JERUSALEM: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (pictured), has cut a lonely figure while his Islamist Hamas rivals in the Gaza Strip have battled Israel,...
JERUSALEM: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (pictured), has cut a lonely figure while his Islamist Hamas rivals in the Gaza Strip have battled Israel,...
GAZA CITY: Israel’s air force dropped leaflets across several districts of Gaza City yesterday urging people to evacuate their homes “immediately” amid fears...
GAZA CITY: Thirteen-year-old Tasneem Al Nahal lies in the morgue of Gaza City’s Shifa hospital, dressed in the pink-and-blue tracksuit she was wearing...
DUBAI: Iran accused Saudi Arabia yesterday of conducting exploration activities in prohibited border areas, hitting back at its major rival for regional influence...
AMMAN: Syrian government troops backed by tanks battled to oust rebel forces from an opposition stronghold in a Damascus suburb yesterday in the...
ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said yesterday Nato states had agreed to supply Turkey with an advanced Patriot missile system to defend...
DUBAI: Bahrain said yesterday it has arrested a cell suspected of planting mock bombs across the capital Manama, including on the main highways....
Attorney James Swartz, director of World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H.), holds a “N-Force Vendetta Double Sword” toy as he speaks at his...
THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice ruled yesterday that a group of tiny islands in the western Caribbean belongs to Colombia, but...
ZAGREB: Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader (pictured) was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday for taking bribes from two foreign companies,...
HAVANA: Peace talks between the Colombian government and leftist Farc rebels are progressing at a “good pace,” a guerrilla delegate said on the...
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama’s administration yesterday formally proposed new rules requiring insurers to cover people with preexisting conditions and set minimum health...
LONDON: An end to the worldwide Aids epidemic is in sight, the United Nations says, mainly due to better access to drugs that...
GOMA, DR Congo: Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday claimed control of the main city of Goma and its airport, in...
Palestinians inspect destroyed buildings after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, yesterday. JERUSALEM: Gaza militants said yesterday they were awaiting Israeli approval...
The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani inaugurated yesterday the third low density polyethylene plant (LDPE 3) of Qatar Petrochemical...
A porta cabin stands on waterlogged ground off Wakra Road yesterday. Many parts of Qatar experienced showers accompanied by thunder and strong winds...
DOHA: Long criticised for non-existent enforcement of anti-smoking law, Qatar’s public health authorities have swung into action and handed out fines to some...
