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Qatar Airways introduces QVouchers 12 Nov 2014 - 05:08 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) yesterday introduced QVouchers, a new and convenient way for passengers to apply a 15 percent discount on flights to...

Speculators dominate property market 12 Nov 2014 - 05:08 am

DOHA: Speculators continue to dominate the real estate market, pushing the prices up, a property expert said as the value of real estate...

Most imported tyres meet GCC specifications 12 Nov 2014 - 05:07 am

DOHA: About four percent of the estimated two million automotive tyres imported into the country from April to September this year were rejected...

QRC promotes health awareness 12 Nov 2014 - 05:07 am

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) held first aid courses and health education lectures for various segments of society and participated in two major...

Qatar Leadership Centre invites applications for three programmes 12 Nov 2014 - 05:06 am

DOHA: Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC) is accepting online applications from Qatari professionals for its three national leadership programmes for 2015-2016. The Rising Leaders,...

Qatar submits draft resolution on Doha-based UN centre 12 Nov 2014 - 05:06 am

New York: Qatar has submitted a draft resolution to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) on...

Egypt pull out of swimming meet 12 Nov 2014 - 05:01 am

DOHA: Egypt yesterday announced it was boycotting December’s world short-course swimming championships in protest against hosts Qatar, the Egyptian swimming federation president said....

GCC anthem mooted to promote unity 12 Nov 2014 - 05:00 am

DOHA: A workshop on ‘GCC nationalism’ (Mowatna) that concluded in Kuwait yesterday underlined the need for a GCC anthem, which would be sung...

Abbas blames Hamas for Gaza bombings 12 Nov 2014 - 04:59 am

Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech to his supporters during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the late Palestinian...

New patrol vehicle 12 Nov 2014 - 04:58 am

The Traffic Department will today launch a new design for its patrol vehicles. The new vehicles are painted blue and white and sport...

Govt move to help private sector 12 Nov 2014 - 04:57 am

The Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and other officials attending the opening of the Shura session yesterday. DOHA:...

Deputy Emir appointed 12 Nov 2014 - 04:56 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Emiri order No. 4 of 2014 appointing H H Sheikh...

Boosting GCC ties Qatar’s priority: Emir 12 Nov 2014 - 04:54 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani addressing the 43rd ordinary session of the Advisory Council yesterday. DOHA: The Emir...

Bus crash kills 57 in Pakistan 12 Nov 2014 - 04:45 am

Security officials inspect the wreckage of a passenger bus at the scene of an accident in Khairpur district of Sindh province, Pakistan, yesterday....

Sharif in Germany 12 Nov 2014 - 04:42 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inspect guard of honour in front of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin...

27 dead in wave of attacks in Pakistan 12 Nov 2014 - 04:41 am

PESHAWAR: A series of militant attacks across Pakistan yesterday left at least 27 people dead, including two officials overseeing security for a polio...

China seeks big role in Afghan peace talk push 12 Nov 2014 - 04:41 am

KABUL: China has proposed setting up a forum to restart stalled peace talks between Afghanistan and Taliban insurgents, the latest sign Beijing wants...

Pakistan’s spending on children stands at six percent: Report 12 Nov 2014 - 04:40 am

ISLAMABAD: Child Rights Movement (CRM) Pakistan, a coalition of more than 180 civil society organisations working for the protection of children rights in...