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Georgia detains dozen ministry ‘cyber spies’ 17 Nov 2012 - 08:29 am

TBILISI: Georgia has detained 11 senior interior ministry officers and Tbilisi’s deputy mayor for alleged cyber spying on opposition leaders, in the latest...

UK Conservatives lose key seat to Labour Party 17 Nov 2012 - 08:28 am

CORBY, England: The ruling Conservatives of Prime Minister David Cameron lost the key marginal seat of Corby to the opposition Labour party in...

Hague appeal tribunal frees Croatian officers 17 Nov 2012 - 08:28 am

THE HAGUE: The most senior Croatian military officer convicted of war crimes during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s was freed after an...

Cameron defends police polls after low turnout 17 Nov 2012 - 08:28 am

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to defend the newly elected police commissioners for England and Wales after embarrassingly low turnout in...

Four dead in Israeli strike; toll rises to 28 17 Nov 2012 - 08:27 am

GAZA CITY: Four Palestinians were killed in a new Israeli strike on Gaza yesterday, the Hamas health ministry spokesman said, as multiple new...

Thousands of Jordanians call for king to go 17 Nov 2012 - 08:26 am

AMMAN: Thousands of demonstrators in Amman made unprecedented calls yesterday for Jordanian King Abdullah II to go, as police blocked them from heading...

Israel’s election tactics: Erdogan 17 Nov 2012 - 08:26 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday accused Israeli officials of having ordered the air strikes on the Gaza Strip as an...

European nations to debate Syria arms embargo 17 Nov 2012 - 08:25 am

LONDON: European nations are discussing whether to overturn an arms embargo on Syria and seeking to press Arab countries and the United States...

Key Iran nuclear site fully equipped: IAEA 17 Nov 2012 - 08:24 am

VIENNA: Iran is ready to boost significantly output at its most controversial nuclear plant, a new UN nuclear agency report showed yesterday, taking...

AGONY OF MOTORISTS 17 Nov 2012 - 04:18 am

BY SATISH KANADY DOHA: “Change the Gear” is what many vehicle-owners in Qatar tell their insurers. If the vehicle insurance companies do really...

The Peninsula gets closer to communities 17 Nov 2012 - 04:10 am

Colonel Nasser Al Sayed, Director of Search and Follow Up Department at the Ministry of Interior, answering a question from the audience as...

5,000 walk to beat diabetes 17 Nov 2012 - 04:08 am

People taking part in the Beat Diabetes walkathon held on the Corniche yesterday. (Qassim rahmatullah) By Isabel Ovalle DOHA: The third annual Beat...

Ex-Australian PM speaks at SFS-Q 17 Nov 2012 - 03:56 am

Ex-Australian PM speaks at SFS-QDoha: Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (pictured), who was in Doha recently, spoke about the challenges that China...

Greenpeace not to protest during COP-18 17 Nov 2012 - 03:55 am

By Isabel Ovalle DOHA: Greenpeace says it will not organise protests during the United Nations conference about climate change (COP-18) that will take...

Qatar calls for UN panel to probe Israeli attacks 17 Nov 2012 - 03:55 am

Djibouti: Qatar stressed the need to go to the UN Security Council in order to adopt a resolution establishing a UN Commission of...

Inspiring students with 1001 Inventions 17 Nov 2012 - 03:53 am

by Salim Matramkot An exhibition that displayed rare inventions and discoveries of Muslim scientists of the Medieval Age was held at the Museum...

INSURED, NOT SECURE! 17 Nov 2012 - 03:49 am

by Mobin Pandit Insurance companies are being increasingly accused by car owners of monopolistic practices and taking them for a ride even as...

Rocket targets Jerusalem as Israel mobilises 17 Nov 2012 - 03:41 am

Israeli border police officers detain a Palestinian demonstrator during clashes after a protest against Israel's military operation in Gaza, outside Damascus Gate in...