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Three astronauts blast off to ISS 24 Oct 2012 - 06:55 am

The International Space Station (ISS) crew members — US astronaut Kevin Ford (centre) and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy (bottom) and Evgeny Tarelkin wave...

Top Italian scientists resign in protest 24 Oct 2012 - 06:55 am

ROME: The head of Italy’s top disaster body quit in protest yesterday after seven of its members were sentenced to jail over a...

Benin charges trio over plot to poison president 24 Oct 2012 - 06:54 am

COTONOU: Benin has charged President Thomas Boni Yayi’s doctor, niece and an ex-minister over an alleged plot to poison him, the public prosecutor...

Butler ‘accomplice’ faces Vatileaks trial 24 Oct 2012 - 06:53 am

VATICAN CITY: A Vatican computer technician will go on trial on November 5 on charges of helping the pope’s former butler steal secret...

Zimbabwe weighs cost of too many elephants 24 Oct 2012 - 06:46 am

HWANGE: A herd of elephants hobbles past a cluster of acacia trees to a water-hole deep in Zimbabwe’s vast Hwange game reserve, attracted...

Emir initiates slew of Gaza projects 24 Oct 2012 - 05:02 am

Gaza: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday laid the foundation stone of Hamad Residential Town in Gaza Strip...

Emir initiates slew of Gaza projects 24 Oct 2012 - 05:02 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser and the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

US reacts cautiously to Emir’s Gaza visit 24 Oct 2012 - 05:02 am

WASHINGTON: The United States reacted cautiously yesterday to a visit to Gaza by the Emir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, calling...

Qtel blocks overseas spam calls and text messages 24 Oct 2012 - 05:01 am

Doha: Qtel has stepped up its efforts to block suspect international numbers and is working to increase customer awareness to reduce the inconvenience...

Turkish National Day celebrated 24 Oct 2012 - 05:01 am

The Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Saad bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, cutting the cake with Hakki Emre Yunt, Ambassador of...

Attiyah meets Korean President 24 Oct 2012 - 05:00 am

The Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah with the President of the Republic of...

HMC plans to recruit 1,700 nurses next year 24 Oct 2012 - 04:59 am

DOHA: Faced with a severe shortage of qualified nurses, the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is planning to recruit 1,700 new nurses next year,...

Souq Waqif gears up for Eid holidays 24 Oct 2012 - 04:59 am

DOHA: Souq Waqif expects to receive over 220,000 visitors during the six/day Eid Al Adha Festival that begins on October 26. The director...

‘Made in Qatar’ films to dominate DTFF this year 24 Oct 2012 - 04:58 am

A scene from ‘Lyrics Revolt’, which explores the Arab Spring through hip hop artists of the Middle East. DOHA: The fourth edition of...

UCQ hosts meet on academic health system 24 Oct 2012 - 04:56 am

DOHA: The University of Calgary – Qatar (UCQ) recently hosted an interactive discussion on Qatar’s Academic Health System (AHS). The AHS, which is...

QFIS papers shed light on Qatar’s renaissance 24 Oct 2012 - 04:56 am

Some of the QFIS officials at the Annual Research Forum and Arab Expatriate Scientists Network Symposium yesterday. DOHA: Four research papers on different...

MoI sends 42 staff on Haj for outstanding performance 24 Oct 2012 - 04:55 am

Employees of the Ministry of Interior departing to perform Haj. Doha: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has sent 42 of its staffers including...

QP to hold eco-film contest 24 Oct 2012 - 04:54 am

Doha: The HSE Regulations and Enforcement Directorate of Qatar Petroleum (QP) yesterday announced that it will organise an Eco-Film Competition at the Energy...