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OCCUPIED Jerusalem: An Israeli court is expected to sentence former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a high-profile case that could determine whether he...

PATNA, India: A stampede at a religious celebration killed at least nine people, eight of them women, in eastern India on Monday, a...

Al Sadd’s Raul Gonzalez celebrates with teammates Abdulkareem Hassan (left) and Mamadou Niang (right) after scoring against Qatar SC during their Qatar Stars...

DOHA: The authorities have launched a crackdown on private security companies which fail to comply with the required standards.  The Public Security Department...

DOHA: The Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP) has denied media reports suggesting that the recent decision of Saudi Arabia banning exports of...

TEHRAN: Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander told the broadcaster Al Alam...

A boy plays on a destroyed tank near the rubble of a mosque that was destroyed during fighting between Syrian rebels and regime...

DOHA: Exit permits for employees as well as families can now be issued through mobile phones, with the Ministry of Interior launching its...

BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: Doha’s hosting of the three-week long 25th Universal Postal Congress reaffirms the country’s important role in the international...

Doha: The Pan Arab Web Awards Academy has honoured Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) career fair micro site with the Pan Arab Web Award...

By CHRIS V PANGANIBAN DOHA:  There is still a need for more media mileage to increase public awareness of the plight of persons...

Doha: The Doha Film Institute (DFI) is calling out to all film enthusiasts wishing to gain invaluable experience at this year’s Doha Tribeca...

DOHA: As shortage of parking spaces increases in rapidly developing Doha, the situation is acute and worsening everyday with heavy vehicles being parked...

The Assistant Secretary-General for Policy at SCH, Dr Faleh Mohammed Hussein Ali (centre), and the Director of SESRI, Dr Darwish Al Emadi (second...

DOHA: The National Health Insurance Company (NHIC) will be set up next month to monitor the implementation of the proposed health insurance scheme...

By Azmat Haroon Doha: The number of students at the Qatar University (QU) has gone up by an impressive 51 percent  over the...

Doha: Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), the leading Pan-Arab provider of edutainment TV content for children, has recently launched its new exciting grid...

Doha: Commercialbank and The Youth Company (TYC) recently hosted the first annual spelling bee competition at the bank’s flagship branch on D Ring...