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Emir attends camel race HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attended the closing ceremony of the annual Arabian Thoroughbred Camel Race for the Golden Sword of HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani which was held at the Shahaniya Racetrack yesterday. The Emir honoured the winners of the four main final races. The silver sword was presented...

Sweden knocked out of handball champs Swedish players Jonas Källman, Andreas Nilsson and Tobias Karlsson after the match. Sweden has been knocked out of the World Handball Championships, losing its quarter-final against Poland 20 - 24. With just 15 minutes left in the game both sides were level at 15 - 15, when Poland scored two quick goals, which added pressure...

Finance minister criticises new Greek government There are serious doubts whether new PM Alexis Tsipras can fulfill his promises of an end to austerity. Reacting to the new left-wing government in Greece, Sweden's finance minister says she is mainly happy the neo-Nazi party did not get more votes. Minister Magdalena Andersson (Social Democrat) is sceptical the new government can achieve its...

After 100 days, Indonesia's President says he still goes to the people Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) - It would be easy not to pay Joko Widodo a second glance as he rides his bike down a Jakarta boulevard wearing track pants and white sneakers. But fill that boulevard with thousands of Javanese out for the Sunday stroll, and you soon realize he...

Ex-CIA officer convicted in leak case Washington (CNN) - The former CIA officer accused of disclosing the details of a covert operation to a New York Times reporter was convicted Monday in federal court, according to reports. Jeffrey Sterling was convicted on nine felony counts of unauthorized disclosure of national defense information, according to The Washington Post, after allegedly leaking classified...

Mubarak's sons freed from Egyptian prison Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (C) sits with his sons Gamal (L) and Alaa (R) inside a cage in a courtroom at the police academy in Cairo April 13, 2013. (Reuters) The two sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were released from prison early on Monday, prison officials told Reuters news agency, a day...

Iraqi forces ‘liberate’ Diyala from ISIS: officer Shiite fighters and military vehicles are seen during a military operation to retake positions held by ISIS militants, on the outskirts of Muqdadiyah in Diyala province, north of Baghdad January 25, 2015. (Reuters) Iraqi forces have “liberated” Diyala province from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group, retaking all populated areas...

Kurdish forces drive ISIS out of Kobane People dance as they celebrate in Kurdish-dominated Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey, after Kurdish forces took full control of the Syrian town of Kobane, January 26, 2015. (Reuters) U.S. Central Command on Monday confirmed claims by Kurdish forces that ISIS militants have been pushed back in the key Syrian town of Kobane. A U.S. statement said...

Hosting Olympics part of plan but no decision on time yet: Sheikh Saoud While hosting the Olympic Games is definitely a part of Qatar’s massive future sports development plan, no final decision has been made on bidding for the 2024 Games. Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) secretary general HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani was talking at a press conference announcing the...

Masraf Al Rayan’s 2014 net profit jumps 18% to QR2bn Masraf Al Rayan’s total assets surged 20% to QR80.09bn with its financing portfolio growing 40% to QR57.91bn, a bank spokesman said. Masraf Al Rayan has reported an 18% jump in net profit to QR2bn in 2014 and recommended 17.5% cash dividend for shareholders. Total assets were up 20% to QR80.09bn with financing...

U.S. closing embassy in Yemen amid turmoil Yemeni protesters climb the gate of the U.S. Embassy during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. (Reuters) The United States is closing its embassy in Yemen to the public until further notice amid political turmoil after the government resigned under pressure from the Houthi...

A pedestrian walks to her office in White Plains, N.Y., as light snow falls on Jan. 26. A historic snowstorm blasted its way through the Northeast Monday, threatening to wreak havoc in seven states, with thousands of flight cancellations, school closings and the prospects of up to 3 feet of snow and hurricane-force winds expected to impact over 40 million...

NATO fighter jet crash kills 10 Eight French soldiers and two Greek pilots have been killed after a Greek fighter jet crashed during a NATO training session in southeastern Spain. At least another 20 have been injured. The Greek F-16 fighter jet was participating in a NATO training program at the Los Llanos base near the city of Albacete when it...

Fidel Castro breaks silence on change in Cuba-US relations Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro has seemingly lent his support to Cuba's talks with the US. In a letter read out on state television, the revolutionary icon said, however, that he does not "trust the US." Fidel Castro's statement, which was broadcast on Monday, addressed his longtime adversary for the first time...