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Schools in Pakistan's Peshawar re-open 12 Jan 2015 - 10:19 am

Peshawar--Schools in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar re-opened Monday morning for the first time since a Taliban raid massacred 150 people, mainly children,...

Haiti's president, lawmakers reach 11th-hour deal 12 Jan 2015 - 10:07 am

Michel Martelly Port-au-Prince--Haiti's President Michel Martelly and national lawmakers struck a last-minute deal late Sunday to hold new elections by late this year,...

Flight data recorder retrieved from crashed AirAsia jet 12 Jan 2015 - 10:02 am

Jakarta--The flight data recorder was retrieved Monday from the AirAsia plane that crashed in the Java Sea a fortnight ago with 162 people...

PM meets IHF President 12 Jan 2015 - 03:02 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met Dr Hassan Mustafa, President, International...

Venezuelan President arrives 12 Jan 2015 - 03:01 am

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday arrived on an official visit to Qatar. He and his delegation were welcomed by the Minister of Energy...

Inspection of outlets goes online 12 Jan 2015 - 03:00 am

Inspectors filling up forms with the help of the new electronic system at an outlet. DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning...

Offensive perfume bottles seized 12 Jan 2015 - 02:58 am

Inspectors from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce seized some perfume bottles from a shopping centre because their names were against social values,...

Mowasalat Medical Center staff donate blood 12 Jan 2015 - 02:56 am

DOHA: Mowasalat Medical Center (MMC), in association with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), organised a blood donation campaign for its employees. MMC said it...

Al Sada attends book signing 12 Jan 2015 - 02:54 am

Doha: The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada yesterday attended the signing of three books published...

Qatar pre-paid mobile service lowest in GCC 12 Jan 2015 - 02:54 am

DOHA: Pre-paid mobile service in Qatar is the lowest in the GCC, says an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) report. The monthly pre-paid mobile...

Al Sada attends book signing 12 Jan 2015 - 02:53 am

Doha: The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada yesterday attended the signing of three books published...

Four more enter Hudud Al Tahaddi final round 12 Jan 2015 - 02:52 am

DOHA: Four more emerged winners as the sixth round of Hudud Al Tahaddi Challenge ended yesterday at Sabkhat Marmi near Sealine. Despite the...

Special occupational health clinics planned 12 Jan 2015 - 02:52 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Public health authorities plan to open special clinics for occupational and environment health services at upcoming three major hospitals...

Qatari women read more than men: Survey 12 Jan 2015 - 02:51 am

DOHA: Qatari women read more than men, a survey conducted by the Cultural Creativity Center has found. The findings, released coinciding with the...

DFI to screen Where The Wild Things Are on Friday 12 Jan 2015 - 02:51 am

DOHA: Doha Film Institute (DFI) will screen the fantasy adventure film Where The Wild Things Are on Friday at 7pm at Museum of...

PHCC: Over 3,800 calls on Hayyak in December 12 Jan 2015 - 02:50 am

DOHA: Increased number of people have sought assistance through ‘Hayyak’ helpline introduced at primary healthcare centres since last June. Primary Health Care Corporation...

Directorate of Coasts starts building firefighter boats 12 Jan 2015 - 02:50 am

DOHA: The General Directorate of Coasts and Border Security has started manufacturing firefighter boats. “They will be stationed along the Doha coast close...

Open 2015 winner Ferrer congratulated 12 Jan 2015 - 02:48 am

David Ferrer, winner of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2015 men’s international tennis tournament, with Qatar Airways cabin crew. DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA), the...