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Education City’s architecture highlighted at AIA forum 19 Nov 2014 - 03:25 am

DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QA) partially sponsored a two-day American Institute of Architects (AIA) Middle East Conference, held in Doha for the first time....

Lack of parental care among reasons for smoking among students: Report 19 Nov 2014 - 03:25 am

DOHA: Lack of parental care and supervision, bad company and easy access to cash are some of the factors responsible for the rising...

Qatargas holds blood donation camps 19 Nov 2014 - 03:24 am

Doha: Qatargas has organised blood donation camps at its offices in Doha and Ras Laffan in cooperation with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) with...

Councillors seek 50pc discount on QA fares for hearing-impaired nationals 19 Nov 2014 - 03:24 am

DOHA: Members of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) have recommended that Qatar Airways (QA) raises discounted fares for hearing-impaired Qataris from 25 percent...

Supreme panel hails FIFA Ethics Committee report 19 Nov 2014 - 03:23 am

Doha: The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy yesterday expressed satisfaction with the report of the Chairman of the Adjudicatory of FIFA’s Ethics...

Councillors seek regulations for trailers to reduce road accidents 19 Nov 2014 - 03:23 am

By YASIN ABU TAQIU KAKANDE DOHA: Members of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) have asked the Traffic Department to make clear requirements to...

G20 PUTIN RUSSIA LEAVING UKRAINE SUMMIT 19 Nov 2014 - 03:23 am

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Hashish, narcotic pills seized by customs 19 Nov 2014 - 03:15 am

DOHA: Customs officials at Hamad International Airport (HIA) and the Abu Samra border post have seized some quantities of hashish and narcotic pills....

4 Israelis killed in synagogue 19 Nov 2014 - 03:04 am

Members of the Israeli Zaka emergency response team clean blood at the scene of an attack at a Jerusalem synagogue yesterday. JERUSALEM: Two...

Saudi envoy returns to Qatar 19 Nov 2014 - 03:03 am

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Ayfan (right), Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Qatar, being welcomed on arrival at Hamad International Airport yesterday by Ibrahim Fakhroo,...

Qatar, Gambia ink agreements 19 Nov 2014 - 03:03 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Gambian President Yahya Jammeh witness the signing of agreements between Qatar and...

Doha to host 2019 world athletics meet 19 Nov 2014 - 03:02 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abuldrahman Al Thani signing the contract for Doha 2019 in Monaco yesterday. MONACO: Doha yesterday won its bid to host...

Germany rings alarm over eastern Ukraine 19 Nov 2014 - 01:28 am

MOSCOW: Germany’s foreign minister warned of a “dangerous situation” in eastern Ukraine ahead of crunch Moscow talks yesterday as Nato flagged a build-up...

Burkina Faso gets interim leader 19 Nov 2014 - 01:27 am

Michel Kafando (centre) with Colonel Isaac Zida (right) during the swearing in as the country’s transitional president in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, yesterday. OUAGADOUGOU:...

Haiti protest 19 Nov 2014 - 01:25 am

People run after an unknown man, who shot another man and injured three people, during a protest against the government and Haitian President...

Romania’s incoming president says may unseat PM next year 19 Nov 2014 - 01:22 am

BUCHAREST: Romania’s incoming president Klaus Iohannis said yesterday his party might try to topple Prime Minister Victor Ponta’s government next year, an early...

Colombia Farc rebels confirm kidnapping general 19 Nov 2014 - 01:21 am

HAVANA: Colombia’s Farc guerrillas confirmed yesterday that they are holding a missing general whose kidnapping caused the government to suspend peace talks aimed...

Obama won’t change no-ransom policy 19 Nov 2014 - 01:21 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama, who has ordered a comprehensive review of US policy governing efforts to free American hostages, still opposes the payment...