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Neighbourhood markets planned 24 May 2013 - 01:54 am

Minister of Business and Trade H E Sheikh Jassim bin AbdulAziz bin Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani looks at scale models of the...

Opposition chief offers ‘safe exit’ to Assad 24 May 2013 - 01:53 am

Former leader of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) Moaz Alkhatib speaks during a meeting in Istanbul yesterday. BEIRUT: Syria’s outgoing opposition chief published...

Doping horses to be criminal offence in UAE 24 May 2013 - 01:51 am

Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamadan Bin Rashid al-Maktoum pats Cavalryman at the Meydan race track on March 30, 2013 (AFP/File, Marwan Naamani)...

Fire at scrap shop 24 May 2013 - 01:43 am

Fire broke out in a scrap shop in the Industrial Area yesterday. Firefighters rushed to the site and put out the blaze. There...

Saudi confirms another death from coronavirus 24 May 2013 - 01:24 am

Saudi Deputy Health Minister Ziad Memish looks on prior to a meeting on the SARS-like virus coronavirus (nCoV) situation yesterday at the World...

Two more arrested over London slaying 24 May 2013 - 01:23 am

A man pays respects outside Woolwich Barracks in London yesterday, a day after the murder of a British soldier. LONDON: British police arrested...

Swedish police call in reinforcements as riots flare 24 May 2013 - 01:22 am

A bystander checks debris around a row of burnt out cars in the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several suburbs...

Militants kill 20 in Niger 24 May 2013 - 01:22 am

NIAMEY: Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger yesterday, officials said, killing 20 people and wounding...

US bill to curb military sexual assaults 24 May 2013 - 01:20 am

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers introduced fresh legislation yesterday seeking to address the problem of sexual assaults in the military and summoned the nation’s top...

SYRIA GENEVA TALKS RUSSIA USA NEGOTIATIONS TABLE LUNCH COOK MAP 24 May 2013 - 01:19 am

SYRIA GENEVA TALKS RUSSIA USA NEGOTIATIONS TABLE LUNCH COOK MAP Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR SYRIA...

Bank of Cyprus 24 May 2013 - 01:05 am

Aircraft carrier 24 May 2013 - 12:52 am

A general view of the aircraft on the flight deck during a tour of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier on patrol in the...

Solar plane sets distance record 24 May 2013 - 12:10 am

LOS ANGELES: The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a new distance record yesterday...

Cannes goes from bling to crisis with US road movie 24 May 2013 - 12:04 am

CANNES, France: Cannes turned its back on bling yesterday with a road movie set in today’s crisis-ravaged American Midwest, featuring the latest standout...

Kerry tastes Palestinian shawarma 24 May 2013 - 12:02 am

RAMALLAH: US Secretary of State John Kerry stepped off the diplomatic track on Thursday and onto a West Bank street where he sampled...

McDonald’s joins forces with italy’s oldest pasta firm 24 May 2013 - 12:00 am

Rome: One is an iconic brand of Italian cuisine that has been in the same family for four generations. The other is one...

Football: Ferdinand extends Man United contract 23 May 2013 - 06:25 pm

LONDON: Rio Ferdinand has signed a one-year contract extension with Manchester United, the Premier League champions announced on Thursday. The 34-year-old centre-back, who...

Saudi Arabia confirms another death from SARS-like virus 23 May 2013 - 03:01 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has announced another death from the SARS-like novel coronavirus (nCoV) in its central al-Qassim region, bringing the total number of...