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Indian actor Jaaved Jafferi to attend opening of Aljazeera film festival 21 Oct 2014 - 04:11 am

DOHA: Indian actor Jaaved Jafferi will be honorary guest at the opening ceremony of the 10th Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival on Thursday...

Over 530 educators, students attend Qatar Leadership Conference 21 Oct 2014 - 04:10 am

Doha: Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (GU-Q) and The Hague International Model United Nations Qatar...

Industries Qatar posts QR4.7bn profit 21 Oct 2014 - 04:04 am

DOHA: Industries Qatar (IQ), the region’s industrial giant with interests in the production of a wide range of petrochemical, fertiliser and steel products,...

Turkey lets Iraqi Peshmerga cross border 21 Oct 2014 - 04:01 am

Smoke and flames rise following an explosion in the Syrian town of Kobane yesterday. Turkey dropped its refusal to allow Kurdish fighters over...

Easy access to bank loans spoils Qatari youth 21 Oct 2014 - 04:00 am

DOHA: Easy access to bank loans is spoiling an increasing number of employed Qatari youth as they tend to splurge huge sums on...

2014 on track to be hottest on record 21 Oct 2014 - 03:57 am

London: The world is on course for this to be the hottest year ever, with global land and sea temperatures for September the...

UN questions Israel on abuse of rights of Palestinians 21 Oct 2014 - 03:55 am

GENEVA: UN experts questioned Israeli officials yesterday over alleged rights abuses ranging from the demolition of Palestinian houses to mistreatment of detainees and...

Premier opens Milipol Qatar 21 Oct 2014 - 03:53 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with other dignitaries during the inauguration of...

20 in hospital after eating bad barbecue 21 Oct 2014 - 03:53 am

DOHA: More than 20 people, including several women and children were hospitalised following severe food poisoning from dishes served by a popular Turkish...

Anti-govt rally in Lahore 21 Oct 2014 - 02:32 am

Supporters of Pakistani Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri attend an anti-government rally in Lahore on Sunday. PTI Chief Imran Khan and Qadri launched separate protests...

Sharif to expand cabinet 21 Oct 2014 - 02:30 am

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to expand the federal cabinet as well as the Punjab cabinet, most probably...

Afghan refugees 21 Oct 2014 - 02:30 am

An Afghan with children at a temporary shelter for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Kabul yesterday. More than 55,000 Afghans have...

Shawal next target for army operation 21 Oct 2014 - 02:29 am

ISLAMABAD: Shawal Valley of Pakistan’s tribal region is the next target of the armed forces operating in North Waziristan, senior officials told a...

155,000 pilgrims provided free medical facilities 21 Oct 2014 - 02:28 am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony of Pakistan has provided free medical treatment facilities to over 155,000 Pakistani pilgrims during...

Trilateral talks to strengthen ties 21 Oct 2014 - 02:27 am

Islamabad: A China-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral dialogue on Sunday called for further increase and strengthening of links among the three neighbouring countries to bring peace,...

Central bank to bring in new Islamic finance 21 Oct 2014 - 02:27 am

Islamabad: Pakistan’s central bank will phase in new capital adequacy rules for Islamic banking subsidiaries and trade Shariah-compliant government debt in the open...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to introduce injectable polio vaccine 21 Oct 2014 - 02:26 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is introducing injectable vaccination along with oral polio vaccine to boost immunity level of the...

EBOLA VIRUS AFRICA NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE DEATH PRESS HEALTH 21 Oct 2014 - 01:23 am

Group: ViewsAfrica Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR EBOLA VIRUS AFRICA NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE DEATH PRESS HEALTH 101314...