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Law urged to encourage private investment in food projects 31 Jan 2015 - 03:35 am

DOHA: The man behind the QR200m meat processing factory opening next month says a law is needed to encourage the private sector to...

Sidra nursing official awarded RCSI fellowship 31 Jan 2015 - 03:34 am

Doha: Sidra Medical and Research Center has announced that its Chief Nursing Officer, Dr Mary Boyd (pictured), has been awarded fellowship by the...

Ministry removes illegal porta cabins from govt properties 31 Jan 2015 - 03:33 am

DOHA: Several porta cabins encroaching on state properties have been removed in many civic areas, officials have said. Inspectors from the Ministry of...

Al Wakra Hospital to have ‘Maternal and Child Tower’ 31 Jan 2015 - 03:26 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation is constructing a third building at Al Wakra Hospital for maternal and child health. The building ‘Maternal and Child...

Tamayoz lines up training programmes 31 Jan 2015 - 03:25 am

DOHA: ExxonMobil Qatar has announced that the 2015 edition of its Tamayoz training programme will focus on health, safety, environment (HSE) and leadership...

Salamtek reviews distracted diving 31 Jan 2015 - 03:24 am

DOHA: Qatar Mobility Innovations Centre (QMIC) hosted the first meeting of the Salamtek Consortium where members reviewed progress made by the centre in...

279 Indians died in Qatar last year, says embassy 31 Jan 2015 - 03:23 am

DOHA: A total of 279 Indians died in Qatar last year, up compared to previous years, according to data released by the Indian...

SYRIA TALKS DIALOGUE RUSSIA MOSCOW TABLE 0 31 Jan 2015 - 03:19 am

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DRAG RACE THRILLS 31 Jan 2015 - 03:14 am

Baher Amin Action from the first round of the Arabian Drag Racing League at Qatar Racing Club in Doha during the weekend. Top...

King’s tweet wins hearts of Saudis 31 Jan 2015 - 02:28 am

DOHA: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has become the only Saudi and GCC ruler so...

QA takes $1.7bn stake in IAG 31 Jan 2015 - 02:24 am

LONDON/BERLIN: Qatar Airways has bought a stake worth about £1.15bn ($1.7bn) in the owner of British Airways and Iberia, aiming to forge closer...

GIS system to map Qatar’s fish stocks 31 Jan 2015 - 02:14 am

DOHA: Qatar is developing a geographical information system (GIS) to map and analyse its marine resources, mainly fishing reserves. The fisheries department is...

Foggy morning, strong winds forecast 31 Jan 2015 - 02:07 am

DOHA: The morning will be foggy, affecting visibility, which will be as low as a kilometre at times at places, weather forecasters said...

Former foreign mining executives sentenced to prison in Mongolia 30 Jan 2015 - 11:22 pm

Herder nomads in west central Mongolia Ulan Bator - A Mongolian court on Friday found three former executives of a foreign-owned mining company...

Qaeda group launches assault on Western-backed Syria rebels 30 Jan 2015 - 11:16 pm

Beirut - Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria battled Western-backed rebels Friday as the jihadists pressed their bid to seize control of northern areas, a...

Qaeda in Yemen says France top enemy 30 Jan 2015 - 11:02 pm

Dubai - The ideological leader of Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said Friday that France had surpassed the United States as...

Portuguese PM opposes Greek debt renegotiation 30 Jan 2015 - 10:45 pm

Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho Lisbon - Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said Friday he opposes any debt-renegotiation for Greece as...

Mitt Romney not running for president in 2016 30 Jan 2015 - 10:31 pm

Washington - Republican 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Friday he will not make another White House run in 2016, following weeks of...