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Huge hoard of endangered species found in Manila slum 06 Jul 2013 - 04:35 am

MANILA: Five dead crocodiles, 14 critically endangered turtles and a cache of other rare species have been found in the home of a...

Business groups support constitutional changes 06 Jul 2013 - 04:35 am

MANILA: Once looked upon with distrust or scorned outright, efforts to introduce changes in the Constitution appear to be gaining support, particularly from...

Stem cell team faces therapy probe 06 Jul 2013 - 04:34 am

MANILA: Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Chairman Antonio Villar filed a complaint before the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) yesterday against a medical...

Peace talks annex may be signed with Milf next week 06 Jul 2013 - 04:34 am

MANILA: The Philippine government hoped yesterday to sign at least one of the three remaining annexes of the framework agreement on the Bangsamoro...

Louis Vuitton to buy croc skins 06 Jul 2013 - 04:26 am

DAVAO CITY: The first and only crocodile slaughterhouse in Mindanao finally started operation on Wednesday in the town of Kapalong, Davao del Norte,...

Committed people can make changes: Rota official 06 Jul 2013 - 03:01 am

Participants and organisers of iEARN Qatar conference at Qatar National Convention Center, yesterday. Shaival Dalal BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: Reach Out To...

JeemTV to inspire children with a variety of Ramadan programmes 06 Jul 2013 - 03:00 am

Tijan Al Noor: The Holy Quran Recitation Contest. Doha: Jeem TV is set to present several special programmes to inspire children and families...

Students get a glimpse of life in film industry 06 Jul 2013 - 03:00 am

A student at the Film Appreciation and Criticism Summer Course at Northwestern University in Qatar’s Summer Media Institute. DOHA: Sixty-six students from 22...

PEC students secure top four positions 06 Jul 2013 - 02:58 am

Doha: The students of Pakistan Education Centre (PEC) Qatar achieved excellent results in the SSC Part-I Annual Examination 2013 conducted by the FBISE,...

Emir, PM greet leaders of Algeria, Venezuela and Cape Verde 06 Jul 2013 - 02:58 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent cables of greetings to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Algeria), President Nicolas...

Anvin lift Ooredoo volleyball trophy 06 Jul 2013 - 02:57 am

Ghanim Al Mohannadi (centre), Chairman of QSports, and Ahmed Izeldin of Ooredoo with the winning team Anvin at the Ooredoo Workers Cup Volleyball...

A unique fort 06 Jul 2013 - 02:44 am

by Shaival Dalal Umm Salal Mohammed Fort, located about 20km north of Doha, was built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...

PUBLIC SERVICE GOVERNMENT TAX GOP ELEPHANT 06 Jul 2013 - 02:42 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR PUBLIC SERVICE GOVERNMENT TAX GOP ELEPHANT 070113 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New...

MORSI PYRAMIDE EGYPT MILITARY FALL 06 Jul 2013 - 02:33 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: NIK Source: khodnevis.org - Canada Keywords: COLOR MORSI PYRAMIDE EGYPT MILITARY FALL 070571 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York...

Five killed in Iraq attacks 06 Jul 2013 - 02:31 am

Iraqis inspect the site of a suicide car bomb attack in the Al Haq square in Samarra, a predominantly Sunni town north of...

Fierce fighting batters Syria’s strategic city of Homs 06 Jul 2013 - 02:30 am

BEIRUT: Syrian state forces backed by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah hammered the central city of Homs yesterday, activists said, sparking concern from...

Protesters rally for Lebanon cleric Assir 06 Jul 2013 - 02:30 am

SIDON, Lebanon: Several hundred people protested in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon yesterday in support of Ahmed Al Assir, a radical cleric...

Palestinian president in rare visit to Lebanon camp 06 Jul 2013 - 02:29 am

BEIRUT: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas paid a rare visit yesterday to a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, placing a wreath at the cemetery...