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Commercial Bank unveils new security feature 06 Dec 2014 - 04:46 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank has introduced a new online security feature, ‘3D Secure’, for its Visa, MasterCard, and Diners Club credit and debit card...

SCH to organise workshop on biological samples 06 Dec 2014 - 04:46 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) is organising a three-day certified training workshop on shipment of biological samples, in coordination with World...

Qatar ‘committed to protecting human rights’ 06 Dec 2014 - 04:46 am

Geneva: Qatar is paying increasing attention to the issue of business and human rights as well as the UN ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’...

Thai King greeted on National Day 06 Dec 2014 - 04:45 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej on...

Vegetables yard planned in West Bay 06 Dec 2014 - 04:08 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment plans to open a winter vegetable and fruit yard in West Bay to cater to the residents there...

Abu Samra likely to be coldest, no chances of rains 06 Dec 2014 - 04:05 am

DOHA: There are no chances of rain this week, weather forecasters said yesterday, adding the day will be a bit colder today. The...

600,000 subscribe to auction website 06 Dec 2014 - 04:02 am

DOHA: An auction website launched by a group of Qatari youth over 15 years ago is making waves, with over 600,000 subscribers. ‘Mzad...

QSL action 06 Dec 2014 - 03:53 am

Qatar SC player Mahir Yusuf Bakur (left) and Umm Salal SC player Jawad Akeel Ahnnash in action during a Qatar Stars League match...

Chamber seeks role in tourism promotion 06 Dec 2014 - 03:52 am

DOHA: Emboldened by the government’s plans to bolster the role of the private sector in the country’s economic development, Qatar Chamber (QC) now...

Egypt to probe Mursi detention tapes 06 Dec 2014 - 03:45 am

Egyptian protesters shout slogans on Abdel Moneim Riad Square in the capital Cairo during a demonstration yesterday against a court’s decision to drop...

For independence 06 Dec 2014 - 03:44 am

Yemeni supporters of the separatist Southern Movement wave flags of the former South Yemen (The People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen), during a demonstration...

Baghdad blast 06 Dec 2014 - 03:43 am

Iraqis inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Sadr City, northern Baghdad, yesterday. At least 37 people have been killed in...

IS fight a third world war, says Jordan king 06 Dec 2014 - 03:43 am

US President Barack Obama speaks with King Abdullah of Jordan in the Oval Office of the White House yesterday. WASHINGTON: Jordan’s King Abdullah...

Palestinian-Israeli clash 06 Dec 2014 - 03:42 am

Palestinian protesters throw stones towards an Israeli military water cannon during clashes following a demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel...

US Congress approves bill on US-Israel ties 06 Dec 2014 - 03:41 am

WASHINGTON: Congress has approved legislation deepening US-Israeli cooperation after softening a push to grant Israelis visa-free travel rights to the United States even...

Turkey wants share of Mediterranean energy wealth, says PM 06 Dec 2014 - 03:40 am

ATHENS: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu yesterday said his country wanted a share of the energy deposits off the shores of Cyprus, an...

Libyan govt conducts air strikes on border with Tunisia 06 Dec 2014 - 03:40 am

TRIPOLI: Forces allied to one of two rival governments vying for power in Libya conducted air strikes near the Tunisian border and vowed...

Govt backs UN talks: Libya FM 06 Dec 2014 - 03:40 am

KHARTOUM: Libya’s internationally recognised government has given its backing to UN-brokered talks between warring factions aimed at halting unrest across the country, its...