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Ooredoo extends 10 dirhams per minute offer 17 Oct 2014 - 05:31 am

DOHA: Ooredoo extended 10 Dirhams per minute offer available for all Hala International Saver Key and Hala Smart pack customers until November 11....

Flood remains most frequent natural hazard 17 Oct 2014 - 05:31 am

DOHA: Almost 100 million people were affected by disasters in 2013, 87 percent of whom live in Asia, the World Disasters Report 2014...

Qatar Red Crescent plans to expand ‘Safe School’ programme 17 Oct 2014 - 05:30 am

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) is planning to expand its ‘Safe School’ programme launched last year targeting all schools in the country. “It...

HONG KONG DEMOCRACY UMBRELLA CHI KONG CHINA 17 Oct 2014 - 05:30 am

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Moral values and fear of Allah 17 Oct 2014 - 05:28 am

By Harun Yahya Young people today are brought up away from love and fear of Allah. A family generally teaches a child the...

Forgiveness: A prophetic example 17 Oct 2014 - 05:28 am

By Fatih Harpci The compelling conditions of our time offer human society two paths to choose from. We will either continue past enmities...

Palestinians two votes short for UN resolution 17 Oct 2014 - 05:27 am

RAMALLAH: Palestinian officials said yesterday that their draft resolution setting November 2016 as the deadline for ending Israel’s occupation of lands sought for...

Carter Center shuts Egypt office 17 Oct 2014 - 05:27 am

CAIRO: A human rights group founded by former US president Jimmy Carter said it has closed its office in Egypt because of a...

US sanctions Syrian officer, companies 17 Oct 2014 - 05:27 am

WASHINGTON: The United States imposed new financial sanctions on Syria yesterday for human rights abuses, by blacklisting a general and a dozen firms...

QA’s first A350 XWB makes debut flight 17 Oct 2014 - 05:24 am

DOHA: The first A350-900 to be delivered to launch-customer, Qatar Airways (QA) by the year end, has completed its maiden flight from Toulouse...

Five coastal areas ‘unsafe for camping’ 17 Oct 2014 - 05:23 am

DOHA: Five coastal areas will be out of bounds for camping sites this winter season as authorities have found them not safe enough,...

First paddy field being readied for cultivation in Qatar 17 Oct 2014 - 05:23 am

DOHA: A first paddy field is being readied for cultivation in Qatar by a small Indian expatriate organisation. A highlight is that the...

Meshaal: Defend Al Aqsa from Israeli seizure 17 Oct 2014 - 05:22 am

DOHA: The leader of the Palestinian group Hamas yesterday called on Muslims to defend Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, saying Israel was...

‘Capital Taxis’ hit Doha roads 17 Oct 2014 - 05:18 am

Some of the new taxis at the company’s premises.Syed Omar DOHA: The new charcoal grey-roofed ‘Capital Taxis’ hit the road yesterday with a...

GCC a step closer to integration of capital markets 17 Oct 2014 - 05:16 am

DOHA: GCC states are moving closer to having unified rules for listing of stocks and conventional and Islamic bonds on their equity exchanges...

Clashes rage in Yemen 17 Oct 2014 - 05:14 am

A Yemeni rides his bike past an office of a government bank that was burnt by Al Qaeda rebels as they captured the...

Car owners demand separate regulator for motor insurance 17 Oct 2014 - 05:13 am

DOHA: Several car owners are demanding separate regulator for motor insurance, saying some insurers are taking them for a ride by forcing them...

Unified tourist visa system in GCC likely 17 Oct 2014 - 05:10 am

DOHA: GCC countries plan to start their much-touted joint tourist visa system by first targeting expatriates as beneficiaries. This will be done on...