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An Indian family’s journey to true path 28 Nov 2014 - 03:41 am

By Sariya Contractor My story starts in 1979 when Allah brought me into this world into a very religious and spiritually aware family....

PM meets Turkish Minister 28 Nov 2014 - 03:41 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met the Turkish Minister of Transport,...

Sidra holds session to mark Universal Children’s Day 28 Nov 2014 - 03:40 am

Some of the mothers at the event. DOHA: Sidra Medical and Research Center (Sidra) hosted an information session for mothers to commemorate Universal...

SUQ celebrates Class November 2014 graduation 28 Nov 2014 - 03:39 am

Officials and graduates at the ceremony. DOHA: Stenden University Qatar (SUQ) celebrated the graduation of Class November 2014 at Marriott Marquis City Center...

Stickers put on 65 cars parked illegally 28 Nov 2014 - 03:38 am

DOHA: During an ongoing campaign against abandoned vehicles in Al Wakra, inspectors put stickers on at least 65 cars parked in unauthorised places,...

GU-Q hosts ‘The Fall of the Iron Curtain: A Polish Perspective’ 28 Nov 2014 - 03:36 am

The Polish Ambassador Krzusztof Suprowicz addressing the event. DOHA: Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), in collaboration with the Polish embassy, hosted a public...

Qatar Airways partners with Coca Cola IPTL 28 Nov 2014 - 03:34 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has teamed up with Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) as the presenting sponsor for the inaugural edition of...

Qatari composer Al Obaidan to be honoured 28 Nov 2014 - 03:34 am

DOHA: Qatari composer Abdulaziz Nasser Al Obaidan will be among those to be honoured at the fourth edition of Oscar Della Lirica —...

Aljazeera to hold global hackathon 28 Nov 2014 - 03:34 am

DOHA: Aljazeera is organising its first hackathon where some of the most innovative minds in media and technology from around the globe will...

Condolences sent to Kuwait 28 Nov 2014 - 03:32 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of condolences to the Emir of Kuwait H...

GCC ‘Summit key to boosting unity’ 28 Nov 2014 - 03:30 am

Manama: H M King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain yesterday met GCC Secretary-General Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, who is...

Syrian troops kill dozens in ambush 28 Nov 2014 - 03:29 am

A displaced woman and children shelter inside an underground cave in Jabal Al Zawiya in Syria’s southern countryside of Idlib. Residents use ancient...

Houthi presence 28 Nov 2014 - 03:28 am

A member of the Shia Houthi group checks a driver’s documents on a street in Sana’a yesterday. Yemen has been in turmoil since...

Hamas plans for Jerusalem attacks foiled, says Israel 28 Nov 2014 - 03:27 am

JERUSALEM: Israel yesterday said it had foiled plans by Islamist group Hamas to attack Israelis in Jerusalem’s largest soccer stadium, other parts of...

Morocco protest 28 Nov 2014 - 03:27 am

Riot police hit a member of the Moroccan Islamist movement Al Adl wal Ihsan (Justice and Spirituality) during a demonstration in Rabat against...

One killed in Somalia attack 28 Nov 2014 - 03:26 am

MOGADISHU: An engineer working with a Turkish company was killed yesterday in a bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police said. There was...

Don’t bypass oil firm, Libya rival govt warns 28 Nov 2014 - 03:25 am

TRIPOLI: Libya’s parallel government controlling the capital will take legal action against buyers of oil bypassing the Tripoli-based state oil firm National Oil...

Erdogan slams ‘ego complex’ of critics 28 Nov 2014 - 03:25 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has savaged critics of his remarks that Muslim explorers travelled to the Americas before Columbus as suffering...