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QATAR MILE IN AL KHOR 01 Dec 2012 - 02:53 am

by QASSIM RAHMATULLAH Dozens of car and bike owners turned up in Al Khor Airstrip yesterday for the first day of ‘Qatar Mile’,...

MORSI EGYPT TIED MIDDLE EAST ISRAEL PALESTINE PEACE GAZA 01 Dec 2012 - 02:51 am

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Arab activists take over 01 Dec 2012 - 02:32 am

By Isabel Ovalle Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been unusually quiet during the first week of the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, the...

Poor turnout at Sustainability Expo 01 Dec 2012 - 02:28 am

By Fazeena Saleem An exhibition showcasing the environment-friendly initiatives of mainly oil and gas companies from the Middle East being held at the...

NGOs under fire 01 Dec 2012 - 02:25 am

One hoped that with the coveted Climate Change Conference being held here, at least some of a host of environment-related challenges the Middle...

Dog fighting 01 Dec 2012 - 01:39 am

Two fighting dogs attack each other during the weekly dog fights on the outskirts of Kabul, yesterday. Dog fighting is held in vacant...

Battle in Kabul to stretch for years: Panetta 01 Dec 2012 - 01:39 am

WASHINGTON: Al Qaeda fighters are still trying to make inroads into Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, cautioning that battling...

Afghan dealer held over Taliban connection 01 Dec 2012 - 01:39 am

KABUL: An Afghan currency dealer with offices in Iran and Pakistan who is accused of funneling millions of dollars to the Taliban has...

Afghanistan presses Pakistan on Taliban releases 01 Dec 2012 - 01:39 am

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan yesterday sent its second high-level delegation in weeks to Islamabad to press for the release of Taliban prisoners in a bid...

Billions of dollars needed for education in Pakistan 01 Dec 2012 - 01:38 am

ISLAMABAD: An additional about Rs231bn ($2.43bn) are required to ensure compulsory education to all children at the primary and secondary levels in Pakistan,...

Alleged narcotics smuggling stops cement export to India 01 Dec 2012 - 01:38 am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s cement export to India through rail has come to a halt owing to the alleged narcotics smuggling from Pakistan via Wagha...

Islamabad to support Afghan Pashtuns 01 Dec 2012 - 01:38 am

ISLAMABAD: As the endgame in Afghanistan draws near, strategists in Islamabad have decided in principle to remain closely aligned with the Afghan Pashtuns...

Chinese, US militaries in joint disaster drills 01 Dec 2012 - 01:36 am

Major General Stephen R Lyons (left) of the US Army, Pacific and Major Tang Fen of China’s People’s Liberation Army shake hands at...

Asean voices alarm at China sea boarding plan 01 Dec 2012 - 01:36 am

JAKARTA: China’s plan to board and search ships that illegally enter what it considers its territory in the disputed South China Sea could...

Suu Kyi demands apology over Myanmar mine dispute 01 Dec 2012 - 01:36 am

MONYWA: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday demanded an apology for monks hurt in a violent police crackdown at a Chinese...

Sri Lankan rickshaw drivers support removal of top judge 01 Dec 2012 - 01:36 am

COLOMBO: Hundreds of rickshaw drivers choked the capital demanding the sacking of Sri Lanka’s chief justice in a protest organised by a pro-government...

Two Taiwan county chiefs implicated in corruption cases 01 Dec 2012 - 01:35 am

TAIPEI: The chiefs of two of Taiwan’s 14 counties were implicated in corruption cases yesterday, officials said, in the latest graft scandals to...

Blind Chinese activist’s nephew jailed for 3 years 01 Dec 2012 - 01:35 am

BEIJING: The nephew of blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng was jailed for more than three years yesterday for attacking officials who descended on...