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Man jailed, fined for using forged cards to buy expensive items 20 Nov 2014 - 04:35 am

DOHA: An international gang of credit card fraudsters targeted Qatar and sent a man with 48 forged cards to purchase expensive items. A...

QP promotes workers’ well-being 20 Nov 2014 - 04:34 am

DOHA: To promote healthy lifestyle among employees, Qatar Petroleum’s Industrial Cities Directorate held the biannual Workers’ Welfare and Well-being Forum at Ras Laffan...

40 selected for Qatar University ExxonMobil Teachers Academy 20 Nov 2014 - 04:32 am

DOHA: More than 40 primary school teachers from many Independent schools have been selected to take part in the 2014 Qatar University ExxonMobil...

Cassation Court upholds verdict in favour of charity 20 Nov 2014 - 04:30 am

DOHA: Qatar’s highest court has upheld the verdict of a lower court passed in favour of a local charity and against the Ministry...

Law firm wins global award 20 Nov 2014 - 04:30 am

DOHA: Al Ansari & Associates, a leading law firm based in Doha, received The Domestic Deal of the Year 2014 award at the...

Emir receives message from Croatia 20 Nov 2014 - 04:27 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received yesterday a message from President of Croatia Ivo Josipovic on bilateral relations....

Egypt hails Gulf deal, sees new era 20 Nov 2014 - 04:26 am

Cairo/Riyadh: Egypt yesterday hailed a “new era” in Arab solidarity after Gulf states agreed to welcome Qatar back to the fold following the...

MoI stops manual applications for work, business visas 20 Nov 2014 - 04:21 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior said yesterday that it had stopped manual applications for business work visas with introduction of a new electronic...

Citizens averse to private jobs 20 Nov 2014 - 04:19 am

DOHA: Despite the government’s efforts to push more and more nationals into private jobs, not many Qataris seem to be keen to take...

Stop yelling at your child, expert warns 20 Nov 2014 - 04:17 am

DOHA: Yelling at a child is the most common form of domestic violence against kids in Arab homes and it’s more prevalent than...

Indian rupee hits new low 20 Nov 2014 - 04:16 am

DOHA: A Qatari riyal (QR) was fetching Indian Rs16.90 in the local foreign exchange market yesterday after the Indian currency hit a new...

Witness killed in Philippines massacre case 20 Nov 2014 - 03:30 am

Relatives of victims of the Maguindanao massacre arrive at the National Police Commission to ask for the dismissal of police involved in the...

Protesting Bangladeshis in Rome 20 Nov 2014 - 03:11 am

A protest against the Bangladesh government yesterday in Rome where the International conference on Nutrition (CIN2) is being held. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik...

Recycled toilet bowls 20 Nov 2014 - 03:10 am

Perso Pacheco cleans a recycled toilet bowl he sells for 1,500 pesos ($34) each along a major street in Manila yesterday. The United...

Sri Lanka president clears final hurdle to snap polls 20 Nov 2014 - 02:50 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president cleared a final hurdle to seeking re-election yesterday when he completed the mandatory four years of his second term,...

India gives list of terror plotters to Bangladesh 20 Nov 2014 - 02:49 am

DHAKA: India has handed Bangladesh a list of 11 men suspected of plotting attacks including one targeting its prime minister, officials said yesterday,...

Indonesia holds 200 Malaysians for illegal fishing 20 Nov 2014 - 02:49 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia yesterday detained 200 Malaysians found fishing illegally in its waters, as it moves to stem billions of dollars in economic losses,...

RUSSIA CURRENCY RUBLE FALL ROAD CLIFF SANCTIONS UKRAINE 19 Nov 2014 - 11:17 pm

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