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UK court rejects immunity claim by Saudi princes 20 Mar 2013 - 02:33 am

LONDON: A British court ruled yesterday that two Saudi princes involved in litigation in London over a business dispute did not have immunity...

Rumpus at match 20 Mar 2013 - 02:26 am

The match referee tries to pull away Al Arabi’s Abdulla Marafee (red), who is grappling with Al Gharafa’s Nene during their Qatar Stars...

Sheikha Moza with Maldives First Lady 20 Mar 2013 - 02:24 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser with the First Lady of Maldives, Madam Ilham Hussain, at the Qatar Foundation headquarters in Doha. They...

Suspected chemical attack in Syria 20 Mar 2013 - 02:16 am

A man, wounded in what the government said was a chemical weapons attack, is treated at a hospital in the Syrian city of...

Ooredoo deal to help spot accident sites 20 Mar 2013 - 02:12 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has signed an agreement with Ooredoo to help rescue teams instantly identify accident locations. The agreement was...

Muslim clerics for better Vatican ties 20 Mar 2013 - 02:09 am

DOHA: The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) led by noted Qatar-based Islamic scholar Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi said yesterday that with the...

Deadline soon for replacing old number plates 20 Mar 2013 - 02:06 am

DOHA: The Department of Traffic is expected to soon announce a final deadline for replacing old number plates of vehicles with the new...

Rains, dusty weather likely today 20 Mar 2013 - 02:02 am

DOHA: Marking the transition from winter to summer, Qatar is likely to experience sudden changes in weather from today, with chances of a...

Fish Market to operate in two shifts 20 Mar 2013 - 01:59 am

DOHA: The Central Fish Market will be open in two shifts from tomorrow on a trial basis. The evening shift will begin at...

CYPRUS EUROPEAN UNION ATM SORRY CREDIT BANK 19 Mar 2013 - 09:46 pm

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: TOM Source: Trouw - Amsterdam, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR CYPRUS EUROPEAN UNION ATM SORRY CREDIT BANK 031813 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

Anti-graft cleric to boycott polls 19 Mar 2013 - 09:41 pm

ISLAMABAD: A populist Pakistani cleric who has generated mass protests to demand sweeping political reform will boycott the forthcoming general elections. The polls,...

Pakistani Taliban defer peace talks offer 19 Mar 2013 - 09:41 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Taliban deferred its offer of peace talks with the government over its lack of “seriousness”, urging voters to boycott upcoming elections....

Nato containers still in Karachi 19 Mar 2013 - 09:41 pm

ISLAMABAD: It has been more than eight months since Pakistan reopened its ground supply routes to the US-led allied forces in Afghanistan, but...

Denmark to pull half its troops in Afghanistan 19 Mar 2013 - 09:40 pm

COPENHAGEN: Denmark will withdraw half of its 650 soldiers from Afghanistan in August, a year earlier than planned, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said...

Islamabad losing billions in illegal cigarette trade 19 Mar 2013 - 09:40 pm

KARACHI: The government suffered a loss of Rs80bn in tax revenue during the last five years, while this loss would be Rs100bn in...

Parties warned against adverts 19 Mar 2013 - 09:40 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan yesterday wrote to Pakistan People’s Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan Muslim League-Q and All Pakistan...

Belarusian President upon his arrival at Merdeka Palace 19 Mar 2013 - 09:33 pm

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (left) walks with his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono upon his arrival at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta yesterday.

Sultanate not keen on troops’ bodies retrieval 19 Mar 2013 - 09:26 pm

MANILA: The Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo is not keen on retrieving from Sabah the bodies of its 28 fighters who have...