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Plan to provide maids on hourly, weekly and monthly basis 20 Oct 2014 - 02:40 am

DOHA: Manpower agencies in Qatar and other GCC states hope to urge authorities to allow them to provide maids on hourly, weekly and...

Academic Bridge Program hosts college fair 20 Oct 2014 - 02:40 am

Doha: Qatar Foundation’s Academic Bridge Program (ABP) hosted a college fair and information session entitled ‘HBKU Partner Universities — A Closer Look’. Representatives...

NCP launches app to promote breast cancer awareness 20 Oct 2014 - 02:40 am

DOHA: The National Cancer Program (NCP) yesterday announced the launch of its smartphone application ‘Monthlies’ which is available for free download on iTunes...

Traffic Department begins safety awareness campaign for students 20 Oct 2014 - 02:38 am

DOHA: The Traffic Department yesterday launched the first phase of a safety awareness campaign targeting school and university students. The campaign follows introduction...

Mitsubishi Motors Parts and Service Centre opens in Duhail 20 Oct 2014 - 02:38 am

Doha: Qatar Automobiles Company (QAC), authorised dealer of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation in Qatar, opened its newest...

Houthis capture town south of Yemen capital 20 Oct 2014 - 02:36 am

An armed follower of the Houthi movement checks a car at a checkpoint on a street in Sana’a yesterday. SANA’A: Yemen’s Shia rebels...

Tight vigil at Al Aqsa 20 Oct 2014 - 02:32 am

A Palestinian woman walks in front of the Dome of the Rock in the Al Aqsa mosque compound yesterday. Israeli and Palestinian police...

Iranian rights lawyer barred for 3 years 20 Oct 2014 - 01:21 am

TEHRAN: Award-winning Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh said yesterday that she has been barred from practising for three years and will hold...

Haniyah’s daughter ‘received’ medical treatment in Israel 20 Oct 2014 - 01:20 am

JERUSALEM: A daughter of the leader of Hamas in Gaza was admitted to an Israeli hospital for emergency medical treatment this month after...

Death penalty fuelling violence in Iraq: UN 20 Oct 2014 - 01:20 am

GENEVA: Iraq should stop its widespread use of the death penalty, which is unjust, flawed and only fuels the violence it purports to...

HRW tells Kuwait to stop revoking citizenship 20 Oct 2014 - 01:19 am

KUWAIT CITY: International advocacy group Human Rights Watch called on Kuwait yesterday to stop targeting opponents through revoking their citizenship and to reinstate...

HONG KONG DEMOCRACY CY LEUNG BEIJING CHINA 20 Oct 2014 - 01:11 am

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Milipol Qatar Exhibition 2014 opens today 20 Oct 2014 - 12:14 am

Doha: Under the patronage of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the 10th Milipol Qatar 2014, the international exhibition...

Ooredoo promotes utility payments through SSMs 20 Oct 2014 - 12:12 am

Doha: Ooredoo has announced a special promotional offer for its customers who use the self-service machines (SSMs) to pay their Kahramaa bills, until...

Armed Forces sign ground satellite deal with Thales 20 Oct 2014 - 12:12 am

Doha: Qatar Armed Forces and French Thales Group yesterday signed a contract for the execution of ground satellites project to provide infrastructure and...

Minister attends key ICT meeting in South Korea 20 Oct 2014 - 12:11 am

Busan: The Minister of Information and Communications Technology H E Dr Hessa Sultan Al Jaber attended the 2014 Busan ICT ministerial meeting in...

QU to host Fourth International Gas Processing Symposium 19 Oct 2014 - 11:50 pm

Officials at the press conference. Doha: Qatar University’s (QU) Fourth International Gas Processing Symposium will be held on October 26-27 under the theme...

QatarDebate organises first universities league in English 19 Oct 2014 - 11:47 pm

One of the participants at the event. Doha: QatarDebate, member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, organised the First Qatar...