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Shortage of nurses hits healthcare 18 Oct 2012 - 02:31 am

DOHA: A senior official of the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has lamented the severe shortage of qualified nurses in the country, saying HMC...

Oil and gas sector salaries highest in Qatar: Study 18 Oct 2012 - 02:29 am

By Azmat Haroon Doha: The salaries of expatriate employees in the oil and gas sector in Qatar are 35 percent higher compared to...

Syria conflict could engulf region, says Brahimi 18 Oct 2012 - 02:27 am

A combo image taken from a video uploaded on YouTube yesterday shows a Syrian military helicopter hit by rebels in the Idlib province...

Nike ends endorsement deal with Armstrong 17 Oct 2012 - 06:23 pm

WASHINGTON: Nike broke with Lance Armstrong Wednesday over his alleged doping and accused the disgraced cycling star of deceiving his sponsor for years. ...

ExxonMobil invests $3.1 bn in Canadian shale assets 17 Oct 2012 - 06:19 pm

NEW YORK: US energy giant ExxonMobil announced Wednesday that it was buying Canada's Celtic Exploration for Canadian $3.1 billion (US$3.14 billion) in a...

Siemens bags 260-mn-euro train contract in Kuala Lumpur 17 Oct 2012 - 06:13 pm

FRANKFURT: German engineering giant Siemens said Wednesday it has won a major contract to supply driverless metro trains to the Malaysian capital of...

Gas Exporting Countries Forum holds board meeting in Doha 17 Oct 2012 - 02:49 pm

DOHA: The two-day 14th meeting of the Executive Board of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) which opened here Wednesday at its headquarters...

Indonesian President receives credentials of Qatari Ambassador 17 Oct 2012 - 02:29 pm

JAKARTA: President of the Republic of Indonesia, HE SusiloBambangYudhoyono, received here today the credentials of HE Mohamed Khater Al Khater as Qatar's Ambassador...

Experts from 60 countries to attend food security conference in Doha next month 17 Oct 2012 - 02:26 pm

Fahad Bin Mohammed Al-Attiya DOHA: Policy-makers, top academia, scientists, experts from food security, water management, agriculture and economics from 60 countries will join...

Rebels down helicopter in northwest Syria: NGO 17 Oct 2012 - 01:52 pm

BEIRUT: Rebels downed a helicopter gunship in a key area of northwest Syria on Wednesday, a monitoring group said, as the army fought...

Qatar Exchange down 0.26% 17 Oct 2012 - 01:50 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Wednesday 21.99 points or 0.26% to 8,536.13 points from the previous closing of 8,558.12. The volume of...

Arafat widow questioned in French murder probe: source 17 Oct 2012 - 01:03 pm

PARIS: French investigators probing the death of Yasser Arafat questioned his widow Suha, who claims the veteran Palestinian leader may have been poisoned,...

Etihad Airways says plans partnership with Garuda 17 Oct 2012 - 12:56 pm

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi flag carrier Etihad Airways will sign a partnership agreement with Indonesian airline Garuda on Thursday, Etihad said on Wednesday. The...

Philippines puts Xstrata mine on hold 17 Oct 2012 - 12:43 pm

MANILA: A $5.9-billion mining project by Swiss giant Xstrata in the Philippines may not begin operations in 2016 as scheduled owing to delays...

Belgian militant reportedly killed in Pakistan 17 Oct 2012 - 12:37 pm

ISLAMABAD: A Belgian-Tunisian Al-Qaeda recruiter who allegedly mentored an extremist who shot dead seven people in France this year has been killed in...

HH the Heir Apparent chairs 3rd meeting of Supreme Committee for Development Planning 17 Oct 2012 - 12:19 pm

DOHA: HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani chaired on Wednesday morning the third meeting of the Supreme Committee for...

Three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attacks on outposts 17 Oct 2012 - 12:02 pm

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Kurdish militants attacked military outposts in southeast Turkey overnight, killing three Turkish soldiers, security sources said on Wednesday. Armed with mortars...

400 species added to threatened 'Red List' 17 Oct 2012 - 11:36 am

HYDERABAD, India: Over 400 plants and animals were added Wednesday to the "Red List" of species threatened with extinction, the authors of a...