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Emir attends horse show 26 Feb 2013 - 04:43 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani attended the third Qatar International Purebred Arabian, the Straight Egyptian Horse Show, organised...

BOEHNER SPEAKER HOUSE CONGRESS OSCAR ACTOR FILM MOVIE MINI-DRAMA 26 Feb 2013 - 03:12 am

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Al Sada in Seoul 26 Feb 2013 - 03:02 am

Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada greeting South Korea’s first woman President Park Geun-hye, in Seoul,...

Palestinians vow to avenge prisoner death 26 Feb 2013 - 03:02 am

ramallah: Thousands of angry mourners attended the West Bank funeral of a man who the Palestinians say was tortured to death in an...

Yemeni leader urges talks as protests continue 26 Feb 2013 - 03:01 am

ADEN: President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi said yesterday that dialogue was the only way to solve Yemen’s problems, as violence marred the third day...

Israel tests missile defence system 26 Feb 2013 - 03:01 am

JERUSALEM: Israel carried out a successful test of its upgraded Arrow interceptor system yesterday, which is designed to destroy in space the kind...

‘Darfur fighting kills more than 500’ 26 Feb 2013 - 03:01 am

KHARTOUM: Fighting over control of a gold mine in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed more than 500 people and destroyed 68 villages since...

‘Qatar-Bahrain causeway will be built’ 26 Feb 2013 - 02:56 am

DOHA: Qatar and Bahrain are still working on the proposed causeway project to connect the countries and it is sure to become a...

Real estate draft law referred to joint committee 26 Feb 2013 - 02:51 am

DOHA: The Advisory Council yesterday reviewed a draft law aimed at regulating Qatar’s real estate sector and decided to refer it to a...

PM opens jewellery exhibition 26 Feb 2013 - 02:49 am

Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani and Qatar Tourism Authority Chairman Engineer Issa Al...

Qtel is now Ooredoo 26 Feb 2013 - 02:46 am

The launch of Ooredoo at a special event attended byOoredoo Chairman His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Thani; Dr. Nasser Marafih,...

BP oil spill trial 26 Feb 2013 - 01:35 am

An activist holds a sign during a protest in front of the Hale Boggs Federal Building on the first day of the trial...

India strips ailing Kingfisher of foreign flying rights 25 Feb 2013 - 06:35 pm

NEW DELHI: India's aviation ministry said Monday it had withdrawn international flying rights and domestic slots from debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines, making more seats...

World powers have 'good offer' for Iran nuclear talks 25 Feb 2013 - 06:34 pm

MOSCOW: World powers will present Iran with an updated and "good" offer at talks this week on its nuclear programme, an EU official...

Egypt reform plan targets currency reserve recovery 25 Feb 2013 - 02:37 pm

CAIRO: Egypt's government reform programme is targeting a recovery in foreign exchange reserves to $19 billion by the end of June, climbing to...

Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric resigns 25 Feb 2013 - 02:34 pm

LONDON: Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric resigned on Monday the day after he rejected allegations that he had behaved in an "inappropriate"...

Syrian rebel officer says no talks before Assad goes 25 Feb 2013 - 02:13 pm

BEIRUT: A Syrian rebel leader said on Monday there could be no negotiations to end the civil war until President Bashar al-Assad stepped...

Asia to get almost 10,000 planes over 20 years 25 Feb 2013 - 01:51 pm

SINGAPORE: Asia-Pacific carriers will take delivery of 9,870 new passenger and cargo aircraft valued at $1.6 trillion over the next 20 years, European...