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Syria: Reports of more chemical attacks 28 May 2013 - 02:43 am

Forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad carry their weapons as they move during an operation to push rebels from the road...

Election campaign 28 May 2013 - 02:42 am

Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf delivers his speech to the crowd during an election campaign rally in the city of Zanjan, north-western...

Turkey’s EU entry talks to resume in June 28 May 2013 - 02:42 am

BRUSSELS: Turkey is likely to take a long-awaited step on its path towards European Union entry next month, EU officials said yesterday, after...

Al Shamali is Kuwait’s acting oil minister 28 May 2013 - 02:41 am

KUWAIT: Major oil producer Kuwait appointed Mustapha Al Shamali as acting oil minister yesterday, state news agency Kuna said, after Hani Hussein stepped...

Israel coalition wobbles over proposed military service law 28 May 2013 - 02:41 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner threatened to quit yesterday unless bickering ministers agreed to a proposal to end wholesale...

Kuwait opposition to boycott polls under amended law 28 May 2013 - 02:40 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s opposition will boycott any future poll under a controversial electoral law amended last year, even if the constitutional court upholds...

Schoolboy dies after hit by reversing bus 28 May 2013 - 02:02 am

DOHA: A 12-year-old student of the DPS Modern Indian School died in Messaied on Sunday evening after he was hit by a bus. ...

Alarms at petrol stations 28 May 2013 - 01:56 am

DOHA: The Civil Defence has asked all petrol and service stations in the country to install alarm systems that are linked to its...

Bahrain bans links with Hezbollah 28 May 2013 - 01:51 am

Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, gives a televised address from an undisclosed location, May 25, 2013 in Lebanon DUBAI: Shia-majority Bahrain yesterday...

Over 70 killed in wave of Baghdad bombings 28 May 2013 - 01:49 am

Protesters in a Baghdad suburb yesterday. Attacks in the capital and northern Iraq killed about 70 people, the latest in a wave of...

Road infrastructure projects on fast lane 28 May 2013 - 01:47 am

Work in progress on one of the metro stations in the heart of Doha as part of the Qatar rail and metro project....

$5.5bn island to house World Cup fans 28 May 2013 - 01:45 am

The Chairman of Qatar Chamber, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the Cityscape Exhibition 2013 at...

Labour law may cover more sectors 28 May 2013 - 01:43 am

DOHA: There are indications that the scope of the labour law might be expanded to bring within its ambit workers from sectors in...

Baghdad blasts kill 15 27 May 2013 - 07:12 pm

BAGHDAD: A series of bombings in and around the Iraqi capital killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens on Monday, security and...

Libya congress chief set to quit Tuesday over ban law 27 May 2013 - 07:04 pm

TRIPOLI: The head of Libya's national assembly is set to resign on Tuesday, sources close to him said, following passage of a law ...

Kuwait grants Oman $2.5bn as development aid 27 May 2013 - 02:51 pm

MUSCAT: Oil-rich Kuwait will finance development projects in Oman worth $2.5 billion as part of pledges made two years ago by members of...

Suu Kyi denounces two-child limit on Myanmar Rohingya families 27 May 2013 - 02:41 pm

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi gives a speech at the first meeting of the central executive committee of the National League...

RBS names former regulator Pain as head of conduct 27 May 2013 - 02:32 pm

LONDON: State-backed British lender Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Jon Pain, a former director at the country's financial services regulator, as its...