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Yemen's PM-designate turns down nomination after rebel protest 09 Oct 2014 - 08:48 am

SANAA: Yemen's newly appointed prime minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak has turned down his nomination following strong opposition by Shiite rebels who overran...

Vietnam oil tanker released by pirates, two sailors injured 09 Oct 2014 - 08:46 am

HANOI: Pirates that captured a Vietnamese oil tanker last week after it left Singapore have released the vessel, the company that owns the...

Democracy activists seek probe into $6.4m payment to Hong Kong leader 09 Oct 2014 - 08:34 am

HONG KONG: Pro-democracy lawmakers demanded an investigation into Hong Kong's embattled leader Leung Chun-ying on Thursday over a $6.4 million payment he received...

14 hurt in Malaysia grenade blast 09 Oct 2014 - 08:33 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen people were wounded early Thursday when a suspected hand grenade exploded in a tourist section of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur,...

Qatar Charity’s Eid Al Adha Festival ends 09 Oct 2014 - 03:58 am

Children participating in one of the games at the festival. Doha: Qatar Charity’s (QC) Eid Al Adha festival, organised by Creek Centre for...

Qatar Airways best Middle East airline for fifth consecutive year 09 Oct 2014 - 03:57 am

QA Commercial Manager Hong Kong, Yap Kiang Thiam (left), receiving the award. DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has been honoured for the fifth consecutive...

Travelling expo ‘Angry Birds Universe’ opens at Katara 09 Oct 2014 - 03:56 am

Children enjoying games at one of the sections of the exhibition at Katara yesterday. Abdul Basit BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: Angry Birds...

Beach-goers upset over lack of facilities 09 Oct 2014 - 03:55 am

A file photo of residents at Al Wakra beach. DOHA: People who visited some of the country’s beaches to celebrate Eid Al Adha...

Entries invited for Postgraduate Student Awards 09 Oct 2014 - 03:53 am

Dr. Wyatt Hume, Director, Education, Training & Development, Qatar Foundation Research & Development, Some of the participants at the Gulf Intelligence Qatar Energy...

DFC to attend RECON ME & North Africa forum 09 Oct 2014 - 03:51 am

Doha Festival City is an iconic mixed-used development that will include Qatar’s biggest retail and leisure mall. Doha: A delegation of senior officials...

Four new 911 Carrera models unveiled 09 Oct 2014 - 03:50 am

Doha: Porsche is sending its second generation of 911 Carrera GTS to the starting line. Four models — each in coupe or cabriolet,...

Over 11,000 benefit from sacrificial meat from QC 09 Oct 2014 - 03:49 am

DOHA: More than 11,000 people benefited from sacrificial meat distributed by Qatar Charity (QC) during Eid Al Adha. Beneficiaries included 668 families who...

Qatar Conference Hall inaugurated at Mahmud Kashgari University in Bishkek 09 Oct 2014 - 03:49 am

Bishkek: Qatar’s Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Mohamed bin Arar Al Nuaimi, yesterday opened the Qatar Conference Hall at Mahmud Kashgari University in the capital,...

15 bird call whistles, diesel truck seized 09 Oct 2014 - 03:49 am

DOHA: Fifteen devices illegally used to hunt down birds and a truck illegally transporting diesel have been confiscated, the Ministry of Environment has...

Qatar home to second largest gathering of dugongs in the world 09 Oct 2014 - 03:48 am

DOHA: Qatar’s coast has the second largest gathering of dugongs in the world, according to a new study by Texas University, Qatar University...

90pc of Industrial Area road project completed 09 Oct 2014 - 03:47 am

DOHA: Work on the main Industrial Area road is expected to be completed in December. About 90 percent of the work is completed...

First US Ebola patient dies 09 Oct 2014 - 03:44 am

A possible Ebola patient is brought to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital yesterday in Dallas, Texas. Thomas Eric Duncan, the first confirmed Ebola...

Cyber attacks: Qatar third most targeted 09 Oct 2014 - 03:37 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Qatar is the third country after Saudi Arabia and Turkey in the Middle East and Africa (Mena) region targeted...