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Floods kill 21 in Malaysia, waters recede 31 Dec 2014 - 09:44 am

KUALA LUMPUR--At least 21 people have been killed and eight others are missing after the worst flooding in decades across Malaysia's northeast, police...

US transfers five Guantanamo detainees to Kazakhstan 31 Dec 2014 - 09:39 am

WASHINGTON---Two Tunisian and three Yemeni detainees were transferred from the US-run prison at Guantanamo Bay to Kazakhstan on Tuesday, the Pentagon said. The...

Two-year-old shoots, kills mother in US 31 Dec 2014 - 09:38 am

LOS ANGELES---A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother Tuesday at a Walmart store in Idaho after taking a gun from her...

Bad weather hampers recovery of bodies from AirAsia flight 31 Dec 2014 - 09:37 am

SURABAYA, Indonesia--Bad weather hampered efforts Wednesday to recover scores of bodies from the crash site of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, as distraught relatives waited...

Pakistan hangs man for attack on former military ruler 31 Dec 2014 - 09:33 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan---Pakistan on Wednesday hanged a man convicted of attempting to assassinate former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the seventh execution since the country...

US 'deeply concerned' over detained Cuba dissidents 31 Dec 2014 - 09:27 am

WASHINGTON--The United States expressed concern Wednesday over the plight of several dissidents detained by Cuba, just two weeks after Washington's historic move to...

C-Ring Road third phase work begins tomorrow 31 Dec 2014 - 05:02 am

DOHA: Work on the third phase of the C-Ring Road project begins tomorrow, the Public Works Authority — Ashghal — said yesterday. The...

CMC briefed on healthcare projects across Qatar 31 Dec 2014 - 05:01 am

A session of the Central Municipal Council in progress. Doha: A Central Municipal Council session yesterday discussed projects of the Supreme Council for...

Unique entertainment centre planned in Pearl-Qatar 31 Dec 2014 - 05:00 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: The United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of the Pearl-Qatar, has announced to open a unique entertainment centre...

QF holds first teacher recruitment fair 31 Dec 2014 - 04:59 am

Participants meeting representatives of Qatari and international schools at the fair and (below) educators discussing opportunities with representatives of Qatar Academy Msheireb, member...

Motorists becoming rude, less tolerant due to traffic jams 31 Dec 2014 - 04:58 am

DOHA: The unprecedented traffic jams the city has been witnessing these days have had a negative impact on the behaviour of motorists, making...

QA provides 18 free tickets to elderly for Umrah 31 Dec 2014 - 04:57 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has provided 18 free air tickets to the elderly to perform Umrah. The initiative is part of QA’s corporate...

Ministry honours 17 schools for winning contests 31 Dec 2014 - 04:56 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has honoured 17 schools for winning in contests as part of ‘The life of the...

Deputy Emir honours camel race winners 31 Dec 2014 - 04:50 am

The Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani attended the final competition of the Founder Sheikh Jassim Bin Mohammed Bin...

Asian acquitted in forged marriage certificate case 31 Dec 2014 - 04:48 am

DOHA: A criminal court has acquitted an Asian who was accused of submitting a forged marriage certificate and forging the seal of Qatar’s...

Rising divorce rates in Qatari society due to neglect of Shariah: Clerics 31 Dec 2014 - 04:48 am

DOHA: At least two prominent Muslim clerics have blamed the increasing rate of divorce in Qatari society to people overlooking Islamic tenets (Shariah)....

Ooredoo on jobs restructuring to improve services and performance 31 Dec 2014 - 04:48 am

DOHA: Ooredoo is working on restructuring jobs in different administrative verticals, official sources told Al Sharq. The restructuring aims to improve the performance...

Qatar wins second place in Holy Quran contest 31 Dec 2014 - 04:48 am

Doha: Qatar has taken the second place in the 10th King Mohammed VI International Award for Recitation, Memorisation and Interpretation of the Holy...