - 02:50 am

File Picture of Al Mazrouah yard DOHA: Al Mazourah Yard, the new market for locally produced vegetables opened last year, expects more buyers...

Renault says deputy head Tavares leaves job immediately 29 Aug 2013 - 01:54 pm

PARIS: French auto group Renault, which controls Nissan of Japan, said on Thursday that its deputy head Carlos Tavares is leaving his functions...

Turkey says in talks with South Korea for coal project TAQA delayed 29 Aug 2013 - 01:53 pm

ANKARA: Turkey has started talks with South Korea over a lignite and power project that Abu Dhabi National Energy Co, Turkey's initial partner...

Philippines says China asked Aquino to scrap visit 29 Aug 2013 - 01:42 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino has called off his planned visit to China next week at Beijing's request, Manila said Thursday as the...

Hagel issues warning over Asian maritime disputes 29 Aug 2013 - 01:18 pm

JERUDONG, Brunei: Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel warned fellow defence ministers Thursday that a growing number of maritime incidents and tensions in disputed Asian...

Eritrea's Transport and Communications Minister meets HE Qatari ambassador 29 Aug 2013 - 12:33 pm

ASMARA: Eritrea's Minister of Transport and Communications Woldemichael Abraha has met with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Eritrea Mohammed bin Issa Al-Mannai. During the...

Emir meets outgoing ambassadors of Kuwait and Greece 29 Aug 2013 - 12:09 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met separately at his Wajbah Palace office on Thursday morning with HE Kuwaiti...

Taliban kill 15 police in west Afghanistan 29 Aug 2013 - 11:37 am

HERAT: Taliban insurgents killed 15 police on the main highway in western Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, in the latest attack to highlight an...

Vodafone in talks with Verizon to sell out of US venture 29 Aug 2013 - 10:54 am

LONDON: Vodafone Group PLC said on Thursday it was in talks with Verizon Communications Inc to sell its 45 percent stake in their...

Zurich chairman Ackermann resigns over suicide of CFO 29 Aug 2013 - 10:32 am

A file photograph showing Josef Ackermann, chief Executive of Deutsche Bank, attending the 'European Banking Congress' in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 18...

Tropical storm triggers flooding in Taiwan 29 Aug 2013 - 10:31 am

TAIPEI: Tropical Storm Kong-Rey pounded southern Taiwan with torrential rain on Thursday, triggering widespread flooding and disrupting air and rail traffic, the government...

41 dead in Kenya bus disaster 29 Aug 2013 - 10:15 am

NAIROBI: At least 41 people were killed Thursday in a bus crash west of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Kenyan Red Cross said....