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New hearing begins against UAE Islamists 01 May 2013 - 03:25 am

ABU DHABI: The trial of 94 UAE Islamist dissidents accused of plotting to seize power in the Gulf state resumed yesterday, as rights...

Egypt to halt privatisation of state firms 01 May 2013 - 03:24 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi said yesterday his government will no longer privatise state firms, in a break with a policy launched in...

Food poisoning again at Al Azhar 01 May 2013 - 03:22 am

CAIRO: At least 161 students have been hit by food poisoning at Cairo’s prestigious Al Azhar University, in the second such incident this...

SYRIA MAGNET SUICIDE BOMBER 01 May 2013 - 03:21 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR SYRIA MAGNET SUICIDE BOMBER 042813 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New...

Sheikha Moza in Amsterdam 01 May 2013 - 02:12 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser posing for a family picture after the inauguration ceremony of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, at the...

Kuwait deports 213 for grave traffic offences 01 May 2013 - 02:05 am

Around 400 people die from traffic accidents every year in Kuwait KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has deported 213 foreigners over the past few days...

QSA: Average monthly pay rises by 24pc 01 May 2013 - 02:03 am

DOHA: There has been an almost 24 percent increase in the average monthly pay across all sectors in Qatar in 15 months since...

No visas for Filipina housemaids: Agents 01 May 2013 - 01:58 am

DOHA: Local manpower agencies say the Qatari authorities have stopped issuing work visas for Filipina maids, but the embassy of the Philippines here...

Arabs soften stance on peace deal 01 May 2013 - 01:47 am

CAIRO: The Arab League yesterday flagged a shift in the terms of its 2002 Arab Peace Initiative to incorporate the idea of mutual...

Man gets three years for stealing leopard cubs 01 May 2013 - 01:46 am

DOHA: A criminal court here has sentenced a man to three years in jail after he was found guilty of stealing a pair...

Green cab hits the road 01 May 2013 - 01:45 am

Taxi and Limousine Director at Mowasalat, Ali Abdullah Bahzad, General Manager of Q-Auto, Kevin Hughes, Business Development Manager at Mowasalat, Brett Subritzky, with...

Steep rise in complaints against taxi drivers 01 May 2013 - 01:44 am

DOHA: Mowasalat is flooded with complaints from passengers about taxi drivers, with an increase in the number of cabs operated by Karwa and...

Panasonic to invest $277m in India by 2015 30 Apr 2013 - 06:18 pm

MUMBAI: Japanese electronics giant Panasonic will invest 15 billion rupees ($277 million) in advertising and marketing in India over the next three years,...

Football: Havelange resigns as FIFA honorary president 30 Apr 2013 - 06:03 pm

A file photograph showing former FIFA president Joao Havelange prior to the 61st FIFA Congress held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, 01...

Yemen pipeline attacked, oil flow halts 30 Apr 2013 - 02:10 pm

SANAA: Saboteurs on Tuesday blew up the main pipeline linking oilfields in Yemen's eastern Marib province to an export terminal on the Red...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.57pc 30 Apr 2013 - 02:05 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area Tuesday adding 48.79 points (or 0.57percent) to advance to 8,677.10 points from 8,628.31 Monday. The...

Fukushima firm TEPCO suffers $7.0bn annual loss 30 Apr 2013 - 01:46 pm

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday it logged a whopping $7.0 billion fiscal year net loss as it...

Iran ready to launch power plant in Guinea-Bissau 30 Apr 2013 - 01:46 pm

TEHRAN: Iranian Minister of Energy Majid Namjou voiced on Tuesday Iran's readiness to launch a power plant in Guinea-Bissau. In a meeting with...