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  Khartoum: Chairman of the Darfur Regional Authority Dr Al Tijani Al Sisi has appreciated the role of the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad...

An Iranian citizen living in the Washington DC area casts her vote at a mosque in Manassas, Virginia, yesterday. WASHINGTON: Iranian-Americans and expatriates...

Turkish mothers sing during a candle-lit vigil in memory of those killed during the recent demonstrations on Taksim Square in Istanbul. ISTANBUL/ANKARA: Turkish...

MOSCOW: Russia said yesterday that US data on the Syrian regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons was “unconvincing”, and warned Washington against repeating...

  DUBAI: A senior cleric in Islam’s holy city Makkah exhorted followers yesterday to support Syrian rebels by “all means”, the latest in a...

KHARTOUM: A peacekeeper was killed and two others were wounded as shells hit a United Nations base in Sudan’s troubled South Kordofan state...

KUWAIT: Kuwait warned yesterday that it would not allow any unlicensed protest marches over a court ruling next week which will say whether...

  CAIRO: Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood blamed Shias for creating religious strife throughout Islam’s history, as the movement joined a call by Sunni clerics...

By Fazeena Saleem  Private tutors are thriving in Doha as parents of Qatari and expatriate students seek their services for “extra coaching” to...

By Azmat Haroon Running tuition centres in Qatar may become tougher with the Supreme Education Council (SEC) planning stringent laws to regulate them....

Every year we see expatriate schools in Qatar making tall claims about their academic achievements as pictures of their top-ranking students get splashed...

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad casting his ballot in the presidential elections in Tehran, yesterday. RIGHT: Moderate presidential candidate Hassan Rowhani shows his ballot...

Civilians and Free Syrian Army fighters carry Syrian opposition flags and chant slogans as they walk past damaged buildings during a protest against...

RIYADH: One more person has died and two more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus, MERS-CoV, the Saudi...

Traffic in Kuwait City KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has begun cancelling the driving licences of foreign students who have graduated and working housewives, tightening...

  MADRID: Malaga announced Friday they have signed former Real Madrid boss Bernd Schuster as their new coach.   "Malaga trust that the German-born coach...

PARIS: Qatar-backed telecom group Ooredoo said on Friday that it had withdrawn its bid for Vivendi's 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom, leaving...

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities Friday delayed approval of a plan by Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad to acquire a stake in Jet Airways, as...