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Doha to host Middle East Artificial Lift Forum in Feb 16 Nov 2014 - 03:32 am

Doha: Doha will host the 8th Middle East Artificial Lift Forum (MEALF) at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel from February 3 to 5, 2015 with...

Meeting on quality standards 16 Nov 2014 - 03:32 am

Doha: The Ministry of Administrative Development will hold a meeting for government bodies to introduce them to quality standards at Ritz Carlton Hotel...

Qatari charitable body builds houses in Sri Lankan village 16 Nov 2014 - 03:31 am

DOHA: A Qatari charitable body has built houses for many affected people in a war-ravaged village in Sri Lanka. Jassim and Hamad Bin...

Rota auction raises $21m for charity 16 Nov 2014 - 03:22 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Prince...

More GCC expats getting visa on arrival at Abu Samra 16 Nov 2014 - 03:21 am

DOHA: Many expatriates from GCC countries visiting Qatar by road (through Abu Samra border post) are availing of the visa-on-arrival facility. A senior...

UAE lists Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group 16 Nov 2014 - 03:19 am

Ousted Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Mursi on trial (File picture) UAE lists Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has...

War against IS turning, says US general 16 Nov 2014 - 01:32 am

General Martin Dempsey (right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with US troops at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq yesterday. Dempsey...

Iran N-deal likely soon: Russian diplomat 16 Nov 2014 - 01:32 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Albdulaziz Al Saud talk through their interpreters during a plenary session...

Amnesty urges Egypt to free Palestinians 16 Nov 2014 - 01:31 am

CAIRO: Rights group Amnesty International urged Egypt Friday to release dozens of mostly Palestinian refugees who have fled the Syrian conflict, saying they...

Iran readies Internet filtering device 16 Nov 2014 - 01:31 am

TEHRAN: Iran will have “smart filtering” within six months to weed out Internet content the authorities deem offensive or criminal, the telecommunications minister...

West confronts Putin at G20 summit 16 Nov 2014 - 01:30 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pats a koala held by Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott before the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane yesterday. BRISBANE:...

Obama pledges $3bn for global climate fund 16 Nov 2014 - 01:28 am

BRISBANE: President Barack Obama on Friday pledged a $3bn US contribution to an international fund to help poor countries cope with the effects...

Ukraine to close state offices in rebel-held east 16 Nov 2014 - 01:28 am

KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued decrees yesterday to shut state institutions and banking services in pro-Russian eastern regions, pressing a move to...

Comet lander sends data, shuts down 16 Nov 2014 - 01:28 am

Cape Canaveral: A pioneering robotic spacecraft shut down yesterday after radioing results of its first and probably last batch of scientific experiments from...

USA DRUGS MIDTERM GOP ELEPHANT CONGRESS 16 Nov 2014 - 01:25 am

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Hong Kong student leaders stopped from flying to Beijing 16 Nov 2014 - 01:21 am

Federation of Students representatives (from left) Nathan Law Kwun-chung, Alex Chow Yong-kang and Eason Chung Yiu-wa leave the Cathay Pacific counter after being...

Vietnam PM wins broad backing in trust vote 16 Nov 2014 - 01:20 am

HO CHI MINH CITY: Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (pictured) sailed through a parliamentary confidence motion yesterday, boosting his clout within the...

Philippine troops corner militants 16 Nov 2014 - 01:19 am

Members of the Philippine Air Force transport the remains of soldiers killed by Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants during a military offensive in...