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Souq Waqif Boutique Hotel opens new restaurant 31 Mar 2013 - 03:57 am

From right: Philippe Belhay, Hotel Manager, Al Najada; Mohammad Al Salim, General Manager of Souq Waqif; Kenjiro Monji, Ambassador of Japan and Abdo...

Minister to attend Cairo meet 31 Mar 2013 - 03:56 am

Doha: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari will visit Egypt today at the invitation...

Mesaimeer health centre improves services 31 Mar 2013 - 03:56 am

DOHA: Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has successfully completed a major improvement project in Mesaimeer health care centre. This move aims to mark...

Cartoon March 31 31 Mar 2013 - 03:53 am

Thousands march to mark ‘Land Day’ 31 Mar 2013 - 03:49 am

Israeli Arabs carry a giant Palestinian flag during a rally in the northern Arab-Israeli town of Sakhnin commemorating the 37th anniversary of ‘Land...

‘Aleppo button’ afflicts war-torn city 31 Mar 2013 - 03:45 am

Syrians, some suffering from the “Aleppo button”, queue at a clinic in the northern city of Aleppo. ALEPPO: The latest affliction to hit...

Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of popular satirist 31 Mar 2013 - 03:45 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s public prosecutor yesterday ordered the arrest of popular satirist Bassem Youssef over alleged insults to Islam and to President Mohamed Mursi,...

Rebels kill cleric, parade body 31 Mar 2013 - 03:45 am

BEIRUT: Syrian rebel forces killed a pro-regime Sunni cleric in the city of Aleppo, with some reports suggesting he was beheaded, and then...

One shot dead during south Yemen protest 31 Mar 2013 - 03:44 am

ADEN: A passer-by was killed and three others were wounded when police opened fire to disperse protesters in the southern Yemeni city of...

Jordan gets trim govt; Islamists unhappy 31 Mar 2013 - 03:43 am

New Jordanian ministers leave after the swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet at the Royal Palace in Amman. AMMAN: King Abdullah II swore...

Iraq plans to step up searches of Iran overflights to Syria 31 Mar 2013 - 03:43 am

Baghdad: Iraq said yesterday that it will step up searches of Iranian flights via its airspace to Syria, days after US Secretary of...

First direct Cairo-Tehran flight in over 30 years 31 Mar 2013 - 03:43 am

CAIRO: The first direct flight connecting Egypt and Iran in more than 30 years took off from Cairo International Airport yesterday, airport officials...

Darfur rebels free civilians 31 Mar 2013 - 03:42 am

GENEVA: Rebels in Sudan’s Darfur region yesterday freed a group of civilians captured nearly a week ago while on their way to a...

Bashir to visit South Sudan since split 31 Mar 2013 - 03:42 am

KHARTOUM/JUBA: Sudan’s President Omar Hassan Al Bashir will visit his long-time foe South Sudan for the first time since its independence next week,...

Karzai in Doha to discuss Taliban office 31 Mar 2013 - 02:46 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday confirmed that talks on opening a Taliban office in Qatar will be held here...

Licences of 10 recruitment firms cancelled 31 Mar 2013 - 02:45 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Labour has terminated the licences of 10 manpower agencies recruiting housemaids for violating the labour law. The decision follows...

Qatar Airways to be first to land at new airport 31 Mar 2013 - 02:43 am

DOHA: A Qatar Airways aircraft will fly from Doha International Airport (DIA) to Hamad International Airport (HIA) tomorrow, marking the soft opening of...

Sidewall skiing 31 Mar 2013 - 02:43 am

Saudi youth demonstrate a stunt known as “sidewall skiing” (driving on two wheels) in the northern city of Hail, yesterday. Performing stunts such...