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US military chief prudent on talks with Taliban 08 Jul 2013 - 03:09 am

WASHINGTON: The top US military commander yesterday urged a cautious approach as the United States reaches out to the Taliban to try to...

Insurgents on the rise in east Afghanistan 08 Jul 2013 - 03:09 am

FORWARD OPERATING BASE LIGHTNING: Insurgents have stepped up operations in border provinces close to Pakistan, one of Afghanistan’s top generals said yesterday, with...

FIA to get more teeth: Minister 08 Jul 2013 - 03:09 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan yesterday said that the rules of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) would be revamped...

Lawyers oppose treason trial of Musharraf alone 08 Jul 2013 - 03:08 am

LAHORE: Lawyers, media persons, politicians and human rights activists have opposed the trial of only former president Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of...

Abu Qatada denies terror charges 08 Jul 2013 - 03:06 am

Cleric Abu Qatada (left) prepares to board an aircraft bound for Jordan during his deportation, at Royal Air Force base, Northolt, in London...

Kerry plans new Mideast visit this week to resume talks 08 Jul 2013 - 03:06 am

JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State John Kerry is to return to the Middle East later this week to resume efforts to draw Israel...

Three injured in Lebanon blasts 08 Jul 2013 - 03:06 am

BAALBEK, Lebanon: Twin roadside bombs, detonated minutes apart, wounded a woman and two soldiers in eastern Lebanon yesterday, a security source said. The...

South Yemenis demand secession 08 Jul 2013 - 03:05 am

MUKALLA, Yemen: Thousands of people rallied in south Yemen yesterday on the 19th anniversary of the civil war that was won by the...

Iraqi Kurdistan chief on rare visit to Baghdad 08 Jul 2013 - 03:05 am

BAGHDAD: The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, Massud Barzani, visited Baghdad yesterday for the first time in years for landmark talks with...

Armed group shuts down second Libyan oil port 08 Jul 2013 - 03:05 am

TRIPOLI: An armed group has shut down export operations at Libya’s crude oil port of Ras Lanuf in a move believed to be...

Six students selected for Economist internship 08 Jul 2013 - 02:56 am

Members of the judges panel Khaled Al Sayed, Editor-in-Chief of The Peninsula (centre), Bilal Randeree, Managing Director of QatarLiving.com, (left) and Jeremy Cohen,...

HMC first in region to implant power knee 08 Jul 2013 - 02:55 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: The Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Prosthetic and Orthotic Department become the first healthcare facility in the region yesterday to...

Al Attiyah meets Japanese delegation 08 Jul 2013 - 02:54 am

The Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah with General Director for the Middle East...

Temperature likely to go down in Al Ruwais today 08 Jul 2013 - 02:53 am

DOHA: The day will be relatively cooler in Al Ruwais in the north of the country today as the maximum temperature forecast by...

Emir receives phone call from Erdogan 08 Jul 2013 - 02:53 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a telephone call from the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep...

Defence minister receives Spanish counterpart 08 Jul 2013 - 02:52 am

The Minister of State for Defence Affairs Major General H E Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah with the Spanish Defence Minister Pedro Morenes....

More than 138,000 infants screened for hearing loss 08 Jul 2013 - 02:51 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) National Newborn Screening Program (NNSP) has celebrated its 10th anniversary, having carried out 138,046 hearing tests on infants...

Minister with award-winning film-maker 08 Jul 2013 - 02:51 am

The award-winning Kuwaiti film-maker Walid Al Awadi (third left), and renowned Kuwaiti actor Saad Al Farej (third right) with the Minister of Culture,...