Abuja---Nigeria's elections chief Wednesday ruled out any further postponement to upcoming presidential and parliamentary polls, despite Boko Haram vowing to stymie the ballot....
Abuja---Nigeria's elections chief Wednesday ruled out any further postponement to upcoming presidential and parliamentary polls, despite Boko Haram vowing to stymie the ballot....
United Nations, United States---Libya's foreign minister asked the UN Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on his country to allow...
Tokyo---Surging exports helped cut Japan's trade deficit by more than half in January, data showed Thursday, while falling oil prices also narrowed the...
Thai former premier Yingluck Shinawatra Bangkok---Former Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra was formally indicted over a bungled rice subsidy scheme Thursday in a move...
Geneva---The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to invest billions of dollars to tackle 17 neglected tropical diseases -- including dengue fever,...
Sydney---Northern and eastern parts of Australia were battening down the hatches Thursday in preparation for two separate cyclones forecast to hit coastal areas....
Prime Minister Najib Raza Kuala Lumpur---Malaysia's prime minister on Thursday dismissed as "rubbish" a former police commando's claim that he was ordered by...
Lashio, Myanmar---Aid workers called Thursday for a ceasefire to allow the evacuation of people trapped around a town at the centre of fierce...
Sydney---Former Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks Thursday expressed relief after a US court quashed his terrorism conviction and demanded Canberra pay his...
Moscow---Russia on Thursday said Ukraine's call for peacekeepers to enforce a largely shattered ceasefire deal was aimed at destroying the agreement. Kiev called...
Vehicles being towed away by municipality workers in Al Karaana. BY YASIN ABU TAQIU DOHA: Dozens of vehicles abandoned by their owners have...
Professor Lord Darzi of Denham, Executive Chair, WISH, speaks at the closing session yesterday. DOHA: Twenty-five ground-breaking initiatives were unveiled as the world’s...
Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti (centre) with photojournalist Haitham Aziz (right) and other officials at the opening of the...
Participants leave the plane during the emergency exercise. DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) and Hamad International Airport (HIA) yesterday conducted an emergency drill to...
Municipality inspectors on a field trip. DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning yesterday organised a field training for food and health...
Ali Mohammed Al Obaidli, CEO, Ezdan Holding Group.RIGHT: Some of the students who attended the outreach programme. Doha: Ezdan Holding Group has sponsored...
Doha: Tarmem (Dar Al Salwa for maintenance and restoration of buildings) has announced the commencement of infrastructure works at the Supreme Education Council...
Doha: The Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition has become one of the foremost in the region, with the number of participating brands and...