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Al Jazeera anniversary 02 Nov 2014 - 03:17 am

The Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser attending the 18th anniversary celebrations...

Start work on three new markets: PM 02 Nov 2014 - 03:16 am

DOHA: The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani has issued a directive to start...

Shimon Peres slams Israelis 02 Nov 2014 - 03:15 am

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres (L) speaks with Yitzhak Rabins son Yuval during a rally to mark the 19th anniversary of the assassination...

Yemen parties agree on govt formation 02 Nov 2014 - 03:14 am

SANA’A: Yemen’s main political factions, including the Houthi rebels, signed an agreement yesterday mandating the president and prime minister to form a new...

Qatar Charity forum raises $100m for Palestinians 02 Nov 2014 - 03:14 am

DOHA: The first Qatar Charity humanitarian forum on Palestine which concluded here on Friday recommended to set up international institutions in Palestine to...

Solidarity with Kobane 02 Nov 2014 - 03:11 am

People take part in a rally in The Hague yesterday, as part of the World Day of Solidarity with Kobane, an international day...

Boycott media-bashing regimes: Scribe 02 Nov 2014 - 03:09 am

DOHA: The Doha-based Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Al Mansouri who faces an arrest warrant in his home country Egypt, has appealed to all...

WISE Summit set to begin 02 Nov 2014 - 01:57 am

DOHA: This year’s World Innovation Summit for Education will begin on Tuesday in Doha, to explore ways to tap learners’ and teachers’ potential...

TFQ event to boost teachers’ skills 02 Nov 2014 - 01:57 am

DOHA: Nearly 100 teachers from Qatar will augment their professional development at a workshop hosted by Teach For Qatar (TFQ) and Teach For...

DCMF to host forum on impunity 02 Nov 2014 - 01:56 am

DOHA: Doha Centre for Media Freedom is today hosting a forum to mark the first annual International Day to End Impunity and highlight...

Shops selling banned tyres raided 02 Nov 2014 - 01:56 am

DOHA: Judicial officers of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce have raided seven shops selling sand tyres or balloon tyres that do not...

Barwa Bank launches home financing product 02 Nov 2014 - 01:56 am

DOHA: Barwa Bank, one of Qatar’s fastest growing Shari’ah-compliant banking service providers, has launched an innovative home financing product, lending up to QR10m...

Ministry reminds Muslims of Ashurah fast 02 Nov 2014 - 01:55 am

Doha: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs yesterday issued a statement reminding Muslims of fasting on the day of Ashurah, the 10th...

Ooredoo launches data offer 02 Nov 2014 - 01:54 am

DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday launched an offer on mobile Internet cards that enables customers to surf more. Under the offer, which runs until the...

UCMAS Qatar students compete to solve 150 to 200 problems in just eight minutes 02 Nov 2014 - 01:54 am

UCMAS Qatar holds national competition DOHA: UCMAS Qatar Centre organised the second national UCMAS abacus and mental arithmetic competition on October 25, with...

Tunisia presidential campaign begins 02 Nov 2014 - 01:53 am

TUNIS: Campaigning began yesterday for a presidential election in Tunisia, birthplace of the Arab Spring, with secularist Beji Caid Essebsi seen as the...

Branson’s space dream ‘alive’ despite tragedy 02 Nov 2014 - 01:38 am

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson(second left ) helps a reporter (left) with his camera after the reporter fell to the ground following a...

Warning against military takeover in Burkina Faso 02 Nov 2014 - 01:36 am

People walk around a looted house belonging to Francois, younger brother of Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore, in Ouagadougou, yesterday. OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina...