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First Kurdish rebels reach Iraq under peace plan 15 May 2013 - 03:15 am

Kurdistan Workers Party fighters stand in formation in northern Iraq yesterday. HEROR: Weary and caked in mud, the first group of Kurdish militants...

Saudi owner paid pirates $2.6m to free ship crew 15 May 2013 - 03:14 am

ALGIERS: The Saudi owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew were held by Somali pirates for 10 months admitted paying $2.6m to...

Israel cabinet okays new budget draft 15 May 2013 - 03:14 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s cabinet yesterday approved the 2013-2014 budget draft that will slash spending and hike taxes this year and next to rein in...

Britain grants asylum to Bahraini blogger 15 May 2013 - 03:14 am

OSLO: A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years....

NORTH KOREA KIM JONG UN HORSE KID TOY NUCLEAR 15 May 2013 - 03:11 am

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Heir Apparent receives AFC president 15 May 2013 - 02:57 am

The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, also Chairman of Qatar Olympic Committee, received Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President...

New facility planned to house strays 15 May 2013 - 02:56 am

DOHA: A state-run stray control and animal protection department has caught some 57,000 stray cats from the country’s streets in the past seven...

94,000 dead in Syria: NGO 15 May 2013 - 02:55 am

Search and rescue officers work at a damaged building at the site of blast in the town of Reyhanli in Hatay province, near...

Plan for more floors on D-Ring Road rejected 15 May 2013 - 02:54 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has turned down a proposal by the Central Municipal Council (CMC) to allow more floors...

Messi arriving for Ooredoo event 15 May 2013 - 02:53 am

Doha: Ooredoo global brand ambassador Lionel Messi is set to visit Qatar to launch an international initiative later this month, the company said...

Naqba marked 15 May 2013 - 02:52 am

Palestinian boys rally brandishing burning torches to mark the beginning of the Naqba (Day of Catastrophe), in the old city of Nablus yesterday....

Two million sign plea to oust Mursi 15 May 2013 - 02:51 am

CAIRO: A campaign calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi and early presidential elections has gathered over two million signatures, organisers...

Qatar moves to 101st place in FIFA rankings 15 May 2013 - 02:50 am

Zurich: Qatar has moved up one place to 101 in the latest FIFA rankings issued by football governing body. Two months ago, Qatar...

Netanyahu bids to block arms supply to Syria 15 May 2013 - 02:27 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a news conference at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi yesterday....

Iran defends post as chair of UN disarmament conference 15 May 2013 - 02:27 am

UNITED NATIONS: Iran yesterday defended its election as the rotating chair of the world’s sole multilateral disarmament forum after the United States announced...

Jordan to host ‘Friends of Syria’ next week 15 May 2013 - 02:27 am

AMMAN: Jordan’s foreign ministry said yesterday Amman will host a meeting of the so-called “Friends of Syria” group next week to discuss latest...

Egypt to try Coptic teacher 15 May 2013 - 02:27 am

CAIRO: A Coptic Christian teacher in an Egyptian primary school will stand trial after colleagues and the parents of students accused her of...

Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad alcohol shops 15 May 2013 - 02:26 am

BAGHDAD: Gunmen armed with silenced weapons shot dead 12 people at alcohol shops in the Iraqi capital yesterday, security and medical officials said....