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GCC set to waive customs duties on goods for people with special needs 05 Sep 2014 - 02:14 am

DOHA: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is looking forward to introduce exemption of customs duties on goods carried by people with special needs...

Iran gets $1bn under extended nuclear deal 05 Sep 2014 - 02:11 am

DUBAI: Iran’s central bank has received $1bn of previously frozen oil revenue from Japan under the terms of an extended nuclear agreement with...

Kazakhstan, Qatar in deal to expand ties 05 Sep 2014 - 01:58 am

Dr Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Muraikhi, Director General of Qatar Development Fund, and Kanat Saudabayev, Director of the Fund of Culture, Education and...

HMC expert urges prompt treatment of incontinence 05 Sep 2014 - 01:57 am

Dr Eyad Al Roubi, a urology specialist at HMC. DOHA: People suffering from urinary incontinence — loss of bladder control — have been...

Calls for upgrading old fuel stations 05 Sep 2014 - 01:52 am

DOHA: Lack of safety and security measures at some fuel stations in Doha and its suburbs poses a danger to customers as well...

QU gets 220 new faculty members from 40 countries 05 Sep 2014 - 01:51 am

DOHA: A total of 220 new faculty members from 40 countries have joined Qatar University this year, bringing the staff strength to 1,130...

French envoy presents credentials 05 Sep 2014 - 01:49 am

Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah yesterday received a copy of the credentials of Eric Chevallier as Ambassador of...

First class graduates from QNTA 05 Sep 2014 - 01:48 am

The first class of Qatar Nanny Training Academy at their graduation ceremony. DOHA: Under the patronage of H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser,...

Centre for education training to be set up 05 Sep 2014 - 01:47 am

DOHA: Qatar plans to set up a national centre for educational training and is working on a new assessment system to evaluate the...

Greek expert to speak at Doha conference 05 Sep 2014 - 01:45 am

Doha: A senior Greek naval officer, Commander Parisis Kanoutos, will be one of the high-profile guest speakers at the Qatar Maritime Security Coastal...

QTA uses social media to engage local community 05 Sep 2014 - 01:45 am

DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) is engaging the local community in Qatar throughout the Qatar Summer Festival (QSF) 2014 by launching various competitions...

OBAMA SYRIA ISIS AIRSTRIKES PLANE QUESTION MARK ASSAD 05 Sep 2014 - 01:42 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR OBAMA SYRIA ISIS AIRSTRIKES PLANE QUESTION MARK ASSAD 090214 Provider:...

Gazans dream of reopened airport 05 Sep 2014 - 01:40 am

A Palestinian boy walking inside the destroyed terminal of Gaza Strips’ former international airport in the southern town of Rafah. GAZA CITY: Standing...

Strikes kill IS chief’s aide: Report 05 Sep 2014 - 01:36 am

Military equipment is loaded into an Antonov AH-124-100 aircraft at the Leipzig airport in Germany yesterday. The German Armed Forces have almost completed...

Calls for release 05 Sep 2014 - 01:35 am

Relatives of kidnapped Lebanese soldiers hold a demonstration in front of parliament building in Beirut yesterday. Three jihadist groups, including the Al Nusra...

Houthi fighters 05 Sep 2014 - 01:35 am

Followers of the Shia Houthi arrive at the movement’s camp in southern Sana’a yesterday. Yemen partially restored a fuel subsidy in an attempt...

Saudi Arabia cushions reform with subsidies 05 Sep 2014 - 01:34 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is changing tack in its labour reforms, softening the blow to companies with money for subsidies and training while trying...

World powers, Iran to meet in New York 05 Sep 2014 - 01:33 am

BRUSSELS: Six world powers and Iran will hold new talks in New York on September 18, EU officials said yesterday, as efforts intensify...