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Berlusconi announces fresh run for premiership 09 Dec 2012 - 07:50 am

ROME: Silvio Berlusconi yesterday ended weeks of speculation by announcing he would run again for the job of prime minister, which he was...

Kuwaitis march against new rules 09 Dec 2012 - 07:49 am

KUWAIT: Tens of thousands of Kuwaitis marched in the capital yesterday in peaceful protest against a parliament elected last week in the Gulf...

Gazans tell Meshaal to stay as leader 09 Dec 2012 - 07:47 am

Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal gives a speech during a rally marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, in Gaza City, yesterday....

Yemen army official killed in ambush, army battles tribesmen 09 Dec 2012 - 07:47 am

SANA’A/ADEN: A senior Yemeni army official was killed yesterday in an ambush by suspected Al Qaeda members, while the army battled tribesmen who...

Veterans Fair 09 Dec 2012 - 07:46 am

People have a look at tanks displayed at an exhibition during Veterans Fair organised by the Indian Army at 3 Electronic Mechanical Engineering...

BJP sacks Karnataka minister 09 Dec 2012 - 07:45 am

New Delhi: The ruling BJP in Karnataka yesterday sacked Cooperation Minister B J Puttaswamy from the cabinet and suspended Lok Sabha member G...

Modi misleading Gujarat’s urban poor on homes: Ajay Maken 09 Dec 2012 - 07:45 am

Ahmedabad: Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken yesterday mounted a scathing attack on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for...

Doors open for talks with Maoists: Minister 09 Dec 2012 - 07:44 am

Lalgarh, West Bengal: The doors are open for a dialogue with the Maoists, said Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, stressing the importance of...

Police custody of two Zee journalists extended 09 Dec 2012 - 07:42 am

New Delhi: A Delhi court yesterday sent two Zee journalists to two days’ police custody, after investigators said they needed to bring them...

Chinese visa for citizens 09 Dec 2012 - 07:42 am

DOHA: From January 1, 2013, Qatari travellers transiting through Beijing will be allowed a free-visa stay in the Chinese capital city for 72...

Six-year-old drowns in swimming pool 09 Dec 2012 - 05:52 am

DOHA: A six-year-old Indian boy drowned in a swimming pool in a villa compound in the city on Friday. The deceased has been...

QA plans to open customer contact centre in Poland 09 Dec 2012 - 05:52 am

DOHA: Following the launch of scheduled flights to the Polish capital Warsaw last week, Qatar Airways is planning to open a new European...

PM meets Arab League Chief 09 Dec 2012 - 05:51 am

Doha: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani yesterday met the Secretary General of...

Aljazeera to air Myanmar film again 09 Dec 2012 - 05:51 am

DOHA: Responding to a press release issued by Myanmar’s foreign ministry criticising Aljazeera’s film about the violence in the country this year, the...

Cultural extravaganza kicks off National Day celebrations 09 Dec 2012 - 05:48 am

Vintage vehicles at the cultural extravaganza yesterday. DOHA: Qatari traditional life was recreated yesterday at a cultural extravaganza that marked the beginning of...

Many feel private clinics, hospitals over-charging: Survey 09 Dec 2012 - 05:48 am

DOHA: A number of citizens and residents have called on the authorities to impose strict monitoring on private clinics to curb their high...

Katara to host photo exhibition on Ecuador 09 Dec 2012 - 05:47 am

The Ambassador of Ecuador, Kabalan Abisaab, and photographer Fernando Espinosa, at a press briefing yesterday at the Ecuador Embassy in Doha. Salim matramkot...

Art expo celebrates Qatar-UK friendship 09 Dec 2012 - 05:45 am

Curator Sa’id Costa gives a tour during the media preview of the ‘Encounters’ exhibition at Katara, (RIGHT) ‘The Towers of Love’ by Moataz...