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LNG tanker Bu Samra en route to UK: AIS 13 Aug 2013 - 02:22 am

LONDON: Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Bu Samra is sailing to one of Britain’s terminals, AIS Live ship tracking data showed. The...

Nine Al Ghanim accident victims leave hospital 13 Aug 2013 - 02:22 am

DOHA: Nine of 13 commuters injured in the freaky Mowasalat bus accident at Al Ghanim bus terminus on Sunday were discharged from hospital...

Expatriates celebrate Eid at RLC 13 Aug 2013 - 02:21 am

Participants during the Eid celebrations organised by the Ras Laffan Industrial City Community Outreach Programme. DOHA: Hundreds of expatriate workers based in northern...

QA offers FC Barcelona package 13 Aug 2013 - 02:21 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways Holidays, the leisure division of Qatar Airways, is now offering FC Barcelona fans throughout the GCC an exclusive package that...

Aljazeera to air The Quagmire on Thursday 13 Aug 2013 - 02:20 am

DOHA: The Aljazeera Arabic news channel will air a new episode of its “Palestine under the Microscope” series titled The Quagmire on Thursday...

Mursi’s detention extended 13 Aug 2013 - 02:19 am

Egyptians supporters of ousted president Morsi protest in Cairo CAIRO: Egypt’s judiciary extended ousted president Mohammed Mursi’s detention yesterday as his supporters marched...

Rowhani defends cabinet choices 13 Aug 2013 - 02:18 am

Iran’s new President Hassan Rowhani delivers the names of his proposed ministers to parliament in Tehran yesterday. DUBAI: President Hassan Rowhani said yesterday...

Al Qaeda claims attacks in Iraq, warns of more 13 Aug 2013 - 02:16 am

People splash each other with water during a water-splashing festival in Sulaimaniya province, 330km northeast of Baghdad. The festival was held for the...

Rival women’s rallies planned in Tunisia today 13 Aug 2013 - 02:15 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s ruling Islamist Ennahda party and the opposition have called for rival rallies today to mark local women’s day, reflecting deepening divisions...

Tunisia troops bomb jihadist hideouts 13 Aug 2013 - 02:15 am

KASSERINE: Tunisia’s army yesterday bombarded suspected jihadist positions in a rugged mountain range near the Algerian border, as it kept up operations against...

Al Qaeda in Yemen says to free Islamist militants 13 Aug 2013 - 02:15 am

DUBAI: The leader of Al Qaeda’s Yemen-based wing, Nasser Al Wuhayshi, said he would free jailed Islamist militants soon, days after the United...

Rebel leader visits Assad’s home province 13 Aug 2013 - 02:14 am

General Salim Idriss (front, second right), head of the rebel Free Syrian Army, during a visit to the coastal province of Latakia in...

Egypt thwarts Palestinians from Gaza 13 Aug 2013 - 02:14 am

RAFAH, Gaza Strip: Egypt has sharply cut the number of Palestinians allowed to enter from the Gaza Strip since its military ousted Islamist...

Israel names 26 Palestinians to be released from prison 13 Aug 2013 - 02:13 am

JERUSALEM: Israel named 26 Palestinians yesterday it will free from jail this week under a deal enabling US-backed peace talks to resume. But...

150,000 hit by floods in Sudan 13 Aug 2013 - 02:13 am

KHARTOUM: The number of people affected by this month’s flooding in Sudan has climbed to around 150,000 and is expected to rise further,...

Arrest warrant for Algeria ex-minister 13 Aug 2013 - 02:13 am

ALGIERS: International arrest warrants have been issued for former energy minister Chekib Khelil and eight others in connection with a corruption case at...

Jordan prisoners end hunger strike 13 Aug 2013 - 02:12 am

JERUSALEM: Four out of five Jordanian prisoners held in Israel have ended a three-month hunger strike against prison conditions, Israeli officials said yesterday....

Bahrain Premier warns of tough action against demonstrators 13 Aug 2013 - 01:56 am

A policeman confronts a protester in the Shi'ite village of Sanabis, near Manama, in this February 14, 2011 file photo DUBAI: Bahrain’s prime...