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MoI to organise events for workers 01 Oct 2014 - 03:29 am

DOHA: An entertainment and cultural event for expatriates will be held on Saturday to mark Eid Al Adha. ‘Eid Al Adha Fest 2014’,...

Media persons honoured for success of Kulluna 01 Oct 2014 - 03:29 am

Doha: Hamad International Training Centre (HITC) honoured over 50 representatives from the media and healthcare sectors and corporate executives for their contribution to...

Food outlets to face more inspections 01 Oct 2014 - 03:28 am

DOHA: About 100 municipal inspectors monitor food outlets across the city as part of this year’s Eid Al Adha preparations, officials have said....

Eid rush: HIA advises travellers to arrive early 01 Oct 2014 - 03:26 am

DOHA: Hamad International Airport (HIA) is preparing for an increase in departing and arriving passengers during the Eid Al Adha holidays. The airport...

QA in deal to boost Europe traffic 01 Oct 2014 - 03:25 am

Doha: Qatar Airways and Vueling have signed an agreement that will enable Qatar’s national airline to increase the number of passengers to Europe...

QA to make freight transactions paperless 01 Oct 2014 - 03:25 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo and Qatar Customs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the use of electronic air waybill (e-AWB), or...

Mannai, employees support Gaza 01 Oct 2014 - 03:24 am

Doha: Mannai Corporation and its employees have extended help to Gaza through a donation of QR100,000 to Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS). The...

Qatar-Brazil exhibition opens today 01 Oct 2014 - 03:24 am

DOHA: ‘Qatar and Brazil: A Contemporary Painting Dialogue’ exhibition featuring works by four Qatari and four Brazilian painters opens today at Katara Building...

Researchers take big step in fighting cancer 01 Oct 2014 - 03:24 am

DOHA: Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar (WCMC-Q) have taken a major step towards understanding why certain cancers often recur after they have...

QAFAC in deal to sponsor chair at QU 01 Oct 2014 - 03:23 am

DOHA: Qatar University (QU) and Qatar Fuel Additives Company Limited (QAFAC) have signed a three-year sponsorship agreement to establish a Professorial Environmental Materials...

Ministry bans paragliding in camping areas 01 Oct 2014 - 02:40 am

DOHA: The government has banned paragliding in camping areas during the camping season from October 28 to April 18. Paragliding is a common...

Health centres to accept Qatari IDs 01 Oct 2014 - 02:00 am

DOHA: Qataris seeking treatment at primary health centres would soon be able to avail of their services using their Qatari ID cards instead...

Qatar saw hard days before prosperity, FM tells US varsity 01 Oct 2014 - 01:56 am

Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University...

World’s first microbe ‘zoo’ opens in Amsterdam 01 Oct 2014 - 01:29 am

Visitors at Micropia being scanned to check their own microbes. The “micro-zoo” was opened in Amsterdam yesterday by Dutch Queen Maxima. AMSTERDAM: The...

France floods 01 Oct 2014 - 01:23 am

Trucks clean the streets covered with mud after heavy rain caused flash floods on the banks of the Lez river in Montpellier, southern...

EU exit won’t break my heart, says Cameron 01 Oct 2014 - 01:21 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron has a selfie taken during the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, BIRMINGHAM: Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday...

Clegg summons Chinese envoy over HK protests 01 Oct 2014 - 01:10 am

LONDON: British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said yesterday he will summon China’s ambassador to London over the protests in Hong Kong to...

Lawmakers scold Secret Service over White House security breach 01 Oct 2014 - 01:08 am

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers scolded the head of the US Secret Service yesterday over a security breach that allowed a knife-wielding intruder to run...