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QRC organises medical course for volunteers to mark First Aid Day 17 Sep 2014 - 04:34 am

An expert giving training with the help of a dummy. Doha: In celebration of the World First Aid Day on September 13, Qatar...

Deal effectively with depression, says expert 17 Sep 2014 - 04:33 am

Dr Suhaila Ghuloum, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at HMC. Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Department of Psychiatry is using its position as Qatar’s primary...

Ezdan Holding Group honoured 17 Sep 2014 - 04:32 am

Ali Mohammed Al Obaidli, Group CEO of Ezdan Holding Group, receiving the ‘Award of Enterprise Agility Distinction’ from Muhammed bin Ahmed bin Towar...

Qatar supports IAEA’s efforts towards nuclear security 17 Sep 2014 - 04:31 am

Vienna: Qatar has reaffirmed its support to efforts by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to facilitate member countries’ accession to international legal...

Qatar slams Syrian attacks on civilians 17 Sep 2014 - 04:31 am

Geneva: Qatar yesterday strongly condemned continued indiscriminate attacks by the Syrian government against civilians and urged the international community to find a political...

Law to regulate charities hailed 17 Sep 2014 - 04:30 am

DOHA: Officials of leading charity organisations in Qatar have welcomed the new law regulating charitable activities in the country, saying it will help...

Youth Company biannaual meet on Saturday 17 Sep 2014 - 04:29 am

DOHA: Qatar based youth run social enterprise — The Youth Company International — is set to launch the 6th edition of its biannual...

Emir sends greetings to Mexican President 17 Sep 2014 - 04:29 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday a cable of greetings to the President of Mexico Enrique...

Aspetar conference marks ‘dedication to quality medical care’ 17 Sep 2014 - 04:29 am

Doha: In line with its commitment to furthering excellence within the workplace and in line with its position as an international leader in...

Vodafone launches Lumia accessory bundle offers 17 Sep 2014 - 04:28 am

Doha: Vodafone Qatar and Microsoft Devices have announced exclusive Lumia accessory bundle offers in Qatar. People will be able to choose from the...

US strikes jihadists near Baghdad 17 Sep 2014 - 04:28 am

BAGHDAD: The United States has bombed militants near Baghdad in support of Iraqi forces, striking close to the capital for the first time...

Qaeda branches urge unity 17 Sep 2014 - 04:27 am

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters hold a position on the front line in Khazer near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aski kalak, 40km west of...

Gaza war to reverse growth: World Bank 17 Sep 2014 - 04:26 am

US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, attends a Security Council Meeting at the United Nations yesterday on the situation in the...

Step Pyramid controversy 17 Sep 2014 - 04:25 am

Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities, Mamdouh Al Damati (centre), speaks to reporters as he walks near the Step Pyramid of Djose at the Saqqara...

Obama mulling combat role for US troops in Iraq 17 Sep 2014 - 04:24 am

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will consider sending US military advisers into combat in Iraq on a “case by case basis,” General Martin...

Damascus, opposition must ‘compromise’ to beat IS rebels: UN 17 Sep 2014 - 04:23 am

GENEVA: The Syrian government and mainstream opposition must seek a compromise to end three-and-a-half years of bloody civil war and block the rise...

Turkey mulls buffer zone along Iraq and Syria border 17 Sep 2014 - 04:23 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s military is mulling the prospect of establishing a buffer zone along its border with Syria and Iraq amid an escalating threat...

Ban on foreign workers in South Sudan 17 Sep 2014 - 04:23 am

JUBA: Authorities in South Sudan announced yesterday a ban on foreign workers, including aid agency staff, and ordered their jobs be given to...