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Iraqi forces enter IS-held town: Report 01 Nov 2014 - 06:46 am

KIRKUK, Iraq: Iraqi forces yesterday attacked the strategic jihadist-held town of Baiji, which has been out of government control for months, regaining control...

Nuclear Power Plant 01 Nov 2014 - 06:45 am

A day to run 01 Nov 2014 - 06:39 am

by Kammutty VP Hundreds of runners took part in the second edition of the Aspire International 6:50 Race yesterday at Aspire Zone. One...

Jazz festival ends tonight 01 Nov 2014 - 06:37 am

Participants in one of the workshops at Qatar Music Academy as part of Katara European Jazz Festival. DOHA: The first Katara European Jazz...

WISH to host Universal Health Coverage forum 01 Nov 2014 - 06:36 am

DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), in its 2015 summit will host a forum...

ARC ’14 sees 13pc rise in scientific abstracts 01 Nov 2014 - 06:35 am

DOHA: Qatar Foundation’s Annual Research Conference (ARC ’14) has seen a record 13 percent increase in scientific abstract submissions. The two-day conference on...

Jewellery shops see brisk sales as gold prices fall 01 Nov 2014 - 06:34 am

DOHA: Gold prices fell marginally yesterday with some jewellery stores reporting brisk sales. Pure, or 24-carat gold rate slid to QR147 per gramme...

Festival in support of Palestine 01 Nov 2014 - 06:34 am

A large number of people attended a festival ‘We All Stand For Palestine’ at Romanian Theatre at Katara yesterday. It was organised by...

Aspire race 01 Nov 2014 - 06:32 am

People taking part in the Aspire International 6:50 Race as part of the 10th IAU 50km World Trophy Final at Aspire yesterday. Kammutty...

Inspectors attend training course 01 Nov 2014 - 06:31 am

DOHA: Inspectors from municipalities took part in a training course conducted by the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning. It aimed to teach...

Qatar committed to protecting human rights: Envoy tells UN 01 Nov 2014 - 06:30 am

New York: Qatar affirmed its belief in the importance of respecting, protecting and promoting human rights as a strategic choice through its wide...

8,000 tonnes of waste collected in a month 01 Nov 2014 - 06:30 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has collected over 8,000 tonnes of waste in a month that had been disposed off...

Emir returns from UK visit 01 Nov 2014 - 06:30 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has returned to Doha after an official visit to the United Kingdom....

‘QU parent was fatally hit by female professor’ 01 Nov 2014 - 06:29 am

DOHA: The parent of a Qatar University (QU) student who died in a road accident on the campus on Wednesday was 72. He...

S Sudan famine temporarily averted: UN 01 Nov 2014 - 06:28 am

NAIROBI: Aid and some small harvests have helped stave off a feared famine in South Sudan, but any more fighting there could still...

Ozone hole the size of North America: Nasa 01 Nov 2014 - 05:53 am

Washington: The Antarctic ozone hole expected to reduce in size swiftly when man-made chlorine emissions were outlawed 27 years ago, is remaining the...

IAAF team ends two-day Doha visit 01 Nov 2014 - 05:47 am

Essar Gabriel, (left) IAAF General Secretary, Lord Sebastian Coe, (third left) IAAF Vice-President and Chairman of the IAAF Evaluation Commission, Sheikh Saoud bin...

Traders decry import curbs 01 Nov 2014 - 05:43 am

Ahmed Al Khalaf, Ahmed Al Khalaf and Mahmoud Younus BY MOBIN PANDIT Many in the local trade and industry are fuming as Qatar...