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Malaysian oppn to hold rally for election reforms 10 Jan 2013 - 06:21 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition yesterday received rare permission to hold a weekend political rally in a historic stadium, ahead of hotly anticipated elections...

Censored China paper to publish as normal 10 Jan 2013 - 06:21 am

GUANGZHOU, China: A Chinese weekly newspaper at the centre of rare public protests against government censorship will publish as usual today, a senior...

Tokyo to clamp down on Fukushima clean-up firms 10 Jan 2013 - 06:20 am

TOKYO: Japan’s government will clamp down on contractors cleaning up radioactive material around the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant, officials said yesterday, following disclosures...

Japan plans extra $2.1bn in military spending 10 Jan 2013 - 06:20 am

TOKYO: Japan plans to spend an extra $2.1bn on missiles, fighter jets and helicopters, an official said yesterday, as it tries to strengthen...

London Underground turns 150 10 Jan 2013 - 06:19 am

LONDON: The London Underground, the world’s oldest metro system, celebrates its 150th anniversary today, still rumbling along and carrying four million passengers a...

Over 52.6 million domestic workers worldwide 10 Jan 2013 - 06:19 am

GENEVA: The number of domestic workers worldwide has surged by 60 percent since 1995 to more than 52 million, but despite their growing...

Venezuela’s top court endorses Chavez inauguration delay 10 Jan 2013 - 06:18 am

CARACAS: Venezuela’s top court endorsed the postponement of Hugo Chavez’s inauguration this week and ruled yesterday that the cancer-stricken president remained the South...

UK flag raised in Belfast for first time since riots 10 Jan 2013 - 06:18 am

BELFAST: The British flag was hoisted over Belfast’s City Hall yesterday for the first time since the decision not to fly it permanently...

Lincoln leads BAFTA nominations 10 Jan 2013 - 06:17 am

LONDON: Steven Spielberg’s political drama Lincoln, the film version of hit stage musical Les Miserables and Ang Lee’s Life of Pi lead the...

NDIA will be Hamad International Airport 10 Jan 2013 - 03:39 am

DOHA: The New Doha International Airport will be renamed as Hamad International Airport. This was disclosed by Abdul Aziz Al Noaimi, Chairman of...

PM meets UK official 10 Jan 2013 - 03:38 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani yesterday met the UK National Security Adviser...

Qatar helps broker biggest prisoner swap in Syria 10 Jan 2013 - 03:37 am

Doha: Diplomacy by Qatar had succeeded in bringing about the biggest prisoner exchange in Syria’s 21-month old conflict, which saw 2,139 detainees being...

TAMUQ study highlights fine details about Qatar’s coastal wind, waves 10 Jan 2013 - 03:35 am

The device which TAMUQ used to study wind and waves. DOHA: For the first time, fine details about wind and wave conditions around...

German hotel Bond package a hit with Qataris 10 Jan 2013 - 03:34 am

BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: Adventurous vacationers from Qatar and the Middle East have marked Munich as one of their top destinations for...

Cabinet nod for tenders panel at Ministry of Municipality 10 Jan 2013 - 03:34 am

Doha: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, presided over the Cabinet’s ordinary meeting....

Qatar International Falconry Festival begins 10 Jan 2013 - 03:30 am

Falconry enthusiasts attending the festival. Right: A contestant with his bird. DOHA: The fourth Qatar International Falconry Festival kicked off yesterday at Sabkhat...

Doha Zoo to be converted into safari park 10 Jan 2013 - 03:29 am

DOHA: The Doha Zoo is to be redeveloped in the model of a safari park. The new zoo will be three times bigger...

Qatar achieves most of development goals: QSA 10 Jan 2013 - 03:27 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Qatar has achieved most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets ahead of the 2015 deadline with an increase...