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HMC to start new weight management programme 22 Dec 2014 - 04:19 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has tied up with Qatar University (QU) to launch a new weight management programme to help reduce the...

Ooredoo unveils promotion for Hala top-ups 22 Dec 2014 - 04:19 am

DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday launched a new promotion to give customers chance to use their free bonus local Ooredoo minutes gained from topping-up for...

F-Ring Road fully opened for traffic 22 Dec 2014 - 04:18 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) yesterday announced the opening of F-Ring Road completely for traffic. It will mainly serve traffic between Al...

Qatar-Turkey Cultural Year 2015 discussed 22 Dec 2014 - 04:18 am

Doha: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari yesterday met Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Demirok and...

Al Sharq contest draws 22,366 tweets 22 Dec 2014 - 04:17 am

DOHA: A contest by the Al Sharq website on the occasion of National Day drew 22,366 tweets, expressing love for Qatar. ‘Tweet for...

HMC launches first arthritis awareness campaign 22 Dec 2014 - 04:16 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is encouraging people to participate in a 10-day campaign to learn about general arthritis and other rheumatic diseases....

Al Khalij to host Open Day for Qataris tomorrow 22 Dec 2014 - 04:16 am

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) is hosting an Open Day recruitment programme at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on...

Tunisia’s Essebsi claims vote victory 22 Dec 2014 - 04:15 am

TUNIS: Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi claimed victory in yesterday’s run-off election, which is seen as the final step to full democracy...

Iraq’s Shia fighters desert over food shortages 22 Dec 2014 - 04:13 am

Members of Kurdish security forces ride in a vehicle at Mount Sinjar yesterday. BAGHDAD: Abu Murtada Al Moussawi answered the call last summer...

Iran festival 22 Dec 2014 - 04:13 am

An Iranian man shops for watermelon in Tehran yesterday, in preparation for the annual festival of Yalda, an ancient Zoroastrian rite held on...

Egypt allows in travellers from Gaza 22 Dec 2014 - 04:12 am

GAZA: Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing yesterday for incoming passengers from the Gaza Strip for the first time in almost two months,...

Syria conflict 22 Dec 2014 - 04:11 am

Syrian children look on as they wait for treatment, following a reported air stike by regime forces, at a makeshift clinic in the...

Turkey PM accuses EU of ‘dirty campaign’ 22 Dec 2014 - 04:09 am

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu yesterday accused the European Union of starting a “dirty campaign” against Turkey by criticising the arrests of...

Two officers hurt in France attack 22 Dec 2014 - 04:08 am

JOUE-LES-TOURS: France yesterday probed a suspected ‘radical Islamist’ attack on police that left two officers seriously injured and the assailant dead, prompting security...

Jordan ends death penalty ban, hangs 11 men 22 Dec 2014 - 04:08 am

AMMAN: Human rights groups took Jordan to task yesterday as the country ended an eight-year moratorium on the death penalty by hanging 11...

Barzani hails advances in anti-IS battle 22 Dec 2014 - 04:07 am

MOUNT SINJAR: Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani hailed advances by peshmerga fighters against the Islamic State group yesterday as they battled the jihadists...

Egyptian jailed for 10 years for spying for Israel 22 Dec 2014 - 04:07 am

CAIRO: An Egyptian court has jailed a Suez Canal shipping services manager for 10 years on charges of spying for Israel about naval...

Turkish TV show fined $177,000 over stunt 22 Dec 2014 - 04:07 am

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s television regulator has handed a record fine to a popular game show for a segment where husbands were filmed dancing with...