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Far East quake jolts Moscow 25 May 2013 - 02:41 am

MOSCOW: A massive undersea earthquake yesterday in Russia’s Far East prompted a tsunami warning and unleashed tremors across Russia including in Moscow around...

UK intelligence under pressure over murder of soldier 25 May 2013 - 02:40 am

LONDON: Britain’s intelligence services came under pressure yesterday to explain how they let two Islamist extremists suspected of hacking a soldier to death...

Sports film fest opens 25 May 2013 - 02:39 am

FICTS President, Prof Franco Ascani (centre), Director of Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, Dr Christian Wacker (right), and Founder and Chairman of Youth...

QF football event ends today 25 May 2013 - 02:38 am

A child participates in the fifth and final ‘Passport To Passion’ event at Education City yesterday. Shaival Dalal DOHA: Over 300 children have...

Aspetar-Algerian football partnership continues 25 May 2013 - 02:37 am

Aspetar CEO, Dr Khalifa Al Kuwari, with FAF President and member of the FIFA Executive Committee, Mohammed Raouraoua, during signing ceremony at Aspetar....

A paradise for families 25 May 2013 - 02:36 am

by Abdul Basit With its abundant greenery and play areas, the Dahl Al Hamam Park is a place where children and the rest...

Civic bodies urged to act on abandoned vehicles 25 May 2013 - 02:35 am

Doha: An online weekly survey by Al Sharq shows the majority of people feel local municipalities need to boost efforts to deal with...

FRANCE LIBERTE FREEDOM CAGE GRAVE 25 May 2013 - 02:35 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: TUNIN Source: Moscow, Russia Keywords: COLOR FRANCE LIBERTE FREEDOM CAGE GRAVE 052313 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York Times...

Praying together 25 May 2013 - 02:30 am

Iraqi worshippers during a joint Sunni-Shia Friday prayer at the Martyrs Monument in Baghdad yesterday. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has called...

Kerry: Israelis, Palestinians must make tough decisions 25 May 2013 - 02:29 am

Palestinian protesters throw stones towards an Israeli bulldozer during clashes following a protest against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in the...

Sleiman cautions Hezbollah over role in Syria war 25 May 2013 - 02:28 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s President Michel Sleiman cautioned the Shia group Hezbollah yesterday over its militia fighting alongside regime troops in neighbouring Syria. “The resistance...

Russia says Assad ready to talk peace 25 May 2013 - 02:23 am

Demonstrators wave Syrian opposition flags during a protest against Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul yesterday....

WHO to help Saudi probe virus before Haj 25 May 2013 - 02:22 am

An electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS, which...

Qatar third in sending Arab tourists to Egypt 25 May 2013 - 02:21 am

Youths swim at the sea to cool off on a hot day in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria yesterday. DOHA: The tourist inflow...

When rooftops become junkyards 25 May 2013 - 02:20 am

By FAZEENA SALEEM Many residential and commercial areas across the country are likely to get a better look soon, with the Ministry of...

ROOFTOP DANGERS 25 May 2013 - 02:15 am

Aerial photographs of some expatriate-dominated working-class localities in Doha and some of its suburbs have alarmed members of the Central Municipal Council (CMC),...

Trip into space with DiCaprio costs $1.5m 24 May 2013 - 10:11 pm

CANNES: Leonardo DiCaprio is going to get closer to stars of a different kind as he heads into space aboard the Virgin Galactic,...

Television wins new respect from movie elites 24 May 2013 - 10:11 pm

CANNES: Actors and directors gathered for the world’s leading movie showcase in Cannes this week said television was increasingly luring top talent and...