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Workshop on human rights 23 Dec 2014 - 02:53 am

The National Human Rights Committee yesterday organised a regional training workshop on legal perspective of refugees, in collaboration with the United Nations High...

Radiation tests 23 Dec 2014 - 02:52 am

The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior, is setting up devices at border check-points to monitor illegal imports and...

Sheikh Jassem bin Thani dead 23 Dec 2014 - 02:51 am

Doha: Sheikh Jassem bin Thani bin Jassem Al Thani (pictured) died yesterday, aged 97. He was the grandson of the Founder of Qatar,...

QA most ‘liked’ global airline on Facebook 23 Dec 2014 - 02:33 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) reached another milestone when it became the most ‘liked’ global airline on Facebook. QA overtook its nearest competitor and...

HMC to host 2 orthopaedic surgeons 23 Dec 2014 - 02:32 am

DOHA: Two top orthopaedic surgeons from the UK and France will visit the Orthopaedic Surgery Department at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) to conduct...

Volunteer Awards deadline December 28 23 Dec 2014 - 02:32 am

DOHA: The Social Development Center (SDC), a member of Qatar Foundation, said yesterday that applications for Volunteer Awards for 2014/2015 are open and...

Ooredoo offers 50pc cut on Shahry Smart subscriptions 23 Dec 2014 - 02:31 am

DOHA: Ooredoo’s Shahry Smart yesterday introduced a new offer for all new Shahry customers to enable them to benefit from a 50 percent...

Leaders greet new Tunisia President 23 Dec 2014 - 02:30 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to Beji Caid Essebsi on his election...

HMC stroke service gets accreditation 23 Dec 2014 - 02:29 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) stroke service has become the first of its kind in the Middle East to be accredited by Joint...

Hospital honours head of South Security Department 23 Dec 2014 - 02:29 am

DOHA: Al Wakra Hospital has honoured the South Security Department for its role in watching over residents in the area. Ali Al Muftah,...

Year-end productivity in Mena ‘all time high’ 23 Dec 2014 - 02:29 am

DOHA: The Bayt.com ‘Holidays in the Middle East and North Africa’ poll, recently conducted by Bayt.com, revealed that employees in the Middle East...

Marine shooting practice warning 23 Dec 2014 - 02:28 am

Doha: The General Command of the Armed Forces has announced that the marine field of shooting marine/OBD 28 towards the east from Mesaieed...

Rising prices push Qataris to shop in Saudi 23 Dec 2014 - 01:56 am

DOHA: Rising prices are a burning social issue and being hotly debated in the living rooms of Qatari families as well as on...

Shura nod for law to change fiscal year 23 Dec 2014 - 01:47 am

DOHA: The Advisory Council yesterday unanimously approved a draft public finance law that, once implemented, would see the state’s fiscal year run from...

Oman to start issuing GCC driving licences 23 Dec 2014 - 01:45 am

DOHA: Oman will start implementing the proposed unified driving licence for GCC states from January 1 next year, the Times of Oman has...

Al Jazeera suspends its Egypt channel 23 Dec 2014 - 01:40 am

DOHA: Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr (AJMM), broadcasting live from Egypt, has temporarily ceased service, the channel said yesterday. The channel will resume operation...

CHRISTAMAS NEW YEAR 2015 LENNON IMAGINE FOREST WOLFS 23 Dec 2014 - 01:20 am

Group: Comment & Caricature Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR CHRISTAMAS NEW YEAR 2015 LENNON IMAGINE FOREST WOLFS WARS 122214 Provider:...

Pakistan to execute 500 terror convicts 23 Dec 2014 - 12:28 am

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan meets with family members of slain schoolchildren on the premises of an army-run school in Peshawar yesterday. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans...