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Minister meets Kenyan counterpart 06 Nov 2014 - 03:35 am

Doha: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage Dr Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari met here yesterday with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary Ministry...

Curbs on subletting Industrial Area plots 06 Nov 2014 - 03:34 am

DOHA: Plots allotted in the Industrial Areas to tenants cannot be sublet by them unless three years have lapsed. And subletting can be...

Painting session for mental health patients 06 Nov 2014 - 03:34 am

DOHA: A creative painting session provided opportunities for patients with mental health problems, who are in a recovery phase, and their families as...

Heavy transport panel formed 06 Nov 2014 - 03:33 am

Doha: The Minister of Transport H E Jassim Seif Ahmed Al Sulaiti has issued Decision No. 50 of 2014 naming the chairman, vice-chairman...

Emir with South Korean President 06 Nov 2014 - 03:30 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and South Korean President Park Geun-hye smile at children waving Qatari and South...

GCC plans unified law to fight domestic violence 06 Nov 2014 - 03:27 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (centre), during the security and human rights...

Charities to be barred from using ‘Qatar’ 06 Nov 2014 - 03:25 am

DOHA: Further tightening screws on charity bodies, the government plans to bar them from using the name ‘Qatar’ while sending remittances for relief...

WAR ISIS ISIL TERROR SYRIA IRAQ USA TRPPPS WAR 06 Nov 2014 - 03:15 am

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Being fair to senior citizens 06 Nov 2014 - 03:10 am

They are citizens who are fathers, mothers and honourable brothers who spent their lives exerting strenuous efforts in the service of their beloved...

Sorry plight of artists and intellectuals 06 Nov 2014 - 03:08 am

Some days ago, Al Raya carried a headline that attracted my attention and also pained me. The headline said: “Art society dead at...

The Emir’s gesture to students abroad 06 Nov 2014 - 03:07 am

Since he took over, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the esteemed Emir of our country, has got us used to...

AIRLINES PLANE AIR FRANCE KLM FRANCE NETHERLANDS 06 Nov 2014 - 12:24 am

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Haiyan stamp 05 Nov 2014 - 11:21 pm

Ma. Josefina Dela Cruz, the Philippine Postmaster General, poses with a copy of a Haiyan stamp inside the post office in Manila yesterday....

Myanmar’s reforms stalling: Suu Kyi 05 Nov 2014 - 11:20 pm

YANGON: Myanmar’s reform process is “stalling”, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (pictured) said yesterday, warning the United States against over-optimism before a...

Rajapaksa seeks SC nod for third term 05 Nov 2014 - 10:38 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked the Supreme Court to determine if there is any constitutional obstacle to his becoming president...

Philippine military alarmed at militants’ ransom windfall 05 Nov 2014 - 10:37 pm

MANILA: The Philippine military yesterday expressed alarm that Islamist rebels may go on an arms spending spree after they posted a video online...

New North Korean uranium plant in operation: Report 05 Nov 2014 - 10:37 pm

SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea has started operating a new plant inside its uranium enrichment complex, boosting its capacity to generate fuel that could...

China to punish officials who back Dalai Lama 05 Nov 2014 - 10:37 pm

BEIJING: China will severely punish officials in Tibet who support the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader and Nobel laureate, the region’s top...