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$9.16m for Texas A&M University research projects 14 Dec 2014 - 03:30 am

DOHA: Two proposals from Texas A&M University at Qatar have been awarded a total of $9.16m funding from the sixth National Priorities Research...

Galfar Al Misnad’s safe driving campaign 14 Dec 2014 - 03:29 am

Doha: Galfar Al Misnad conducted a Safe Driving Campaign focusing on defensive driving with the theme ‘Let us together develop a Safe Driving...

PM attends falcon championship 14 Dec 2014 - 03:18 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani attending the finals of the Second Labrtha...

Two top car showrooms closed down 14 Dec 2014 - 03:17 am

An inspector from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce is seen pasting a notification of closure on a car showroom in Doha. The...

Bus crash victims identified 14 Dec 2014 - 03:16 am

DOHA: The two Filipinos who were killed in the freaky bus crash at Al Ghanem main station early on Friday afternoon were identified...

Africa’s tallest 14 Dec 2014 - 03:14 am

A computer generated image of the 114-storey tower which will be built in the Moroccan city of Casablanca by Dubai-based Middle East Development...

Hukoomi gets popular with residents and expats 14 Dec 2014 - 03:14 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: The trend of availing government services online is gaining ground in Qatar. The number of visitors to Hukoomi, Qatar...

March against US police 14 Dec 2014 - 03:01 am

People take part in a march against police violence in New York yesterday. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Washington for a march to...

Qataris urged to register via Metrash 2 for CMC elections 14 Dec 2014 - 02:57 am

DOHA: The committee supervising preparations for the forthcoming Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections has called on all potential Qatari voters to register their...

Climate talks risk collapse 14 Dec 2014 - 02:55 am

LIMA: UN talks on slowing climate change were threatened with collapse yesterday after China clashed with the United States and led emerging nations...

Foggy morning forecast today 14 Dec 2014 - 02:33 am

DOHA: The weather bureau has forecast a foggy morning today and said visibility will be poor. It will be misty to foggy at...

Arbain ritual 14 Dec 2014 - 01:48 am

Shia pilgrims gather as they commemorate Arbain in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, yesterday. Iraqi officials said millions of Shia pilgrims from across Iraq...

Pamuk’s new book 14 Dec 2014 - 01:46 am

Turkish author Orhan Pamuk signs autographs after the presentation of his new book, Kafamda Bir Tuhafli (A Strangeness In My Mind) in Istanbul...

Iron Christmas tree 14 Dec 2014 - 01:45 am

Children in front of a Christmas tree in Byblos, north of Beirut, yesterday. The Christmas tree, measuring about 30 metres and made up...

Far-left group behind Israel embassy attack 14 Dec 2014 - 01:41 am

ATHENS: Greek police said a far-left group was likely responsible for a night-time gun attack on the Israeli embassy in Athens that saw...

Design show touches on Istanbul trauma 14 Dec 2014 - 01:40 am

ISTANBUL: Far from aiming for utopia, the second Istanbul Design Biennial confronts a darker side by touching on the city’s recent trauma with...

The NR Eye: NRIs should be aware of tax implications 14 Dec 2014 - 01:38 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to the people who lost their lives in the 2001 parliament attack, at the Parliament in New...

Kashmir protest 14 Dec 2014 - 01:33 am

Supporters of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) shout anti-election slogans during a protest in the Maisuma area of Srinagar yesterday.