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Abbas must form unity govt: Fatah official 16 Apr 2013 - 03:14 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with Kuwait Emir H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah in Kuwait, yesterday. Abbas made the...

Attacks ahead of elections kill 50 in Iraq 16 Apr 2013 - 03:13 am

Iraqis look at the remains of vehicles damaged following an explosion in the Al Obaidi neighbourhood, east of Baghdad, yesterday. BAGHDAD: Dozens of...

Kuwaiti opposition politician jailed for insulting emir 16 Apr 2013 - 03:12 am

KUWAIT: A prominent Kuwaiti opposition politician was sentenced to five years in jail yesterday for insulting the ruling emir, his lawyer said, in...

Women drivers can help replace 500,000 expats in Saudi: Al Waleed 16 Apr 2013 - 03:12 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Al Waleed bin Talal, a nephew of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz,...

Somali militants warn of more attacks 16 Apr 2013 - 03:11 am

MOGADISHU: Somali militants linked to Al Qaeda warned yesterday of further attacks in the capital, a day after killing at least 30 people...

Ministry given power to invite tenders 16 Apr 2013 - 02:42 am

DOHA: The Central Tenders Committee (CTC) will no more float tenders for awarding civic works to contractors as the government has empowered the...

Qatar University in QR3.5bn expansion 16 Apr 2013 - 02:39 am

DOHA: With a rapid growth in admissions, Qatar University (QU) has embarked on a major expansion project worth QR3.5bn to address the pressure...

Pulitzer winning photo 16 Apr 2013 - 02:37 am

This picture taken on October 18, 2012 shows two rebel soldiers in Syria guarding their sniper’s nest in the Karmel Jabl neighbourhood of...

$160bn for infrastructure by 2019: PM 16 Apr 2013 - 02:35 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the...

Rush for gold as prices fall sharply 16 Apr 2013 - 02:32 am

DOHA: There is a rush for gold in the local market as prices have tumbled seven percent over the past three days. Since...

US urges talks with North Korea 16 Apr 2013 - 01:34 am

Anti-North Korean protesters from conservative, right-wing and pro-US civic groups burn effigies of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (right), current leader...

Manila to speed up Milf peace process 16 Apr 2013 - 01:33 am

MANILA: The government is trying hard to fast-track the peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf), a senior government official said...

Beijing’s call to eat poultry 16 Apr 2013 - 01:33 am

BEIJING: Chinese state media yesterday urged people to keep eating chicken and help revive the poultry industry, which lost 10 billion yuan ($1.6bn)...

Austrian girl’s kidnapper acted alone: Probe 16 Apr 2013 - 01:30 am

VIENNA: The man who kidnapped Austrian Natascha Kampusch (pictured) in a case that made headlines worldwide in 2006, acted alone, a new international...

PENTAGON MILITARY BUDGET HAGEL UNIFORM 16 Apr 2013 - 12:57 am

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Coastguard find pangolins in China boat 15 Apr 2013 - 11:57 pm

MANILA: The Philippine coast guard said yesterday they had found hundreds of frozen scaly anteaters, or pangolins, in the cargo hold of a...

Hollande to visit China 15 Apr 2013 - 11:56 pm

BEIJING: French President Francois Hollande will make a state visit to China next week, Beijing said yesterday, his first to the world’s number...

Advisory Council joint committee meets 15 Apr 2013 - 02:46 pm

DOHA: The joint committee set up by the Advisory Council's Legal and Legislative Affairs committee and the Financial and Economic Affairs committee met...