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Qatar shares plunge to one-year low 15 Dec 2014 - 03:28 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: A fresh wave of profit taking pushed Qatari stocks down to almost one year low yesterday. On the oil-triggered...

Qatar has 122 publications in 8 languages 15 Dec 2014 - 03:25 am

DOHA: Qatar has 122 publications registered and circulated in eight languages annually, with those in Arabic accounting for 52 percent. Official data released...

Cartoons 15 Dec 2014 - 03:13 am

JUNCKER INVESTMENT EUROPEAN UNION OUTPUT 15 Dec 2014 - 12:13 am

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Expats line up festivities for National Day 14 Dec 2014 - 03:42 am

Palm trees along the Doha Corniche are festooned with lights for Qatar National Day celebrations. The country marks National Day on December 18....

QA recruits Shafallah Center members 14 Dec 2014 - 03:37 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (third right), Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al...

QRC appeals for $1.5m to help storm-hit Philippines 14 Dec 2014 - 03:35 am

Qatar Red Crescent workers in the Philippines. DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) issued an emergency appeal to raise approximately $1.5m in Relief for...

Commercial Bank launches credit card shopping offer 14 Dec 2014 - 03:34 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank yesterday announced the launch of its Credit Card shopping offer on the occasion of Qatar’s National Day for Credit Card...

Govt preparing national heritage strategy 14 Dec 2014 - 03:34 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning said yesterday that it has prepared a feasibility study for bus rapid transit project, and...

Qatar, Vietnam to explore business opportunities 14 Dec 2014 - 03:34 am

Doha: Qatar Chamber, in collaboration with the Vietnam Embassy, is organising a meeting of Qatari and Vietnamese businessmen at the Grand Hyatt Hotel...

Payroll service on Ooredoo Mobile Money launched 14 Dec 2014 - 03:34 am

DOHA: Ooredoo and QNB yesterday launched the region’s first-ever payroll service on Ooredoo Mobile Money. With the Payroll service, companies in Qatar will...

Reach Out To Asia trains youth on leadership skills 14 Dec 2014 - 03:33 am

DOHA: Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), in partnership with Qatar Foundation (QF) member Msheireb Properties, recently organised a leadership training programme for youth...

HBKU’s energy programme to help nurture talent: Expert 14 Dec 2014 - 03:33 am

DOHA: Enabling Qatari professionals understand the complexity of energy and sustainability issues will allow Qatar to maintain and improve its competitive situation and...

Situation training for UCQ students 14 Dec 2014 - 03:32 am

DOHA: University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) nursing instructors recently created a situation to “foster interprofessional education between students in various healthcare disciplines”....

Course on human rights for Kuwaiti diplomats 14 Dec 2014 - 03:32 am

Doha: A regional training course on human rights concepts and mechanisms for Kuwaiti diplomats in GCC countries started here yesterday. The five-day course...

QU presentation on AIDS awareness 14 Dec 2014 - 03:32 am

DOHA: Qatar University’s Department of Health Sciences (DHS) recently organised a presentation on AIDS awareness for its students. ‘Focus, Partner and Achieve: An...

Oman to host GCC rail and metro conference 14 Dec 2014 - 03:31 am

Muscat: Omani Ministry of Transport and Communications will host the GCC Rail and Metro Conference 2015 on January 11 and 12. The conference...

Qatar wants to enhance ties with US, says ambassador 14 Dec 2014 - 03:31 am

Washington: Qatar’s Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Jaham Al Kuwari stressed yesterday that Qatar was looking to enhance its partnership with the...