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Bosnian sisters reunite after 72 years 06 Jan 2013 - 03:16 am

SARAJEVO: Two Bosnian sisters who lost track of each other almost 72 years ago met for the first time with the help of...

Italy snowmobile mishap claims six 06 Jan 2013 - 03:16 am

MILAN: Six people died and two were seriously injured in a snowmobile accident in Italy’s autonomous province of Trentino, authorities said yesterday. The...

Long waiting lists at driving schools again 06 Jan 2013 - 02:57 am

Learners waiting to take road test for driver’s licence at a driving school on Thursday. BY MOHAMAD SHOEB DOHA: The waiting time to...

Registration for international falconry festival ends 06 Jan 2013 - 02:54 am

Mohammad Hamad Al Kabi with his bird at the Registration Centre. DOHA: Registration for the Fourth Qatar International Falconry and Hunting Festival 2013...

Confusion reigns over use of food grade plastic 06 Jan 2013 - 02:53 am

DOHA: Food Grade or no Food Grade? The confusion still prevails in the market, six months after the authorities made it mandatory for...

Doha to host 16th ATO meeting 06 Jan 2013 - 02:53 am

Doha: Doha will host the 16th General Conference of the Arab Towns Organisation (ATO) from May 14 to 16 since it would be...

First Qatar Orthodontics Congress begins 06 Jan 2013 - 02:52 am

DOHA: The latest technologies and practices in dentistry are being discussed in the first Qatar Orthodontics Congress that began at Ritz-Carlton yesterday. The...

‘Kulluna’ likely to take on home violence 06 Jan 2013 - 02:51 am

Families attend the fourth roadshow of Kulluna at the Doha Exhibition Centre during the weekend. By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: ‘Kulluna’, the awareness campaign...

Duty Free raffle winner walks away with $1m 06 Jan 2013 - 02:50 am

Qatar Airways’ Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker (second right) and a Duty Free official holding a ceremonial prize cheque awarded to the...

Arab Roundabout demolished 06 Jan 2013 - 02:48 am

Vehicles negotiating a temporary roundabout where the old landmark Arab Roundabout stood in the Msheireb area yesterday. The old roundabout was demolished as...

Latest WISE book on learning goes on sale 06 Jan 2013 - 02:48 am

DOHA: The second WISE book, a publication of World Innovation Summit for Education, is now on sale. The book explores ways to improve...

Condolence sent to Kuwait 06 Jan 2013 - 02:45 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences to Emir of Kuwait H H...

Fugitive Saddam deputy lends support to protests in Iraq 06 Jan 2013 - 02:44 am

BAGHDAD: The most senior member of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s entourage still at large has urged Sunni Muslim anti-government protesters to stand...

Assad to offer solution; US deploys missiles 06 Jan 2013 - 02:44 am

DAMASCUS: Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad is to make a rare speech today even as the US deployed missiles along the Turkish border....

Egypt premier replaces interior, finance ministers in reshuffle 06 Jan 2013 - 02:43 am

Cairo: Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil reshuffled his cabinet yesterday. He made changes to 10 new ministers that included the Minister of Interior...

UAE refuses to free detained Egyptians 06 Jan 2013 - 02:43 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has rejected a request by Egypt to free 11 of its citizens held on suspicion of training Islamists...

Saudi denies attacking Qaeda targets in Yemen 06 Jan 2013 - 02:43 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian fighter jets have not attacked Al Qaeda targets in Yemen, Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal said yesterday, denying a...

Syria fighting rages as minister visits Iran 06 Jan 2013 - 02:42 am

A Free Syrian Army fighter in front of a damaged car in Aleppo yesterday. BEIRUT: The Syrian army fired rockets at a Damascus...