VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis (pictured) yesterday underscored his man-of-the-people approach with his first Angelus prayer as pontiff, taking a folksy tone in front...
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis (pictured) yesterday underscored his man-of-the-people approach with his first Angelus prayer as pontiff, taking a folksy tone in front...
NORTON: Zimbabweans look set to endorse a new constitution curbing the presidency, early results showed yesterday, in a step toward elections to determine...
PARIS: She is the darling of France’s progressive left and recites poetry in parliament. He cultivates a tough-guy image and boxes to keep...
ROME: Surprise victories for Italy’s centre-left in securing the posts of speaker in both houses of parliament have done little to unblock a...
Philippine Ambassador Crescente R Relacion looks at hydroponically-grown strawberries at Al Sulaiteen farm yesterday. (Shaival Dalal) BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: A Qatari...
A screen grab from Wadjda. DOHA: Multi-award winning Saudi film Wadjda will be screened on April 4 and 5 at the Museum of...
From left: Dr Liqaa Maki, Assistant Managing Editor, Al Jazeera Net; Aboubakr Khallaf, Founder and board member of Egyptian New Media; Chama Darchoul,...
CAIRO: Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court began hearings Sunday on an appeal lodged on behalf of the Islamist president against a lower court's cancellation...
ROME: Italy warned its citizens to exercise caution when travelling in India following its decision not to send back to trial two Italian...
NEW DELHI: Five villagers have confessed to gang-raping a Swiss tourist in central India, police said Sunday, in an incident that has renewed...
OXON HILL, Maryland: US conservative activists have picked Tea Party favorite Senator Rand Paul as their choice to become the 2016 Republican presidential...
A general view of the newly opened solar power plant, Shams 1, during its official inauguration at Madinat Zayed in Abu Dhabi March...
DOHA: Secretary General of the Arab Investors Union Jamal Eddine Bayoumi hailed Qatar's role in supporting the economy of the Arab Spring countries,...
TEL AVIV: Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems said its wholly owned subsidiary Elisra won a contract worth about $115 million to supply an...
KABUL: An Afghan anti-corruption watchdog on Sunday criticised court verdicts handed down for a $900 million fraud that caused Kabul Bank, the country's...
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank opened a scheme on Sunday allowing foreign investors in the stock and government debt markets access to dollars despite...
LONDON: Qatar is considering an £8 billion ($12.1 billion, 9.2 billion euro) bid for British retailer Marks & Spencer, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper...
BASRA, Iraq: A car bomb exploded at a bus station in the south Iraq city of Basra on Sunday, killing 10 people and...
