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Israel targets missiles for Hezbollah: Report 05 May 2013 - 02:29 am

WASHINGTON: The air strike Israel carried out in Syria targeted a shipment of missiles from Iran bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon, the New...

Google recognises ‘Palestine’ on homepage 05 May 2013 - 02:13 am

JERUSALEM: Internet giant Google has recognised the Palestinians’ upgraded UN status, placing the name “Palestine” on its search engine instead of “Palestinian Territories,”...

20 killed in sectarian violence in Nigeria 04 May 2013 - 02:27 pm

KANO, Nigeria: At least 20 people were killed in violent clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria's Taraba state on Friday,...

GCC-Moroccan Investment Forum will begin at Tangier on Monday 04 May 2013 - 02:26 pm

MUSCAT: Deliberations of the GCC-Moroccan Investment Forum will begin at Tangier in the Moroccan Kingdom on Monday, May 6th under the auspices of...

Search ends for 100 Sudan miners believed dead 04 May 2013 - 02:25 pm

KHARTOUM: The search for about 100 workers believed to have died inside a collapsed gold mine in Sudan's Darfur region has ended after...

Security forces kill 8 militants in Pakistan 04 May 2013 - 01:18 pm

ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed at least 8 militants during an operation in Upper Orakzai, Radio Pakistan reported on Saturday. As per details,...

Saudi victims of SARS-like virus didn't travel 04 May 2013 - 12:59 pm

RIYADH: Five Saudis who died after contracting a new SARS-like virus last week had not travelled abroad, a health ministry doctor said on...

HE Chief of Staff heads to Bulgaria 04 May 2013 - 12:20 pm

DOHA: HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyah left Doha on Saturday for several...

Chinese boat damaged Philippine reef 04 May 2013 - 11:24 am

MANILA: A Chinese fishing vessel that crashed into one of the Philippines' most famous reefs damaged almost 4,000 square metres of centuries-old coral,...

Abu Dhabi to host international conference on labor mobility in May 04 May 2013 - 11:24 am

ABU DHABI: An international conference on the impact of labor mobility on sustainable development is due to convene in Abu Dhabi on May...

China jails former senior official for life for corruption 04 May 2013 - 11:05 am

BEIJING: China has sentenced a former provincial deputy governor to life in prison for accepting almost $2 million in bribes, the most senior...

Saudi's Kingdom Holding signs $311m refinancing deal for Savoy 04 May 2013 - 10:45 am

RIYADH: A subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding Co last week agreed to refinance the debt it used to buy London's Savoy Hotel...

Pakistan election candidate injured in IED blast 04 May 2013 - 10:25 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A Pakistani candidate running for parliament in next week's historic election was injured on Saturday as his vehicle hit a roadside...

Police arrest two in new anti-Muslim unrest in Myanmar 04 May 2013 - 10:24 am

YANGON: Two Buddhists have been arrested after Muslim shops were destroyed in northern Kachin State, police said Saturday, in a new outbreak of...

Gas pipeline blown up in Pakistan's Balochistan 04 May 2013 - 10:11 am

ISLAMABAD: A gas pipeline was blown up at Pat Feeder Canal near Dera Murad Jamali on Saturday, suspending supply to parts of Balochistan. ...

Bodies of two US pilots found after Kyrgyzstan crash 04 May 2013 - 10:10 am

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: Rescuers on Saturday recovered the bodies of two US pilots whose refuelling plane crashed in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan shortly after...

China returns 10 trafficked children to Vietnam 04 May 2013 - 08:37 am

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have returned 10 Vietnamese children who were kidnapped and trafficked into China, state media said on Saturday. The children were...

300 evacuated in Belgium after chemical train fire 04 May 2013 - 08:36 am

BRUSSELS: Belgian authorities on Saturday evacuated nearly 300 people from their homes after several cars of a train carrying chemicals derailed, causing a...