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Suicide attack kills two Somali troops 30 Jan 2013 - 03:20 am

MOGADISHU: An Islamist militant yesterday blew himself up near the gates of the Somali Presidential Palace, killing at least two soldiers, witnesses and...

Jordan cabinet resigns after elections 30 Jan 2013 - 03:20 am

AMMAN: Jordan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Nsur submitted his cabinet’s resignation to King Abdullah II yesterday, following a general election which was swept by...

Meningitis rumours create panic in school 30 Jan 2013 - 03:13 am

DOHA: Rumours surrounding a suspected case of the deadly meningococcal meningitis infection caused panic in a private school over the past two days...

Filipino injured in building collapse 30 Jan 2013 - 03:10 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: One person was critically injured yesterday when part of the ceiling of a room in a building in the...

PM denies meddling in Mali 30 Jan 2013 - 03:03 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani and Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at...

Crackdown on persons, firms trading in visas 30 Jan 2013 - 01:34 am

DOHA: In a major crackdown on companies and individuals suspected of trading in work visas and indulging in other violations, the Ministry of...

BRITAIN EUROPEAN UNION TRUCK GHOST RIDER TRUCK 29 Jan 2013 - 11:48 pm

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: SCHOT Source: De Volkskrant - Amsterdam, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR BRITAIN EUROPEAN UNION TRUCK GHOST RIDER TRUCK 012813 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Saudi beheads drug trafficker 29 Jan 2013 - 02:46 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals Tuesday after he was convicted of drug trafficking, the interior ministry announced in a statement....

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs meets Prince El Hassan bin Talal 29 Jan 2013 - 02:44 pm

DOHA: HE Minister Of State For Foreign Affairs Dr. Khalid Bin Mohamed Al Attiyah conferred here on Tuesday with Prince El Hassan bin...

Tunisia forces deploy near desert oil sites 29 Jan 2013 - 02:34 pm

ZARZIS, Tunisia: Tunisia has deployed special forces near oil and gas sites in the far south, close to the Algerian border, in the...

Pakistan boycotts 'Zero Dark Thirty', US dramas 29 Jan 2013 - 02:29 pm

KARACHI: Pakistani movie distributors and TV stations are boycotting an Oscar-nominated film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden and popular US dramas...

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala to launch $2 bln refinancing next week 29 Jan 2013 - 02:16 pm

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi investment vehicle Mubadala will launch the refinancing of a $2 billion revolving credit facility next week, replacing it with a...

Qatar and Turkey hold official talks 29 Jan 2013 - 02:13 pm

DOHA: A round of official talks opened here on Tuesday between the State of Qatar led by HE Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

Egypt military chief warns of collapse of state 29 Jan 2013 - 02:13 pm

CAIRO: Defence minister and military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi warned on Tuesday that the political crisis rocking Egypt could lead to the...

EU condemns death sentences in Iran for five Arabs 29 Jan 2013 - 02:00 pm

BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday urged Iran to commute death sentences against five members of the Ahwazi Arab minority...

HH the Emir meets Turkish Prime Minister to discuss regional developments 29 Jan 2013 - 01:58 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met at his Emiri Diwan office here on Tuesday morning with Turkish Prime...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.28% 29 Jan 2013 - 01:53 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend Tuesday, adding 24.50 points (or 0.28%) to advance to 8,689.69 points from 8,665.19 Monday. The volume...

Investcorp eyeing Italy luxury brands 29 Jan 2013 - 01:22 pm

MILAN: Investcorp, one of the Middle East's largest private equity firms, is on the lookout for Italian luxury and retail brands that want...