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US encouraging terror in Xinjiang: Media 02 Jul 2013 - 09:05 am

BEIJING: The US is encouraging “terrorism” in Xinjiang, Chinese state media said yesterday, also claiming that separatists in the region — which has...

North Korea: Kerry shows united front 02 Jul 2013 - 09:04 am

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei: US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday sought to present a united front against North Korea’s nuclear ambitions as...

Communal riots erupt again in Myanmar 02 Jul 2013 - 09:04 am

YANGON: Rioters torched two houses in a coastal town in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in the latest violence between Buddhists and minority Muslims, a...

Protester miscarries after Cambodia police crackdown 02 Jul 2013 - 09:04 am

PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian woman miscarried yesterday after police beat her and another pregnant protester during a crackdown on a land rally in...

Aquino vows to rebuild air force by 2016 02 Jul 2013 - 09:03 am

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino yesterday vowed to acquire fighter jets, air defence radar and other equipment within three years to bolster the...

4 China ships in Japan waters 02 Jul 2013 - 09:03 am

TOKYO: Four Chinese government ships were yesterday sailing in waters around islands controlled by Tokyo and claimed by Beijing, the Japanese coastguard said....

Sri Lanka bans Time 'Buddhist Terror' edition 02 Jul 2013 - 09:01 am

This illustration picture taken on June 24, 2013, shows a man reading a copy of the July 1 issue of Time magazine carrying...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 02 Jul 2013 - 08:29 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Tuesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Seven dead in Kabul attack on NATO supply firm 02 Jul 2013 - 07:55 am

KABUL: A suicide truck bomb and gun attack killed seven people on Tuesday, destroying the entrance to a compound used by a foreign...

Education key to nation building: Minister 02 Jul 2013 - 03:30 am

H E Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and Higher Education, addressing the 20th Annual iEARN International Conference and 17th...

Prominent heart surgeons share expertise at two-day seminar 02 Jul 2013 - 03:29 am

Dr Magdi Yacoub, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Imperial College London, speaking at the third Qatar Heart Science Seminar. DOHA: Some of the...

Al Bustan Street to be closed for one week 02 Jul 2013 - 03:28 am

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) yesterday said that the section of Bu Erayyen Street (Al Bustan) stretching from Al Waab Intersection to...

Advisory Council expresses confidence in Emir’s leadership 02 Jul 2013 - 03:25 am

Doha: The Advisory Council expressed great pride and appreciation to the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who had...

Kuwait cabinet greets Father Emir, Emir 02 Jul 2013 - 03:25 am

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Council of Ministers expressed sincere greetings to the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the occasion...

Emir receives phone call from Haniyah, Erdogan 02 Jul 2013 - 03:24 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a message of greetings from President of the Republic of Congo...

Public urged to take precaution against heat 02 Jul 2013 - 03:24 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Cooperation’s (HMC) Emergency Department has treated an average of ten people per week for heat exhaustion in the month of...

Mary Kay O’Connor Safety Center extended 02 Jul 2013 - 03:22 am

The Manager of Corporate Health, Safety and Environment at Qatar Petroleum (QP), Dr Ali Hamed Al Mulla (third left), addressing the launching ceremony...

Career-focused summer camp attracts 50 Qatari students 02 Jul 2013 - 03:22 am

Students at the first career-focused summer camp by Qatar Career Fair, held in partnership with Hamad Bin Khalifa University. DOHA: The first career...