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Kerry in Southeast Asia seeking support against IS 20 Oct 2014 - 09:39 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry attends the inauguration of Indonesia's seventh president Joko Widodo, inside the Parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA/BAGUS...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 20 Oct 2014 - 08:47 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Monday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Speed Sisters to open Ajyal Youth Film Festival on December 1 20 Oct 2014 - 03:25 am

A scene from the documentary Speed Sisters, which is about the Middle East’s first all-woman motor racing team. DOHA: The second annual Ajyal...

QA honoured at Saveur Culinary Travel Awards 20 Oct 2014 - 03:24 am

Titus Johnson, (centre) QA’s Commercial Vice-President of the Americas, receiving the award in the presence of Saveur Editor-in-Chief, Adams Sachs, and Publisher, Kristin...

PM meets Oman Minister 20 Oct 2014 - 03:22 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met Omani Interior Minister Sayyid Hamoud...

IS not a direct threat to GCC states: Expert 20 Oct 2014 - 03:20 am

from left: Abdullah Babood, Director, Gulf Studies Centre, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Mohammed Al Misfer, Professor of Political Science, QU,...

Zumba enthusiasts create breast cancer awareness 20 Oct 2014 - 03:19 am

Participants performing Pink Ribbon Zumbathon at Ritz-Carlton Doha yesterday. Baher Amin DOHA: Hundreds of Zumba enthusiasts gathered yesterday at Ritz-Carlton Doha to create...

QA holds blood donation campaign 20 Oct 2014 - 03:18 am

A Qatar Airways employee getting ready to donate blood. DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA), in partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Blood Bank, held...

QRC team sent to Mauritania 20 Oct 2014 - 03:17 am

The QRC mission inspects medicines and equipment at a hospital. Doha: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) sent a medical team to Mauritania to perform...

Total holds technical training for staff 20 Oct 2014 - 03:16 am

Doha: Total recently concluded its second session of electric submersible pumps (ESPs) training to provide its employees with tools to become more efficient....

Safari Mall marks fourth anniversary 20 Oct 2014 - 03:15 am

Aboobacker Madappat, Managing Director, Shaheen Backer, Group Coordinator, and other staff members attend the cake-cutting ceremony. Doha: Safari Mall in Abu Hamour celebrated...

Tensions rise on Korean border 20 Oct 2014 - 03:08 am

South Korean soldiers on the fortified border, where clashes erupted after balloons carrying propaganda were sent towards the north. Seoul: Troops exchanged gunfire...

Former PM being considered for top UN post: Report 20 Oct 2014 - 03:05 am

DOHA: Qatar’s former prime minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani is being considered as a candidate to replace...

‘No special numbers for graves’ 20 Oct 2014 - 02:58 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has denied plans to allot easy-to-remember numbers to graves in Abu Hamour cemetery. Local Arabic...

Outrage over insult to sports star in UAE 20 Oct 2014 - 02:46 am

DOHA: Qataris commenting on local social networking sites have reacted sharply to media reports about one of their sports stars, Nasser Khalifa Al...

Emir meets French minister 20 Oct 2014 - 02:43 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Emiri Diwan yesterday.

Qatar ranked 44th in e-government among 193 countries 20 Oct 2014 - 02:41 am

DOHA: Qatar has improved its position in the global e-government ranking based on the recently released ‘United Nations E-Government Survey 2014.’ According to...

Unlicensed winter camp removed in Al Rafa 20 Oct 2014 - 02:41 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment has removed an unlicensed winter camp in Al Rafa, while it continued to receive applications from citizens seeking...