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Feuding French conservatives set new leadership vote 18 Dec 2012 - 06:23 am

PARIS: French conservatives whose main party has been locked in a leadership struggle for weeks after losing the last national election to the...

Bahrain arrests campaigner 18 Dec 2012 - 06:16 am

A riot policeman using pepper spray at female protesters at the old market place in capital Manama, yesterday. DUBAI: Bahraini police fired stun...

Neither side can win war: Assad’s deputy 18 Dec 2012 - 06:16 am

BEIRUT/damascus: Syrian Vice President Farouq Al Sharaa said that neither the forces of President Bashar Al Assad nor rebels seeking to overthrow him...

Khamenei ‘likes’ Facebook 18 Dec 2012 - 06:16 am

DUBAi: Facebook- banned in Iran due to its use by activists to rally government opponents in 2009- has an unlikely new member: Supreme...

Israel okays 1,500 settler homes in East Jerusalem 18 Dec 2012 - 06:15 am

JERUSALEM: Israel yesterday gave the green light for developers to go ahead with controversial plans to build 1,500 settler homes in Israeli-annexed east...

Wave of Iraq attacks kills 48 18 Dec 2012 - 06:15 am

BAGHDAD: A wave of attacks targeting both Iraqi security forces and civilians killed 48 people yesterday, in a second day of deadly violence...

Epic film on Prophet to cost $1bn 18 Dec 2012 - 06:04 am

DOHA: The Doha-based Al Noor Holding Group which is planning to produce an epic film on Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) has...

Emir meets Belgian FM 18 Dec 2012 - 06:02 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders,...

MoI film bags top prize for security awareness 18 Dec 2012 - 06:02 am

Doha: The Public Relations Department under the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has bagged the first prize for a security awareness film, on human...

Municipality ministry launches online nursery to sell plants via email 18 Dec 2012 - 06:02 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has opened an online nursery service whereby people can order decorative plants and saplings via...

Advisory Council holds weekly session 18 Dec 2012 - 06:02 am

Doha: The Advisory Council held its weekly regular session here yesterday under its Speaker H E Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Kholeifi. At the...

HMC, PHCC working on early cancer detection 18 Dec 2012 - 06:01 am

DOHA: The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC) are working together for early detection and treatment of cancer in Qatar....

MoI distributes National Day gifts to passengers, employees at Doha Airport 18 Dec 2012 - 05:58 am

Doha: The Airport Security and Airport Passports Departments of the Ministry of Interior distributed national day gifts among the passengers at the arrival...

National Day celebrated across the globe 18 Dec 2012 - 05:57 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani taking part in National Day celebrations held at Al Wajbah Fort yesterday. RIGHT:...

Emir receives greetings from Advisory Council Speaker 18 Dec 2012 - 05:57 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has received a cable of congratulations from the Speaker of the Advisory...

Indian president greets Emir 18 Dec 2012 - 05:56 am

DOHA: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has greeted the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani on the occasion of the National...

Book fair draws few visitors 18 Dec 2012 - 05:55 am

A desolate 23rd edition of the International Book Fair at the Doha Exhibition Centre yesterday. Abdul Basit BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: The...

QF fillip for Arabic online content 18 Dec 2012 - 05:54 am

Doha: Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, and Taghreedat, a regional Arabic e-content...