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Expat workers find company accommodations too costly 28 Oct 2014 - 04:12 am

By Yasin Abu Taqiu DOHA: Many expatriates are moving out of their company accommodations to find cheaper ones to escape large cuts in...

Qatar hails Tunisia poll results 28 Oct 2014 - 04:11 am

Doha: Qatar welcomed results of Tunisian legislative elections yesterday. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry termed the polls as a historic step towards...

Qatari fully recovered from MERS, says SCH 28 Oct 2014 - 04:11 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) said yesterday that one of the two Qataris tested positive for MERS — Middle East Respiratory...

Performance measures for mental healthcare soon 28 Oct 2014 - 04:11 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) is developing performance measures for mental healthcare, collectively known as Mental Health Minimum Data Set (MHMDS)....

18 Qatari designers to take part in fashion show at Pearl-Qatar 28 Oct 2014 - 04:10 am

DOHA: More than 18 Qatari designers will showcase their creations at a fashion show featuring latest trends in abayas, women clothing and accessories...

Most of new 200 breast cancer patients cured 28 Oct 2014 - 04:09 am

DOHA: A total of 200 breast cancer cases were diagnosed in Qatar and the majority were at an early stage and cured. Health...

QU to host academic forum 28 Oct 2014 - 04:09 am

Doha: Qatar University (QU) will co-organise the National Academic Advising Association 2014 Middle East Conference on November 19- 20. The event is being...

QIB launches child education plan 28 Oct 2014 - 04:09 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), the country’s leading Shariah-compliant bank, has introduced ‘Child Education Plan’ (Walady) to help customers secure a bright future...

14,000 benefited from social security in September 28 Oct 2014 - 04:08 am

DOHA: The number of Qataris dependent on state assistance (social security) totalled 14,000 in September this year, official figures released yesterday showed. And...

Translation Institute invites applications for courses 28 Oct 2014 - 04:07 am

DOHA: Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation, is accepting online applications for admission to Translation and Interpreting Institute’s (TII)...

QC’s humanitarian forum tomorrow 28 Oct 2014 - 04:06 am

Doha: Activities of Qatar Charity’s (QC) first humanitarian forum for supporting Palestinian people will start tomorrow, with the participation of dozens of humanitarian...

Nanny Training Academy receives second batch 28 Oct 2014 - 04:06 am

Doha: Qatar Nanny Training Academy, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), has welcomed more than double the...

Saudi warns residents as MERS cases rise 28 Oct 2014 - 04:05 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry yesterday urged residents to renew precautions against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) after a rise in new cases...

Prosecution seeks death for British woman’s killer 28 Oct 2014 - 03:55 am

DOHA: The prosecution has urged an appeals court hearing a sensational murder case of a British woman teacher to uphold a lower court’s...

Private firms to run some health centres 28 Oct 2014 - 03:53 am

DOHA: Financing of primary health care centres may see a major change with implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme and privately operated...

Tunisia’s Ennahda concedes defeat to secularists in polls 28 Oct 2014 - 03:51 am

TUNIS: Tunisia’s Ennahda party, the first Islamist movement to secure power after the 2011 “Arab Spring” revolts, conceded defeat yesterday in elections that...

PM meets Croatian minister 28 Oct 2014 - 03:50 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met yesterday with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister...

Qatar becomes founding member of AIIB 28 Oct 2014 - 03:50 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C, front) poses for a group photo with representatives of 21 Asian countries who signed the Memorandum of Understanding...