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BLACK FRIDAY FERGUSON RACE SHOPPING RACISM 30 Nov 2014 - 08:53 pm

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Fallen Mubarak gets another reprieve 30 Nov 2014 - 07:19 am

An Egyptian anti-Mubarak protester reacts after hearing the verdict, outside the police academy in Cairo yesterday. CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak, who yesterday escaped murder...

Pope Francis prays with Grand Mufti at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque 30 Nov 2014 - 07:18 am

ISTANBUL: Pope Francis prayed silently alongside a senior Islamic cleric in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque yesterday, in a gesture of inter-religious harmony in a...

Suicide attacks hit Syria-Turkey border 30 Nov 2014 - 07:16 am

BEIRUT: Islamic State group jihadists launched a double attack yesterday on a Kurdish-controlled post on the Syrian-Turkish border for the first time, prompting...

Israel names new military chief of staff 30 Nov 2014 - 07:13 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s prime minister and defence minister announced yesterday that the country’s next military chief of staff will be Major General Gadi Eisenkot....

Bahrainis vote in final round of elections 30 Nov 2014 - 07:13 am

DUBAI: Bahrainis were voting yesterday in the final round of the Gulf kingdom’s first legislative elections since the authorities crushed pro-democracy protests led...

WCMC-Q introduces interactive learning 30 Nov 2014 - 06:55 am

Dr Ronald G Crystal, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Genetic Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, speaking at...

Al Jazeera network launches Palestine Remix website 30 Nov 2014 - 06:53 am

Rawan Damen, Palestine Remix Project Manager (left), at a press conference to announce the website launch at Hilton Doha Hotel. DOHA: Al Jazeera...

Ajyal Youth Film Festival begins tomorrow 30 Nov 2014 - 06:52 am

Artists and filmmakers during the pre-festival Artist Night. DOHA: The second Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute, with a...

MoI honours 37 trainers 30 Nov 2014 - 06:50 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) honoured 37 trainers working in its different departments who were accredited by international training bodies. The Legal...

Electronic licence for health professionals 30 Nov 2014 - 06:50 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has launched electronic licence for healthcare practitioners as part of efforts to simplify and fasten the...

Thousands participate in Al Dana Green Run 30 Nov 2014 - 06:47 am

Runners crossing the starting point during the Doha Bank Al Dana Green Run yesterday. Doha: More than 2,700 men, women and children thronged...

UCQ holds Open House for student aspirants 30 Nov 2014 - 06:43 am

DOHA: The University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) recently brought together a number of their community partners as they offered potential students an...

QNB launches mPOS software solution 30 Nov 2014 - 06:42 am

DOHA: As part of its commitment to bring innovative banking solutions and payment products in the banking sector, Qatar National Bank (QNB) yesterday...

Remittances by migrant workers double in 6 years 30 Nov 2014 - 06:42 am

DOHA: Remittances sent by migrant workers home more than doubled in six years, between 2008 and 2013, while the population rose only 31.63...

Ghana president arrives today 30 Nov 2014 - 06:41 am

Doha: President of the Republic of Ghana John Dramani Mahama will arrive in Doha today on an official visit. The Emir H H...

Sudanese minister hails ties with Qatar 30 Nov 2014 - 06:41 am

Doha: Sudan’s Information minister Dr Ahmed Bilal has praised the relations between Qatar and Sudan, describing them as strong, long-standing and well-developed ties. ...

Peru ministries celebrate books donation from Qatar 30 Nov 2014 - 06:40 am

Lima: The Peruvian ministries of culture and foreign affairs have held a ceremony to mark the delivery of books donated by Qatar to...