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Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of greetings to President of Egypt Dr Mohammed...

Doha: Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana (SHALMANA) will participate in the Milipol Qatar 2012, to be held from October 8 to 12. SHALMANA...

By Fazeena Saleem  DOHA: Qatar Heritage and Identity Centre has taken an ambitious step to preserve Qatar’s folklore heritage with plans to publish...

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands at the headquarters of the ‘Oranje Fonds’ in Amsterdam, yesterday. Doha:...

Doha: The sixteenth annual Aalmi Frogh-e-Urdu Adab Awards will be presented to Pakistan’s Ata ul Haq Qasmi and India’s Shamoil Ahmed by Majlis...

DOHA: Qatar has opposed the UN’s proposals meant to change the elements of the current methodology to determine the member-countries’ financial contributions for...

By Jonathan Freedland  In the hall of fame of improbable headlines — think “Fifty Shades of Grey wins Booker” — let’s nominate two...

Cross-border clashes may put pressure on the West to heed the calls of Syrian rebels and their international backers for partial no-fly zone.  ...

By Leonard Steinhorn If President Obama wins reelection by three or four Electoral College votes next month, the reason may be simple: non-citizens,...

Doha: Dr Hanan Al Kuwari appointed a new medical leadership team comprised of internationally respected experts to lead HMC’s transformation into a world-class...

DOHA: Public health authorities have urged the Ministry of Interior to clamp down on sheesha joints operating near educational institutions as well as...

DOHA: An Arabic ‘Caricature Competition’ prizes worth QR100,000 will be held on the sidelines of the upcoming ‘Media and Advertising Exhibition :MEDIA EXPO...

Doha: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has launched the sixth cycle of...

LONDON: The British government will try to speed up the extradition process after an eight-year legal battle to send radical preacher Abu Hamza...

MOSCOW: Russia's state oil company Rosneft plans to spend $18 billion on its refinery infrastructure over the next three years, a report said...

AMMAN: One hundred and thirty Sri Lankan domestic workers who had taken refuge at their embassy in Jordan have been hospitalised with food...

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Damascus on Saturday to mark the anniversary...

BRUSSELS: The Franco-Belgian bank Dexia is losing money and will soon be in need of recapitalisation, according to its chief executive, quoted in...