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Cultural exchange programme 21 Sep 2014 - 04:51 am

Doha: A delegation representing the Ministry of Youth and Sports’ Youth Affairs Department will take part in a cultural exchange programme organised by...

DFI invites young jurors for Ajyal 21 Sep 2014 - 04:50 am

Doha: Doha Film Institute (DFI) has opened registration for young jurors who will evaluate the films screened at the second Ajyal Youth Film...

Ooredoo extends Shahry promotion 21 Sep 2014 - 04:50 am

Doha: Ooredoo extended the Shahry Super Pack SIM promotion until October 21, according to a press release issued by the telecom firm yesterday....

No safety issues with Dreamliner: Al Baker 21 Sep 2014 - 04:49 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Qatar Airways’ Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said that every organisation across the world has issues related to...

Public Prosecution gets ISO certification 21 Sep 2014 - 04:49 am

Doha: The Public Prosecution has been awarded the ISO certification in financial and administrative affairs. Departments of Financial and Administrative Affairs, Information Systems...

Jet Airways add services to Doha from Indian sectors 21 Sep 2014 - 04:48 am

DOHA: With a record loss of Rs4,129 crores ($678.9m approximately) during the 2013-2014 fiscal year, Indian private carrier Jet Airways is looking forward...

Businessmen urge more investment in food security 21 Sep 2014 - 04:48 am

DOHA: Businessmen are wondering why food prices are still high in Qatar when there is a decline globally. There are some food such...

IS jihadists free 46 Turkish hostages 21 Sep 2014 - 04:47 am

ISTANBUL: Forty-six Turks, including diplomats and children, were freed yesterday more than three months after the Islamic State (IS) jihadists kidnapped them from...

Smoke: Villaggio food court evacuated 21 Sep 2014 - 04:42 am

DOHA: Firefighters yesterday evacuated people from the food court area of the popular Villaggio after smoke was sighted billowing from the chimney of...

Kuwait sets up team to monitor IS sympathisers 21 Sep 2014 - 04:42 am

DOHA: Kuwait has set up a crack team of 80 public security officials to comb the country and make sure no Islamic State...

Reduced prices for over 300 medicines from tomorrow 21 Sep 2014 - 04:23 am

DOHA: Pharmacies and wholesale distributors are gearing up for a proposed reduction in the prices of over 300 medicines that is expected to...

FIFA to finish ethics probe by early November 21 Sep 2014 - 04:22 am

ZURICH: FIFA ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, responsible for deciding whether there was corruption in the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World...

Contractors to fight ISIS 21 Sep 2014 - 04:13 am

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF By December 2011, when the US military forces withdrew from Iraq, I wrote in my column that the Obama...

UN council briefed on Qatar’s steps to protect workers’ rights 21 Sep 2014 - 04:13 am

DOHA: Qatar’s human rights committee says challenges remain in protecting workers’ rights in the country as many smaller contracting companies often run by...

Outlets to have new health, safety rules 21 Sep 2014 - 04:10 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has plans to issue new health and safety rules for various outlets, including, possibly, eateries...

Tajikistan President meets Ezdan Chairman 21 Sep 2014 - 04:08 am

Tajikistan President Emomalii Rahmon met Ezdan Holding Group Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani at the Presidential Palace in Dushanbe on...

Syrian Kurds fleeing IS flood into Turkey 21 Sep 2014 - 02:54 am

Syrian Kurds carry their belongings after crossing the border between Syria and Turkey near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, yesterday....

Tunisia president declares re-election bid 21 Sep 2014 - 02:51 am

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki waves to onlookers after submitting his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections, in Tunis yesterday. TUNIS: Tunisian President Moncef...