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Iran fanning sectarian violence in Iraq: Hashemi 27 Nov 2012 - 03:05 am

BY MOHAMED OSMAN DOHA: Iraq’s Sunni Vice-President, Tareq Al Hashemi (pictured), has accused Iran of fanning sectarian violence in his home country and...

QMA to hold ‘Little Sun’ event at Yan Pei-Ming’s expo 27 Nov 2012 - 03:02 am

Chinese artist Yan Pei-Ming at his “Painting the History” exhibition at the Katara. DOHA: Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) will hold a “Little Sun”...

Katara to hold first outdoor art fair 27 Nov 2012 - 03:01 am

A flier promoting the annual outdoor art fair at Katara. DOHA: Katara, the Cultural Village, is organising its First Annual Outdoor Art Fair,...

Historic climate conference begins 27 Nov 2012 - 02:10 am

President of the Climate Change Conference H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah and other officials at the 18th session of the Conference...

Mursi meets judges over crisis 27 Nov 2012 - 02:08 am

CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi (pictured) negotiated with senior judges yesterday to try to defuse a crisis over his seizure of new powers...

Advisory panel urges cap on lawyers’ fees 27 Nov 2012 - 02:07 am

DOHA: The Advisory Council yesterday suggested that lawyers should not be allowed to charge more than 10 percent of claims as fee in...

Israel, Hamas teams in Cairo for talks 27 Nov 2012 - 01:59 am

Members of the Hamas-run security forces inspect what appears to be part of an aircraft which washed ashore near Rafah in the southern...

Israel’s defence minister Barak to quit politics 27 Nov 2012 - 01:40 am

Israel’s defence minister Barak tJERUSALEM: Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak, a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stunned observers yesterday by announcing...

Hamas chief backs UN bid 27 Nov 2012 - 01:39 am

GAZA CITY: Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal yesterdaytold Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas that his movement backs a Palestinian bid for enhanced United Nations status,...

Iran losing Arab sympathy: Hamas 27 Nov 2012 - 01:39 am

CAIRO: Iran must reconsider its support for the Syrian regime if it does not want to alienate Arab public opinion, the deputy chief...

Mumbai remembers 26/11 victims 26 Nov 2012 - 11:23 pm

Mumbai: Mumbai paused in its busy tracks yesterday to remember the 166 people who fell to the indiscriminate bullets of 10 Pakistani terrorists...

London Mayor in Delhi 26 Nov 2012 - 11:22 pm

Mayor of London Boris Johnson poses with schoolchildren at a function in New Delhi, yesterday. Boris Johnson is on a six day tour...

All party meet fails to break FDI logjam 26 Nov 2012 - 11:22 pm

New Delhi: An all-party meeting yesterday failed to break the parliament logjam over foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail with opposition MPs adamant...

Activist Kejriwal formally launches Aam Aadmi Party 26 Nov 2012 - 11:20 pm

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), India’s newest political party, was yesterdayformally launched by activist Arvind Kejriwal in the presence of thousands...

Russia to deliver Soviet-era aircraft carrier in 2013 26 Nov 2012 - 11:20 pm

NEW DELHI: India yesterday said long-time ally Russia would finally hand over a refurbished aircraft carrier next year and end a bitter dispute...

Former premier Gujral very critical 26 Nov 2012 - 11:20 pm

Gurgaon: The condition of former prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral is “very critical”, doctors said yesterday. Gujral, 93, was admitted to the Medicity...

14 killed in blaze at German factory for disabled 26 Nov 2012 - 11:19 pm

BERLIN: Fourteen people died yesterday after a fire broke out in a workshop for handicapped people in southwestern Germany, a spokesman for the...

UK under heavy rain 26 Nov 2012 - 11:18 pm

A motorist drives a car through floodwaters at Southwell Racecourse in Nottinghamshire, yesterday. More than 800 homes in England and Wales have been...