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Mursi’s opponents to boycott elections 27 Feb 2013 - 04:43 am

CAIRO: An alliance of Egyptian opposition parties decided yesterday to boycott parliamentary elections in protest at an election law they say favours the...

GCC wargames 27 Feb 2013 - 04:41 am

Tanks take part in a military exercise at Udaira military range, 140km north of Kuwait City, yesterday. The joint GCC military wargames were...

Bahraini cops acquitted of killing 27 Feb 2013 - 04:37 am

DUBAI: A Bahraini court yesterday acquitted two policemen who were charged with shooting dead a Shia protester two years ago, lawyer Mohammed Al...

World powers lure Iran with sops at N-talks 27 Feb 2013 - 04:36 am

ALMATY, Kazakhstan: World powers and Iran yesterday exchanged offers at “useful” talks in Kazakhstan aimed at breaking a decade of deadlock over Tehran’s...

Peres to lobby with Obama for release of Israeli spy 27 Feb 2013 - 04:36 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Nobel-laureate president, backed by thousands of followers, is leading an effort to press President Barack Obama during his upcoming visit to...

Gaza militants shoot rocket into Israel to ‘avenge’ detainee’s death 27 Feb 2013 - 04:29 am

JERUSALEM: Gaza militants yesterday fired a rocket into Israel for the first time in three months, rattling a cross-border truce that has held...

Salafist Muslims murdered Tunisian leader, says govt 27 Feb 2013 - 04:29 am

TUNIS: Radical Salafist Muslims murdered Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid, with four suspects arrested and the killer identified but still on the run,...

Saudi getting arms from Croatia for Syria rebels: NYT 27 Feb 2013 - 04:29 am

WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia has been supplying Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar Al Assad with arms bought from Croatia, according to...

Russia, US start talks on Syria 27 Feb 2013 - 04:28 am

BERLIN: US Secretary of State John Kerry began talks with his Russian counterpart yesterday aimed at bridging differences over Syria after voicing confidence...

Shia militants threaten Iran exiles 27 Feb 2013 - 04:12 am

BAGHDAD: The head of a new Shia militant group in Iraq yesterday threatened to carry out more attacks on a camp for Iranian...

Emir, Sheikha Moza arrive in Vienna 27 Feb 2013 - 02:36 am

Vienna: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani arrived at Vienna International Airport yesterday to take part in the 5th...

Qatar to host Egypt in football friendly match on March 7 27 Feb 2013 - 02:35 am

Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) announced that Qatar will host Egypt in an international football friendly match on March 7. The Qatar...

Mouawad shows off star of the exhibition 27 Feb 2013 - 02:33 am

Mouawad officials displaying the Incomparable Diamond Necklace. (Qassim Rahmatullah) DOHA: The world’s largest internally flawless diamond was unveiled yesterday by Mouawad, the luxury...

Bone injuries among trauma patients rise 27 Feb 2013 - 02:32 am

\ Dr Ahmad Zarour, Consultant, Trauma/Critical Care Surgery and Director of Trauma Critical Care at Hamad General Hospital (HGH); Dr Rifat Latifi, Professor...

Middle East summit discusses football stadium designs 27 Feb 2013 - 02:32 am

DOHA: Different football stadium designs were discussed at the fifth Annual Facade Design and Engineering Middle East Summit at the Inter-Continental Hotel. As...

DIMDEX 2014 to show unmanned aircraft systems 27 Feb 2013 - 02:30 am

DOHA: Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX) 2014 is set to be the largest event for maritime defence and protection of critical offshore...

Dragon Mart to bring Chinese flavour to Qatar 27 Feb 2013 - 02:27 am

DOHA: China is spreading its wings in Qatar. After posting over 40 percent growth in the bilateral trade year-on-year in 2012, China is...

Envoy urges Filipino expatriates to exercise their voting right 27 Feb 2013 - 02:25 am

Philippine Ambassador Crescente R Relacion with embassy staff at the new embassy building in Jelaiah. (Kammutty VP) BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: Philippine...