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Mali rebels won’t disarm ahead of talks 25 Apr 2013 - 03:59 am

PARIS: Mali’s Tuareg separatist rebels dismissed French calls to disarm ahead of July elections yesterday saying they would fight to the death if...

Desmond admitted to hospital 25 Apr 2013 - 03:58 am

CAPE TOWN: Peace icon Desmond Tutu checked into a South African hospital yesterday for non-surgical treatment and tests related to an ongoing infection....

Reasons for delays in our projects 25 Apr 2013 - 03:53 am

Our government is moving ahead with the implementation of major projects, allocating huge budgets for them. These budgets are often larger than those...

We need more science graduates 25 Apr 2013 - 03:52 am

Secondary school is a turning point for students and a key part of the process of nurturing specialists whom the nation needs to...

Neglect of our responsibilities is treachery 25 Apr 2013 - 03:51 am

Do you know what are the concerns of managers of departments or divisions in the government sector? Their concerns are not related to...

Syria accuses Brahimi of interfering 25 Apr 2013 - 03:48 am

Rebel fighters from the Al Ezz bin Abdul Salam Brigade attend a training session at an undisclosed location near the Al Turkman mountains,...

Army seizes strategic town near Damascus 25 Apr 2013 - 03:48 am

BEIRUT: Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Al Assad seized a strategic town east of Damascus yesterday, breaking a critical weapons supply route...

Hezbollah’s Syria role threatens Lebanon ‘neutrality’ 25 Apr 2013 - 03:47 am

BEIRUT: Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah’s decision to fight openly alongside the Syrian regime will increase Lebanon’s involvement in Syria’s conflict, despite a policy...

Bahrain snub irks UN rights envoy 25 Apr 2013 - 03:47 am

GENEVA: The UN’s envoy on torture voiced his “deep disappointment” yesterday after Bahrain, rocked by renewed clashes between security forces and pro-democracy activists,...

Pope appeals for release of Syrian bishops 25 Apr 2013 - 03:47 am

BEIRUT: Pope Francis called yesterday for the release of two Syrian bishops kidnapped by gunmen near Aleppo, after a Christian group appeared to...

JOBS UNEMPLOYMENT CROCODILE SPENDING CUTS ALLIGATOR 25 Apr 2013 - 03:44 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: HAGEN Source: Verdens Gang - Oslo, Norway Keywords: COLOR JOBS UNEMPLOYMENT CROCODILE SPENDING CUTS ALLIGATOR 042413 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

Hagel presses Cairo on reforms 25 Apr 2013 - 03:38 am

US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel arrives with Egypt’s Defence Minister Abdel Fatah Al Sissi to lay a wreath at the Tomb of...

Sunni leaders call for open revolt in Iraq 25 Apr 2013 - 03:38 am

BAGHDAD: Gun battles between militants and Iraqi forces killed more than 20 people yesterday after a raid on a Sunni Muslim protest camp...

Disputed premier to stay in Egypt reshuffle 25 Apr 2013 - 03:38 am

CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil, widely criticised for failing to revive the economy, will keep his job in a limited cabinet reshuffle...

ICC war crimes suspect killed in Darfur 25 Apr 2013 - 03:38 am

THE HAGUE: Darfur rebel leader Saleh Jerbo, charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court, has been killed in the war-ravaged western...

Saudi to retain ban on non-Muslim places of worship 25 Apr 2013 - 03:37 am

RIYADH: Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia will retain its longstanding ban on non-Muslim places of worship, Justice Minister Mohammed Al Issa said in comments reported...

Tight security for Tunisia pilgrimage 25 Apr 2013 - 03:37 am

TUNIS: Organisers of a Jewish pilgrimage to Africa’s oldest synagogue, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, are hoping for a revival this year...

Emir in Washington 25 Apr 2013 - 03:23 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in Washington yesterday. Right: The Emir...