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Aspire to host World Robot Olympiad tomorrow 19 Oct 2012 - 01:27 am

Doha: Over three hundred schoolchildren from the GCC and Mena region are expected to participate in the 2012 World Robot Olympiad (WRO)–Arabia tomorrow...

Qatar Cinema and Film Distribution reports QR11.5m profit 19 Oct 2012 - 01:24 am

Doha: Qatar Cinema and Film Distribution Company disclosed the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012. The interim financial statements...

Over 400 erring outlets issued warnings 19 Oct 2012 - 01:24 am

DOHA: The health monitoring unit at Doha Municipality shut down two eateries and a supermarket during last month for failing to comply with...

Heir Apparent receives top US official 19 Oct 2012 - 01:23 am

Doha: The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who is also Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, received at...

Drowning a major killer of children 19 Oct 2012 - 01:19 am

Children participating in a water safety programme as part of the Kulluna roadshow held at the City Center yesterday. The programme will continue...

Syria jets blast rebel-held town, 44 killed 19 Oct 2012 - 01:17 am

Syrian men react following an air strike by Syrian government forces in Maaret Al Numaan yesterday, killing at least 44 people. Rescue workers...

Qatar to draft law banning insult to religions: Minister 19 Oct 2012 - 01:16 am

DOHA: Qatar is taking a key legal initiative to draft a law banning the insult of any religion and hopes to eventually see...

Old Qatar, Dubai banknotes fetch record sum at auction 19 Oct 2012 - 01:14 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: A series of rare Qatar and Dubai banknotes (pictured) were sold for £180,000 against a £25,000-£35,000 pre-sale estimate at...

Newsweek ends 80-year print run, goes all-digital 18 Oct 2012 - 05:52 pm

WASHINGTON: Newsweek announced Thursday it would end an 80-year run as a print magazine, taking the venerable publication all-digital in another sign of...

Google threatens to drop links to French media 18 Oct 2012 - 05:30 pm

PARIS: Internet giant Google has threatened to exclude French media sites from its search results if France implements a proposed law forcing search...

Kuwait's KIPCO says to partner with Japan's Orix 18 Oct 2012 - 03:01 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait Projects Co (KIPCO) said on Thursday it planned to enter into a "strategic partnership" with Japan's Orix Corp and that the...

Gulf Islamic banks ready to step in as HSBC pulls back 18 Oct 2012 - 02:28 pm

SYDNEY: Four days after HSBC Holdings said it would shrink its global Islamic banking operations, National Bank of Abu Dhabi revealed very different...

Dubai fueled by cheap Iran oil as U.S. ups pressure 18 Oct 2012 - 02:11 pm

DUBAI: The United States and Dubai are negotiating an end to the desert emirate's Iranian oil imports to head off the threat of...

Qatar Stock Exchange slightly up 0.07% 18 Oct 2012 - 02:04 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area Thursday adding 6.01 points (or 0.07%) to advance to 8,542.14 points from 8,536.13 Wednesday. The...

Philippines allows export of dolphins to Singapore 18 Oct 2012 - 02:02 pm

MANILA: The Philippine government said Thursday it has approved the export of 25 show dolphins to Singapore after a ban on their transport...

Alcatel confirms big job cuts 18 Oct 2012 - 01:56 pm

PARIS: Telecoms equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent has informed unions that it plans to cut a total of 5,490 jobs worldwide as part of a...

Bahrain charges four men with defaming king on Twitter 18 Oct 2012 - 01:55 pm

DUBAI: Bahraini authorities have detained four men on charges of defaming the Gulf Arab country's king on Twitter, according to the state news...

Nokia's third quarter net loss increases 14-fold 18 Oct 2012 - 01:54 pm

HELSINKI: Nokia, until recently the world's biggest mobile phone maker, posted a third quarter net loss of 969 million euros (1.27 billion dollars),...