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Qatar Airways’ Dreamliner gets warm welcome at Heathrow 14 Dec 2012 - 06:55 am

DOHA/LONDON: Qatar Airways (QA) yesterday launched its inaugural long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner service on the Doha – London Heathrow route, becoming the first...

Insurance industry set for major overhaul 14 Dec 2012 - 06:55 am

DOHA: The insurance industry might undergo an overhaul with new rules and regulations expected to be implemented soon, the Qatar Central Bank (QCB),...

New mosques must adopt Ministry of Awqaf designs 14 Dec 2012 - 06:54 am

DOHA: People building private mosques in residential compounds and other places will soon be required to get approval from the Ministry of Awqaf...

Car bombing kills 24 near Damascus 14 Dec 2012 - 06:18 am

Damage caused by yesterday’s suicide bombing in front a school at Ras Al Nabaa area in Qatana, western Damascus. DAMASCUS: At least 24...

UK pays Libyan $3.5m to settle rendition case 14 Dec 2012 - 06:18 am

LONDON: Britain has agreed to pay £2.2m ($3.5m, ¤2.7m) to a Libyan dissident who says British secret services played a role in his...

Spain seizes assets owned by Mubarak 14 Dec 2012 - 06:17 am

MADRID: Spanish police have found ¤28m ($36.5m) in assets owned by ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and people close to him, including Marbella...

Thousands protest as Turkey coup plot trial nears end 14 Dec 2012 - 06:16 am

ISTANBUL: Thousands of people protested yesterday outside a Turkish prison complex where the mass trial of almost 300 people accused of plotting to...

Israel court orders rerouting of West Bank barrier: Report 14 Dec 2012 - 04:59 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s High Court ordered the military yesterday to reconsider the route of a portion of its security barrier, which was to pass...

ICC prosecutor mulls new Darfur war crimes charges 14 Dec 2012 - 04:58 am

UNITED NATIONS: The International Criminal Court prosecutor said yesterday she is considering new war crimes charges against leading Sudanese officials over the Darfur...

Prophet Jesus in Islam and Christianity 14 Dec 2012 - 04:57 am

by Prof Shahul Hameed The Christian belief about Jesus is that he is the only-begotten son of God or God Himself, who died...

Modesty: Inner and outer 14 Dec 2012 - 04:56 am

By Christine Benlafquih Muslims should possess both an inner and outer modesty. This is reflected in behaviour, speech and appearance, and includes being...

Syrian rebels might win, says Russia 14 Dec 2012 - 04:50 am

MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Syrian rebels are gaining ground and might win, Russia’s Middle East envoy said yesterday, in the starkest such admission from a major...

For Egypt, Yes or No is the question 14 Dec 2012 - 04:46 am

Egyptian soldiers carry boxes with official papers in preparation for a referendum on a draft constitution, in Cairo, yesterday. CAIRO: Islamists backing Egyptian...

Qatar Airways grounds a Boeing 787 14 Dec 2012 - 04:37 am

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker poses for a photograph in the Business Class cabin of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner after it...

Qatarisation in private sector at snail’s pace 14 Dec 2012 - 04:23 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Labour’s job nationalisation drive in the private sector does not seem to have met with much success this year...

Syrian rebels might win, says Russia 14 Dec 2012 - 04:21 am

MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Syrian rebels are gaining ground and might win, Russia’s Middle East envoy said yesterday, in the starkest such admission from a major...

ROYAL RADIO HOAX BRITISH MEDIA 14 Dec 2012 - 12:08 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: MOIR Source: Morning Herald - Sydney, Australia Keywords: COLOR ROYAL RADIO HOAX BRITISH MEDIA KATE MIDDLE TON PRINCE SALDANHA BRITAIN...

Car bomb in Afghan south kills two near NATO base 13 Dec 2012 - 05:48 pm

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives near a NATO base in Kandahar in Afghanistan's south on Thursday, killing...