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Depression does affect kids too, says expert 29 Sep 2014 - 03:44 am

Doha: As part of an ongoing mental health awareness campaign, Dr Hanan Derby, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has urged...

Medical team from QRC completes Gaza mission 29 Sep 2014 - 03:42 am

Dr Nebal Mohamed Shaath examining a patient after surgery. DOHA: The medical team sent to Gaza by Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) more than...

Stenden University hosts Dutch envoy 29 Sep 2014 - 03:39 am

The Ambassador of Netherlands Yvette van Eechoud during her visit to Stenden University Qatar. Doha: Stenden University Qatar recently hosted Dutch Ambassador Yvette...

Ooredoo adds new Hala services on mobile app 29 Sep 2014 - 03:36 am

Doha: Ooredoo has announced the launch of a host of new features for Hala customers on the Ooredoo Mobile App, as the company...

Ashghal begins construction of Mashaf-Mesaieed road 29 Sep 2014 - 03:34 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has started constructing the Al Wakrah parallel road which extends from Al Mashaf to Mesaieed. The entire...

CRA issues advertising code to telecom operators 29 Sep 2014 - 03:32 am

DOHA: The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) issued yesterday an Advertising Code to monitor advertisements and promotions of related products and services in Qatar. ...

Educational tools for children with diabetes launched 29 Sep 2014 - 03:32 am

DOHA: Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA), a member of Qatar Foundation, in collaboration with Sasol Qatar, has introduced new educational tools intended to reduce...

Defence minister meets French ambassador 29 Sep 2014 - 03:31 am

Doha: The Minister of State for Defence Affairs Major General H E Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah met yesterday with the Ambassador of...

Significant rise in sports facilities 29 Sep 2014 - 03:31 am

DOHA: Sports culture is gaining ground in Qatar as sports facilities and players have risen significantly in the past few years. The number...

Timely rescue 29 Sep 2014 - 03:22 am

A Japanese helicopter lifting a person rescued on Mount Ontake, between Gifu and Nagano prefectures, in central Japan, yesterday. About 30 people were...

Franchise fee for taxi firms cut 29 Sep 2014 - 03:20 am

DOHA: With a steady increase in the number of taxis operated by private companies in Qatar, the Ministry of Transport has announced a...

Qatar’s Ogunode wins 100m with super run in Incheon 29 Sep 2014 - 03:18 am

Qatar’s gold medallists Al Thani A Ali Khalid, Faleh Suwayed B S Alajami, Ali Yousuf A S Alrumaihi, Mubarak Yousuf Alrumaihi and Basem...

CMC elections in May next year 29 Sep 2014 - 03:17 am

Officials of the Ministry of Interior announcing the schedule of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) election yesterday. From Left: Capt Mubarak Ali Majid,...

SEC to crack down on erring schools 29 Sep 2014 - 03:13 am

DOHA: Qatar’s school regulator is mulling setting up a task force to crack down on private schools to follow up on public complaints...

Tear gas fired at Hong Kong protesters 29 Sep 2014 - 02:42 am

People disperse after police fired tear gas on pro-democracy demonstrators near the Hong Kong government headquarters yesterday. HONG KONG: Police repeatedly fired tear...

Drenched assembly 29 Sep 2014 - 02:41 am

Primary students in raincoats attend a ceremony to mark the 2,565th anniversary of the birth of Confucius amid rainfall in Jining, Shandong province...

More than 30 feared dead on Japan volcano: Police 29 Sep 2014 - 02:39 am

OTAKI: The first deaths were confirmed yesterday among more than 30 hikers feared killed near the peak of a Japanese volcano that erupted...

Sayyaf militants threaten German hostages, Manila deploys troops 29 Sep 2014 - 02:39 am

MANILA: The Philippines dispatched an estimated 1,000-plus extra soldiers to its troubled south yesterday to strengthen security after militants threatened to kill one...