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Bloomberg Mideast magazine from October 02 Aug 2013 - 03:13 am

Officials of Bloomberg Businessweek and United Media Services International after signing the partnership. DOHA: Bloomberg Businessweek has partnered with United Media Services International...

Katara shows banknotes with unique numbers 02 Aug 2013 - 03:13 am

Doha: A US $1 bill with serial number I 11111111 G, among many rarest of rare banknotes from other countries all with serial...

Rolls-Royce announces H1 sales growth of 18pc 02 Aug 2013 - 03:13 am

DOHA: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha, the official importer of Rolls-Royce cars in Qatar, has announced sales growth exceeding 18 percent for the ultra-luxury...

Fire destroys vehicles 02 Aug 2013 - 03:08 am

A fire broke out in an enclosed car park behind the DHL office at Old Airport area yesterday. At least three vehicles –...

HMC spreads awareness on organ donation 02 Aug 2013 - 03:07 am

DOHA: The drive by the Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Organ Donation Centre to encourage residents to register as donors is now held at...

Pakistanis raise concerns over passports at open day 02 Aug 2013 - 03:05 am

Pakistanis at the open day at the mission in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Pakistani Ambassador Syed Hassan Raza addressing the gathering. Abdul Basit Doha:...

Emir, Premier send greetings to Swiss, Benin presidents 02 Aug 2013 - 03:04 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent cables of congratulations to the President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli...

Assad says confident of victory 02 Aug 2013 - 03:02 am

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency yesterday shows Syrian President Bashar Al Assad talking with Syrian army soldiers during...

Yemen president meets Obama in Washington 02 Aug 2013 - 03:02 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama was meeting his Yemeni counterpart yesterday against a backdrop of drone strikes and the unresolved fate of Yemeni prisoners...

Tunisia ruling party won’t remove PM 02 Aug 2013 - 03:02 am

TUNIS: The head of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party yesterday refused to remove the prime minister from his post, hardening its stance toward the...

Tunisia Femen activist freed 02 Aug 2013 - 03:01 am

TUNIS: Amina Sboui, a young Tunisian activist with the protest group Femen, was released from jail yesterday pending her trial for desecrating a...

Obama talks over phone with Abbas, Netanyahu 02 Aug 2013 - 03:01 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama spoke separately by phone yesterday to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a White House...

Ramadan Thoughts: The soul at peace 02 Aug 2013 - 02:59 am

The Islamic concept of the nafs (lexically means, soul, the psyche, ego, self, essence, heart or mind) highlights the intricate and complex composition...

EGYPT LIBERTY TORCH ISLAM TANK 02 Aug 2013 - 02:59 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: HAJJAJ Source: Ad-Dustour - Amman, Jordan Keywords: COLOR EGYPT LIBERTY TORCH ISLAM TANK 073013 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New...

Supreme court confirms Berlusconi jail term 02 Aug 2013 - 02:53 am

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi reacts during a session at the parliament in Rome. ROME: Italy’s supreme court yesterday upheld a jail...

Cleveland kidnapper gets life in prison 02 Aug 2013 - 02:51 am

Michelle Knight (second left) reads a statement while supported by her attorney (left) and friend as her accused assailant Ariel Castro (right) sits...

Mugabe rivals slam ‘sham’ poll 02 Aug 2013 - 02:50 am

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe reacts as he leaves after casting his vote in Highfields, outside Harare. HARARE: President Robert Mugabe’s rivals rubbished his...

Snowden offered job at ‘Russian Facebook’ 02 Aug 2013 - 02:49 am

MOSCOW: The founder of Russia’s most popular social network VKontakte yesterday offered a job to Edward Snowden, after the US intelligence leaker left...