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Iraqi Kurds enter Syria to fight IS 31 Oct 2014 - 06:29 am

SURUC: A first group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobani yesterday to help push back Islamic State...

Secularists win landmark vote in Tunisia 31 Oct 2014 - 06:29 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s secular Nidaa Tounes won landmark parliamentary elections, results showed yesterday, beating Islamists in a vote that raised hopes of a peaceful...

Amnesty: Libya armed groups have committed war crimes 31 Oct 2014 - 06:29 am

CAIRO: Human rights group Amnesty International said yesterday it had satellite pictures indicating that rival factions in Libya had committed war crimes by...

Lebanese army detains 50 after weekend clashes 31 Oct 2014 - 06:29 am

BEIRUT: Lebanese troops detained 50 people in raids on towns and Syrian refugee camps in the north of the country, the army said...

Calls for end to S Sudan fighting 31 Oct 2014 - 06:28 am

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon yesterday called on South Sudan’s warring leaders to immediately stop fighting following the latest upsurge of violence...

Pro-Mursi group banned in Egypt 31 Oct 2014 - 06:28 am

CAIRO: Egypt yesterday banned a pressure group that has pushed for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, who was...

Katara Hospitality staff join breast cancer fight 31 Oct 2014 - 05:33 am

Employees of Katara Hospitality during an awareness programme to fight breast cancer. DOHA: Employees from Katara Hospitality joined the fight against breast cancer...

Ooredoo promotes women empowerment in Myanmar 31 Oct 2014 - 05:33 am

A panel discussion on women and technology. DOHA: Ooredoo recently hosted Myanmar’s first-ever Connected Women conference in Yangon in collaboration with global mobile...

Over 100 artists to feature in Mathaf Collection expo 31 Oct 2014 - 05:32 am

DOHA: Over 100 artists from Qatar, the Arab world and regions historically connected to the Arab Peninsula are featured at the “Mathaf Collection,...

Teachers attend training in Cyprus 31 Oct 2014 - 05:30 am

Participants at the summer training programme in Cyprus. DOHA: A summer training programme in Cyprus on energy and environment engaged 20 teachers and...

Interior Ministry holds workshop 31 Oct 2014 - 05:28 am

Cadet officers attending the workshop. DOHA: A number of cadet officers attended a workshop on ‘presentation skills for future leaders’ at the Leadership...

Teams to remove abandoned vehicles 31 Oct 2014 - 05:27 am

DOHA: The traffic department and the municipalities have set up joint teams to track down abandoned vehicles and those left in public right-of-way....

Bahrain elections on November 22 31 Oct 2014 - 05:26 am

Manama: The King of Bahrain H M Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday issued an order, setting November 22 as the date for...

Traffic awareness lecture for military college students 31 Oct 2014 - 05:26 am

DOHA: A traffic awareness lecture was organised for Students of Ahmad bin Muhammad Military College on Wednesday. The lecture was organised by Media...

50 researchers participate in Information Systems meet 31 Oct 2014 - 05:25 am

DOHA: Fifty researchers from 13 countries took part in the 11th European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS) which concluded...

Call for more private clinics and hospitals 31 Oct 2014 - 05:25 am

DOHA: Several citizens have called for more private clinics and hospitals, especially in areas outside the city to address the continuing rush at...

Road accident on Qatar University campus kills parent 31 Oct 2014 - 05:24 am

DOHA: The Father of a Qatar University (QU) student died in road accident occurred in its the campus on Wednesday. The accident was...

Combined net profit of listed firms rises 31 Oct 2014 - 05:15 am

DOHA: The combined net profit of 42 companies listed on Qatar Exchange (QE) increased by 8.8 percent to QR32.7bn for the first nine...