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Flouting rules 20 Jul 2014 - 05:08 am

Construction workers giving final touches to a building in Al Dafna (near Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab Mosque) last night. They can be...

Islamic Insurance hosts Ghabga for staff 20 Jul 2014 - 05:06 am

Qatar Islamic Insurance Company hosted for its employees a Ramadan dinner ‘Ghabga’ on Tuesday at Millennium Hotel Doha. Ali Al Abdulghani, CEO, patronised...

Second Arab Mobile App Challenge launched 20 Jul 2014 - 05:04 am

Officials at the launch. Doha: Ooredoo and Applied Innovation Institute yesterday launched the second Arab Mobile App Challenge to reach out to talented...

Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels celebrates Garangao Night 20 Jul 2014 - 05:03 am

Children at the event. Doha: Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels, the exclusive hotel collection owned and managed by Al Rayyan Hospitality, celebrated the Garangao...

Qatar launches two projects in Xinjiang 20 Jul 2014 - 05:02 am

The foundation stone for one of the projects being launched in Xinjiang. Doha: Qatar has embarked on establishing two projects to protect the...

232,000 students in schools in 2012-13 20 Jul 2014 - 05:01 am

DOHA: The number of students in government and private schools in Qatar reached 232,000 in the academic year 2012-2013, up 5.5 percent compared...

30pc people have undiagnosed diabetes, says HMC expert 20 Jul 2014 - 05:01 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: A significant number of people are identified with undiagnosed diabetes during screening campaigns and surveys in the country, according...

HMC, SCH intensify efforts to combat communicable diseases 20 Jul 2014 - 05:00 am

Doha: The Communicable Diseases Unit at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and the Supreme Council of Health’s (SCH) Medical Commission Department are working hard...

15GB Shahry, Hala data plans unveiled 20 Jul 2014 - 05:00 am

Doha: Ooredoo yesterday launched the latest option for mobile data subscribers — a new 15GB plan for Shahry and Hala customers, which is...

Mobile fuel station within days 20 Jul 2014 - 04:59 am

DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod), the leading fuel retailer, is set to open a mobile (makeshift) fuel station in Al Shamal within a few...

50pc of visitors to Kulluna booths ‘overweight’ 20 Jul 2014 - 04:59 am

DOHA: At least half of visitors to ‘Kulluna for a Healthy Heart’ campaign booths at City Center Doha and The Mall have been...

Safe health tips for Umrah pilgrims 20 Jul 2014 - 04:58 am

DOHA: With many people travelling to Saudi Arabia for Umrah during Ramadan, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has highlighted simple steps they can take...

Emir gets calls from Marzouki and Erdogan 20 Jul 2014 - 04:58 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received phone calls from Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and Turkish Prime Minister...

Tunisia soldier’s kin get wrong body 20 Jul 2014 - 04:56 am

Tunisian mourners carry the coffin of assassinated soldier Wali Ben Aballah, killed by militants in Mount Chaambi earlier this week, at Sidi Jebali...

Barwa Bank tournament raises funds for charity 20 Jul 2014 - 04:55 am

DOHA: Barwa Bank, Qatar’s fastest growing Shariah-compliant banking service provider, handed over QR96,000 in donations to charities as part of its Fourth Ramadan...

Video of child beating boy in Lebanon sparks probe 20 Jul 2014 - 04:54 am

BEIRUT: Lebanon ordered an investigation yesterday into video footage that has gone viral on the Internet showing a small child beating a boy,...

Dragon Mart enters Qatar retail market 20 Jul 2014 - 04:49 am

The Dragon Mart which opened at Barwa Commercial Avenue near Industrial Area yesterday. Kamutty VP BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Chinese retailer Dragon Mart...

Gaza toll 342, no solution yet 20 Jul 2014 - 04:48 am

Palestinians carry the bodies of four-year-old Ghassim and six-year-old Emad Elwan during their funeral in the east of Gaza City yesterday. The siblings...