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Brazil blocking climate talks, says research group 02 Dec 2012 - 04:15 am

DOHA: Tropical Forest Group, a US research and conservation organisation, has accused Brazil of blocking the UN climate change negotiations to provide billions...

Qatar to set up plant to produce solar panel blocks 02 Dec 2012 - 04:15 am

DOHA: With the focus now shifting to solar energy, Qatar is gearing up to produce polysilicon, a basic component of solar panel cells....

Country’s rank up in energy sustainability 02 Dec 2012 - 04:10 am

World Energy Council officials Stuart Neil, Director of Communications, Joan MacNaughton, Executive Chair, Policy Assessment, and Mark Robson, Partner of Oliver Wyman, attending...

Saudi works on innovative system to capture CO2 02 Dec 2012 - 04:08 am

From left: Abdullah Al Khaled, Consultant at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Bandar Al Qahtani, Energy Engineer at Saudi Aramco, Dr...

QGBC brings ‘Bottle Top Art’ to sustainability expo 02 Dec 2012 - 04:07 am

DOHA: Over 30,000 bottle tops collected in Qatar and was designed by artist Seana Mallen are among the attractions at the Qatar Sustainability...

Qatar provides $70m funding for research on carbon storage 02 Dec 2012 - 04:07 am

Doha: Qatar has contributed in a 10-year, $70m research programme to provide science and engineering with the state-of–the-art techniques to cut CO2 emissions....

Expat workers may get trade union rights 02 Dec 2012 - 03:20 am

BY FAZEENA SALEEM DOHA: Having permitted a rare protest march for workers’ rights here yesterday, Qatar has hinted it might give foreign workers...

Ballot box 02 Dec 2012 - 03:18 am

Election officials count votes cast during parliamentary election in Kuwait City yesterday. The country’s second parliamentary election in less than a year was...

Egypt to hold vote on draft constitution 02 Dec 2012 - 03:17 am

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (front C) poses with members of the constituent assembly during a celebration in the seminar hall in Nasr city...

Owners install microchips to trace missing pets 02 Dec 2012 - 02:22 am

BY AZMAT HAROON DOHA: With a rise in the number of pets going missing (some say they are being stolen!), more and more...

Kim Kardashian brings out fans and police in Bahrain 02 Dec 2012 - 02:20 am

MANAMA: US television celebrity Kim Kardashian brought out screaming fans, angry Muslim hardliners and police throwing stun grenades yesterday when she visited Bahrain...

Syrian army shells outskirts of capital 02 Dec 2012 - 02:10 am

DAMASCUS: The Syrian army shelled the outskirts of Damascus yesterday in a drive to establish a secure perimeter around the capital, as telephone...

Syria oppn open to peacekeepers if Assad quits 02 Dec 2012 - 02:10 am

BEIRUT: Syrian jets bombed rebel-held areas of Damascus yesterday, residents said, as the opposition indicated it could accept an international peacekeeping force if...

Low turnout in Kuwait polls after opposition boycott 02 Dec 2012 - 02:10 am

KUWAIT CITY: Polls closed in Kuwait’s second general election in 10 months, with the opposition claiming its boycott campaign had succeeded and that...

UK and France criticise Israel’s settlement plan 02 Dec 2012 - 02:09 am

JERUSALEM: Britain and France condemned yesterday a plan by Israel to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, saying international...

Tunisian troops fire tear gas at protesters 02 Dec 2012 - 02:09 am

SILIANA: Tunisian security forces fired tear gas and live rounds into the air yesterday to try to disperse thousands of protesters in a...

Taliban ammunitions 02 Dec 2012 - 02:07 am

Pakistani Frontier Corps display arms and ammunitions recovered during an operation against Taliban militants in Batwar in the Bajaur tribal region near the...

Islamabad to release more Taliban prisoners 02 Dec 2012 - 02:06 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan agreed to release another batch of Taliban prisoners in a bid to facilitate peace talks between insurgents and the Afghan government,...