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Ashghal to investigate massive waterlogging on Dukhan Road 04 Oct 2012 - 02:07 pm

DOHA: Complaints about the massive water-logging on the Dukhan road following the rains last Friday have prompted the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) to...

Winners of LG-Jumbo competition 04 Oct 2012 - 02:06 pm

Winners of the LG-Jumbo drawing competition with company officials at the prize giving ceremony held at the Jumbo Electronics showroom on Airport road....

Qatar Foundation launches legal and social clinic 04 Oct 2012 - 02:06 pm

DOHA: Qatar Foundation for Combating Human Trafficking recently launched a legal and social clinic with an aim to increase awareness among students and...

US envoy meets Al Attiyah 04 Oct 2012 - 02:05 pm

The Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah with the US Ambassador Susan L Ziadeh.They...

Qatari climbs Europe’s highest peak of Elbrus 04 Oct 2012 - 01:44 pm

Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani waves Qatar’s flag atop Mount Elburz after conquering the highest peak...

Climate meet organisers sign deals with four firms 04 Oct 2012 - 01:43 pm

Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Malki (left), and Ahmed Rafee Al Emadi exchanging agreements at the Four Seasons Hotel yesterday. DOHA: The organisers of...

Rare number craze spreads to marriage and child deliveries 04 Oct 2012 - 01:42 pm

DOHA: The craze in the Qatari community for special easy-to-remember numbers is not restricted to mobile phones and car plates any more—it has...

QNRF launches 13th undergraduate programme 04 Oct 2012 - 01:42 pm

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) yesterday launched the 13th cycle of the Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP), its longest-running research funding programme...

'Distraught' ex-Philippine president arrested 04 Oct 2012 - 01:42 pm

MANILA: A "distraught" ex-Philippine president Gloria Arroyo was arrested at hospital on Thursday after being charged over a third case of alleged corruption...

Sanctions are not a nuclear deterrent 04 Oct 2012 - 01:40 pm

By Hassan Hakimian The recent mayhem in Iran’s currency markets that has seen a staggering 17% depreciation of the rial in one day...

VW eyes budget cars for emerging markets 'in two years' 04 Oct 2012 - 01:37 pm

FRANKFURT: Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, said on Thursday it was considering selling "budget cars" for as little as 5,000 euros ($6,500) in emerging...

Former head of Egypt's Ezz Steel jailed, fined 04 Oct 2012 - 01:35 pm

CAIRO: A Cairo court sentenced the former chairman of Ezz Steel to jail for seven years on graft charges on Thursday, the second...

Oman plans to build $400 mln desalination plants 04 Oct 2012 - 01:03 pm

MUSCAT: Oman plans to build three desalination plants at a cost of about $400 million to meet the desert country's growing demand for...

Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala swings to profit in H1 2012 04 Oct 2012 - 12:16 pm

ABU DHABI:Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi government's investment vehicle, swung to a profit in the first-half of 2012 helped by lower impairment losses and...

Diabetic children get health tips 04 Oct 2012 - 12:11 pm

DOHA: Thirty five children aged between six and 12 years attended an educational event for newly diagnosed children with diabetes organised by the...

Henley to start education programme 04 Oct 2012 - 12:10 pm

John Board, Dean of Henley Business School, gives a presentation during a reception to celebrate the launch of Henley Business School in Qatar,...

HMC opens Mutawa office at Cuban Hospital in Dukhan 04 Oct 2012 - 12:05 pm

DOHA: The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has opened a new “Mutawa office” at the Cuban Hospital in Dukhan that will provide religious and...

Qtel broadband addresses key social issues 04 Oct 2012 - 12:01 pm

Qtel Group Chairman H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani with Cherie Blair during their meeting. DOHA: Qtel Group is...