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Ooredoo Shahry promotion now permanent 24 Nov 2014 - 06:23 am

DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday announced that the Shahry Super Pack promotion has been made a permanent addition to their growing postpaid portfolio. The Shahry...

Vodafone Qatar refurbishes 1,700 mobile handsets 24 Nov 2014 - 06:23 am

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar yesterday announced that it has helped refurbish a total of 1,700 handsets over the last five months. This trade-in scheme,...

More citizens use Seha services 24 Nov 2014 - 06:22 am

DOHA: More than 605,000 people availed of the National Health Insurance Scheme —Seha — in the six months since the scheme was expanded...

QDB partner banks fund QR130m projects 24 Nov 2014 - 06:22 am

Doha: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) yesterday said its Al Dhameen indirect lending (guarantees) has funded 25 projects in 2014 for a total value...

Gulf Air sponsors Bahraini students gathering in Doha 24 Nov 2014 - 06:22 am

Doha: Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, alongside the Cultural Attaché’s office of the Embassy of Bahrain in Qatar, recently sponsored a...

Indian Embassy Open House on Friday 24 Nov 2014 - 06:21 am

DOHA: Embassy of India will hold an Open House on Friday, to address any urgent consular and labour problems of Indian nationals here....

US police shoot dead boy holding replica gun 24 Nov 2014 - 06:14 am

Police at the scene of the shooting in Cleveland WASHINGTON: Police in the US city of Cleveland shot and killed a 12-year-old boy...

Woman’s bid to commit suicide foiled 24 Nov 2014 - 06:08 am

DOHA: The Civil Defence on Saturday rescued a woman who was trying to commit suicide by jumping out the window of a building...

GCC foreign ministers to meet in Doha tomorrow 24 Nov 2014 - 06:04 am

Doha: The foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states will hold the 133rd ministerial meeting in Doha tomorrow. Foreign Minister H E...

Interviews for family visa through video conference 24 Nov 2014 - 06:03 am

DOHA: Expatriates applying for family visas can now attend the interview with the Recruitment Committee at the Ministry of Interior through video conference...

Municipality inspections go electronic 24 Nov 2014 - 06:02 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has launched an electronic system to make inspections at eateries, shopping complexes, markets and other...

Emir meets Algeria PM 24 Nov 2014 - 06:00 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal at the Emiri Diwan yesterday.

Cartoon 24 Nov 2014 - 05:58 am

Australian town rocks to AC/DC’s new album 24 Nov 2014 - 01:25 am

SYDNEY: Thousands of AC/DC fans yesterday flocked to a small, rural Australian town for the launch of the group’s first new album in...

Mockingjay tops US box office charts 24 Nov 2014 - 01:24 am

LOS ANGELES: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 tallied $123m in ticket sales to top weekend box office charts and score the year’s...

Suicide blast at Afghan volleyball game kills around 50 23 Nov 2014 - 08:06 pm

KHOST, Afghanistan: Around 50 people were killed and 60 others wounded when a suicide blast ripped through crowds gathered to watch a volleyball...

Qatar University, Sidra sign MoU to foster research 23 Nov 2014 - 08:04 pm

DOHA: As part of efforts to strengthen academic and research collaboration, Qatar University (QU) and Sidra Medical and Research Center (Sidra) signed a...

Qatar Chamber discuss cooperation with Philippine delegation 23 Nov 2014 - 08:03 pm

DOHA: Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry discussed during a meeting today with a Philippine delegation, now visiting Doha, the promotion of trade...