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Indonesian court jails Russian designer over drug smuggling 01 Nov 2012 - 05:12 am

DENPASAR: An Indonesian court has jailed a Russian designer for 11 years after he was caught trying to smuggle hundreds of capsules of...

Sri Lanka storm exposes Tigers’ heavy weaponry 01 Nov 2012 - 05:11 am

COLOMBO: A storm surge in Sri Lanka’s northeast has exposed buried artillery guns of Tamil Tiger rebels in a region where the final...

Bin Hammam loses appeal against ban 01 Nov 2012 - 04:37 am

ZURICH: Former Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam has lost his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his latest...

DTFF to pay special homage to Yash Chopra 01 Nov 2012 - 04:36 am

From left: Maggie Kim, Executive Director of Programming at Doha Film Institute (DFI), Fatma Romehi, Head of Out Reach Programme at DFI, Abdulaziz...

Jury appointed to select winners of $440,000 prize money 01 Nov 2012 - 04:36 am

DOHA: Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF), the annual cultural celebration of Doha Film Institute (DFI), yesterday announced the juries to select the winners...

Tickets go on sale 01 Nov 2012 - 04:36 am

DOHA: Film enthusiasts can book their places now for the fourth annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) as tickets went on sale from...

Bus accident 01 Nov 2012 - 04:34 am

A Karwa bus crashed into the wall of a villa on the D Ring Road, Old Airport area, yesterday. No injuries were reported....

Qaradawi hospitalised 01 Nov 2012 - 04:34 am

DOHA: Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi, prominent Qatar-based Islamic scholar and head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars has been hospitalised in Jeddah. ...

Emir sends condolences to US President 01 Nov 2012 - 04:33 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin...

Health centre closed; waste piling up in Sealine area 01 Nov 2012 - 04:33 am

DOHA: The health centre in the Sealine area is closed, almost two weeks after the start of the camping season. In addition, waste...

Qatar Airways flies to Maputo 01 Nov 2012 - 04:31 am

Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight to Mozambique’s capital city of Maputo arrives to a water salute at the city’s international airport yesterday. Maputo, Mozambique:...

Katara to hold glass exhibition from Nov 8 01 Nov 2012 - 04:31 am

DOHA: Katara is set to open a glass exhibition titled ‘Constantin Boym: Learning from Mabkhara’ on November 8 at Katara Gallery 2, Building...

SFS-Q debaters in winning form 01 Nov 2012 - 04:30 am

Members of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Services debate team. Doha: The Georgetown SFS-Q debate team members sharpened their skills in a...

QF’s environment-friendly student housing complex to be ready next year 01 Nov 2012 - 04:29 am

DOHA: Qatar Foundation’s new student housing complex which uses solar and wind energy and implements environmentally friendly practices will be ready by spring...

Baraem TV reaches out to new regions 01 Nov 2012 - 04:28 am

Doha: Starting today, Baraem TV, a subsidiary of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), through Baraem Europe will reach and touch more audiences in...

New York emerges from Sandy’s wreckage 01 Nov 2012 - 04:25 am

NEW YORK: Storm-battered New York got slowly back on its feet yesterday with Wall Street and the city’s airports getting up and running...

Kuwait protesters march to prison 01 Nov 2012 - 04:24 am

Protesters run for cover as Kuwait riot police used stun grenades and tear gas to disperse thousands of angry demonstrators who marched on...

Syrian jets pound rebel strongholds 01 Nov 2012 - 04:21 am

BEIRUT: Syrian warplanes pounded opposition strongholds around Damascus and in the north yesterday as President Bashar Assad’s forces intensified airstrikes following the failure...