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Police investigate security breach at Tower of London 14 Nov 2012 - 04:45 am

LONDON: British police are investigating how an intruder breached the security of the Tower of London and stole a set of keys from...

Obama puts Gen Allen’s Nato nomination on hold 14 Nov 2012 - 04:45 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has delayed General John Allen’s nomination as Nato’s supreme commander pending a probe into his email correspondence with a...

Abu Qatada freed from British jail 14 Nov 2012 - 04:44 am

LONDON: British authorities reluctantly released terror suspect Abu Qatada on bail yesterday after judges ruled that the man dubbed Osama bin Laden’s right-hand...

Giant cocaine bust in Paraguay 14 Nov 2012 - 04:44 am

ASUNCION: Anti-drug police in landlocked Paraguay said yesterday they seized 1,700 kilos (3,750 pounds) of cocaine at a remote site on the border...

Retired British bishop, priest arrested in abuse probe 14 Nov 2012 - 04:44 am

LONDON: A retired Church of England bishop was among two clergymen arrested yesterday by police investigating allegations of sex abuse dating back three...

Royal website ends myth of prince’s breakfast 14 Nov 2012 - 04:44 am

LONDON: It’s official - Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, does not have seven boiled eggs prepared for his breakfast, the redesigned...

Emir inaugurates five hotels at Souq Waqif 14 Nov 2012 - 04:38 am

The Emir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser tour Souq Waqif after patronising the opening...

Qatar Airways’ first 787 Dreamliner arrives today 14 Nov 2012 - 04:36 am

From left: Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner, and Qatar’s Ambassador to the...

No punishment for journalists in media law for criticising royals 14 Nov 2012 - 03:58 am

DOHA: Qatar’s human rights watchdog has said there are no provisions in the draft of a new media law the country hopes to...

Indian wins $500,000 WISE prize 14 Nov 2012 - 03:55 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani presenting the WISE Prize for Education to Dr Madhav Chavan in Doha yesterday....

UAE's first Gulf Bank signs $900 mln loan 13 Nov 2012 - 02:25 pm

DUBAI: First Gulf Bank, the second-largest lender by market value in the United Arab Emirates, has signed a three-year $900 million loan with...

Georgia ex-defence minister charged with torture 13 Nov 2012 - 02:22 pm

TBILISI: Georgia's former defence minister faces new charges of torturing soldiers amid the first major case against officials from the ex-Soviet state's recently...

UAE toughens penalties for online dissent 13 Nov 2012 - 02:06 pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates issued a new law toughening penalties for cyber crimes to include jail terms for anyone who calls for...

Russia to start building South Stream Dec. 7: Gazprom 13 Nov 2012 - 02:03 pm

MOSCOW: Russian natural gas giant Gazprom announced on Tuesday it would begin construction of its South Stream pipeline to Europe on December 7...

UAE lifts ban on importing spanish cows 13 Nov 2012 - 02:02 pm

DUBAI: The UAE Minister of Environment and Water Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad has issued a decision on lifting ban on importing Spanish...

Qatar Exchange down 0.57% 13 Nov 2012 - 01:58 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange was down on Tuesday 48.73 points or 0.57% to 8,445.61 points from the previous closing of 8,494.34. The volume...

Twilight cast bids farewell at final premiere 13 Nov 2012 - 01:41 pm

Cast member Robert Pattinson poses at the premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" in Los Angeles, California, November 12,...

Vodafone Qatar 'in talks MoI' to start Metrash services 13 Nov 2012 - 01:20 pm

DOHA: Qatar's second telecommunications services provider Vodafone Qatar is in talks with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to provide Metrash electronic services to...