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DOHA: The State of Qatar has underlined that the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in accordance with the...

DOHA: A new contract signed Tuesday at Qatar Projects 2015 Conference will build high-quality accommodations for 12,000 workers over the next three years,...

DOHA: Vice Chancellor of Germany and Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Sigmar Gabriel praised Tuesday the decisions taken by the Qatari government...

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani issued today, law No. 2 of 2015, on the financial system of the...

BY YASIN ABU TAQIU DOHA: The Central Municipal Council (CMC) yesterday asked municipality officials to increase their inspections on partitioned villas and in...

  Cilacap, Indonesia--A Frenchman on death row in Indonesia was Tuesday transferred under heavy police guard from a prison island, the day before he...

  Sofia--Two men have died in heavy snowstorms in Bulgaria that have left tens of thousands of people without electricity for days, authorities said...

  Amman--Jordan's capital Amman said Tuesday it is replacing the orange jumpsuits worn by its city cleaners because of their similarity to those of...

  Rome--Would-be comeback kid Silvio Berlusconi challenged Italy's Matteo Renzi Tuesday and lost, as the prime minister won a key vote on his reforms...

  Madrid--Spanish police arrested a British man who has admitted killing his partner, missing since September in a region of Spain popular with foreign...

  Olongapo , Philippines--A Philippine court on Tuesday offered a plea bargain to a US marine accused of murdering a transgender Filipina, according to...

  Tehran--Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told top clerics Tuesday a letter from Republican senators undermining a possible nuclear deal had sapped Tehran's...

  Strasbourg, France--King Abdullah II of Jordan warned Tuesday that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal was essential for combating Islamic extremists, saying the conflict served...

  Strasbourg, France--EU lawmakers backed Tuesday a deal to cap the fees that banks charge businesses to process payments by credit and debit cards,...

Brussels--European finance ministers on Tuesday approved the key components of Jean-Claude Juncker's flagship investment plan, the EU's effort to revive the continent's flagging...

  New Delhi--India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked Tuesday on a three-nation tour of Indian Ocean islands, including a visit to neighbouring Sri Lanka...

  London--Russia could pose the "single greatest threat" to Britain, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond warned in a speech Tuesday, while criticising "apologists" for Islamic...

  Nairobi--A Kenyan police officer has been arrested with a piece of illegal rhino horn worth tens of thousands of dollars on the black...