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Pakistan floods kill 455, affect five million 18 Oct 2012 - 04:20 am

ISLAMABAD: Monsoon floods in Pakistan have killed 455 people over the past five weeks and affected more than five million, according to the...

Gunmen kill polio vaccinator in Quetta 18 Oct 2012 - 04:20 am

QUETTA: Unknown gunmen on Tuesday killed a polio vaccinator in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, highlighting resistance to the country’s immunisation campaign,...

Majority of Pakistani population facing food insecurity 18 Oct 2012 - 04:20 am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate (the upper house) was informed yesterday that up to 58 percent of the country’s population suffered from ‘food insecurity’. Giving...

Afghan girl beheaded for refusing prostitution: Police 18 Oct 2012 - 04:17 am

Herat: Afghan police have arrested four people who allegedly tried to force a woman into prostitution in western Afghanistan and beheaded her when...

High demand for used cars 18 Oct 2012 - 04:16 am

DOHA: The demand for used cars is on an upswing as the year is coming to an end with an increasing number of...

Cabinet allows entry of ships with armed security men 18 Oct 2012 - 04:16 am

Doha: The cabinet yesterday approved a proposal by the ministry of the interior allowing ships with armed securitymen on board to enter into...

Al Meera opens temporary branch at Sealine 18 Oct 2012 - 04:15 am

DOHA: Al Meera Consumer Goods Company has opened a temporary branch at Sealine in Messaieed to cater to the camps (tents) that come...

National Day celebration 18 Oct 2012 - 03:50 am

H E Abdulla bin Khalid Al Qahtani, Minister of Health, and Amador Martinez, Ambassador of Spain, jointly cutting a cake to celebrate the...

50kg ceiling imposed to curb fish smuggling 18 Oct 2012 - 03:49 am

DOHA: The authorities have imposed a 50kg ceiling on vehicles transporting local fish to neighbouring countries for personal use. The move is intended...

Rota youth club members receive leadership training 18 Oct 2012 - 03:48 am

Rota Youth Service Club (RYSC) members during the four-day training event. Doha: Demonstrating its commitment to the future of Qatar and affirming the...

Diyafa hosts first Spa concept meet today 18 Oct 2012 - 03:48 am

DOHA: Spa businesses in Qatar would receive a major boost with the first-ever Spa Concept Conference, another signature event of Diyafa 2012 and...

Qatar Museums Authority nominated for Cannes award 18 Oct 2012 - 03:48 am

Doha: Qatar Museums Authority has been nominated for the 2012 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards for the short film category for the...

Qatar Airways CEO calls for Heathrow runway expansion 18 Oct 2012 - 03:46 am

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker speaking at the Aviation Club in London. London: Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al...

Al Jawhara City launched 18 Oct 2012 - 03:21 am

\ Ozan Benlioglu, Head of Investments, Khaleeji Commercial Bank, Bahrain; Abdulla Showaiter, Board member; Silvan Varghese, Acting CEO & COO, and Mahdi Abdulnabi...

HMC health and safety campaign ‘Kulluna’ begins roadshow today 18 Oct 2012 - 03:18 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will today begin the first road show of the campaign, ‘Kulluna’, to improve health and safety at the...

Heir Apparent reviews national strategy 18 Oct 2012 - 03:18 am

Doha: The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani chaired yesterday the third meeting of the Supreme Committee for Development...

QTA to hold four-day Eid programmes 18 Oct 2012 - 03:18 am

Doha: Eid celebrations are set to light Doha with the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) organising a four-day packed entertainment programme for Eid Al...

Kurdish rebels warn Turkey against attacks 18 Oct 2012 - 03:08 am

Free Syrian Army fighters stand next to a home-made rocket launcher in Sermeen near Idlib, yesterday. GENEVA: Turkey’s Kurdish rebels will retaliate to...