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Emir greets Khamenei on successful surgery 11 Sep 2014 - 03:35 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of greetings to the Supreme Leader of the...

Qatar 2022 projects showcased in London 11 Sep 2014 - 03:35 am

Manchester: The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) showcased the progress being made on infrastructure delivery ahead of the 2022 FIFA World...

26 Karwa buses gutted in fire 11 Sep 2014 - 03:33 am

The burnt-out fleet of Karwa buses at Karwa depot in Abu Hamour. Mowasalat said yesterday that the fire on Tuesday evening destroyed 26...

Qatar to join Poets for Change initiative 11 Sep 2014 - 03:30 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Poetry enthusiasts in Doha will gather later this month at a unique occasion organised for the first time here,...

Social security allowances to be doubled 11 Sep 2014 - 03:29 am

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has issued directives that the allowances for the beneficiaries of social security...

PHCC assigns over 200 nurses for Independent Schools 11 Sep 2014 - 03:29 am

DOHA: With more children entering schools with health or mental health problems, more than 200 schools nurses have been assigned to take care...

Rota to rehabilitate damaged Gaza schools 11 Sep 2014 - 03:28 am

Doha: Reach out to Asia (Rota), Qatar’s leading non-profit and community development organisation, has officially announced it will begin rehabilitating schools that were...

Library offers free online registration for citizens 11 Sep 2014 - 03:28 am

Doha: Qatar National Library (QNL), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, continues to raise its local profile and...

Ooredoo to offer iPhone 6 from Sept 27 11 Sep 2014 - 03:27 am

DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday announced that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available in Ooredoo shops across the country and at...

Education centres not permitted to offer university services: SEC 11 Sep 2014 - 03:27 am

DOHA: There are more than 200 licensed education centres in Qatar and none of them has been given permission to offer university services,...

A critical time for GCC countries 11 Sep 2014 - 03:09 am

On August 27, a Saudi delegation including Prince Saud Al Faisal, Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud, head of General Intelligence, and Prince...

Need for clearer rules on ID cards 11 Sep 2014 - 03:08 am

When any person enters the offices of ministries, institutions or companies, he is asked to hand over his ID card. The person has...

Laws needed to check price hikes by greedy traders 11 Sep 2014 - 03:07 am

What bothers citizens most and makes them strongly argue is things that disrupt their normal lives and mess up with plans made according...

Iraqi army to be honed for taking on IS 11 Sep 2014 - 03:06 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry looks over papers while flying from Jordan to Iraq yesterday. RIGHT: Kerry walks with Iraq’s Foreign Minister...

Palestinian fury 11 Sep 2014 - 03:04 am

Palestinian protesters run from a barricade during clashes with Israeli soldiers, after the funeral of 22-year old Palestinian Issa Al Qatari, at the...

Islamist militants kidnap 25 Libyan soldiers, kill 5 more 11 Sep 2014 - 02:34 am

ABU DHABI: Islamists militants in Libya have probably kidnapped up to 25 soldiers and killed five others in the eastern city of Benghazi,...

UAE arrested 7 Libyans, says PM 11 Sep 2014 - 02:34 am

ABU DHABI: Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Al Thani acknowledged yesterday that the United Arab Emirates has arrested seven Libyans, denying reports that the...

UN chief urges Assad to seek political solution to crisis 11 Sep 2014 - 02:33 am

ABU DHABI: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged President Bashar Al Assad to seek a political solution to Syria’s war, saying this would help...