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QC honours top students in Somalia 19 Jul 2014 - 06:29 am

Some of the students at the ceremony. Doha: Qatar Charity’s (QC) Somalia office held a honouring ceremony for 145 outstanding students from among...

Qatar-Nepal ties reviewed 19 Jul 2014 - 06:28 am

Qatar’s Attorney-General Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri met his Nepalese counterpart Baburam Kunwar in Kathmandu and discussed the establishment of direct contact...

ibq hosts Iftar for Hamad General Hospital kids 19 Jul 2014 - 06:28 am

Officials at the event. Doha: Staff of International Bank of Qatar (ibq) got together with children at the Outpatient Department at Hamad General...

Emir holds talks with Marzouki, Al Bashir 19 Jul 2014 - 06:27 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani made a phone call to Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and offered condolences...

Ramadan demand makes part-time maids expensive 19 Jul 2014 - 06:26 am

DOHA: Soaring demand for part-time maids by Qatari families this Ramadan has sent their rates spiralling to new highs. A family needing a...

Cement demand drops 40pc in Ramadan 19 Jul 2014 - 06:26 am

DOHA: Demand for cement in the local market has plunged 40 percent during Ramadan which has prompted cement companies to start maintenance work. ...

Al Kuwari opens Georgia photo expo at Katara 19 Jul 2014 - 06:25 am

Doha: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari yesterday opened the ‘Georgia and its Neighbours’...

US points to Ukraine rebels for plane crash 19 Jul 2014 - 06:19 am

GRABOVE, Ukraine: The United States yesterday built a case that pro-Moscow separatists downed a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine with a surface-to-air missile, killing...

Villas for prisoners to meet their families 19 Jul 2014 - 06:17 am

DOHA: Prisoners in Qatar will soon be able to spend time with their families. According to Arabic daily Al Raya, the Supply and...

51 killed; Gaza deaths soar to 296 19 Jul 2014 - 06:16 am

A convoy of Israeli armoured personnel carriers move towards the Israeli-Gaza border yesterday. GAZA CITY: Fifty-one Gazans were killed yesterday as Israel pressed...

UAE ‘offered to fund Israel’s Gaza offensive’ 19 Jul 2014 - 06:09 am

DOHA: The UAE knew in advance of Israel’s plans for an offensive in Gaza and even offered to fund the operation provided the...

Investors call for better corporate disclosures 19 Jul 2014 - 06:03 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar’s capital market stakeholders are increasingly complaining of lack of transparency in corporate disclosures. Given the local bourse’s growing...

MARKET CONCERNS 19 Jul 2014 - 06:02 am

Over the past few years, Qatar’s capital market has seen steady growth in terms of turnover, trading volumes, market capitalisation and market intermediaries....

Amazon launches unlimited e-book subscription plan 19 Jul 2014 - 02:25 am

NEW YORK: US online giant Amazon unveiled a Netflix-style subscription plan yesterday for unlimited access to e-books, a move which could shake up...

Shock in Asia at loss of Malaysia plane 19 Jul 2014 - 02:21 am

SYDNEY: The loss of a second Malaysia Airlines plane within six months left Asia-Pacific nations shocked and saddened yesterday, prompting calls for a...

Israeli flag on fire 19 Jul 2014 - 02:19 am

Bangladeshi activists set fire to an Israeli national flag during a protest against the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Dhaka, yesterday.

New army chief vows to support soldiers in West Philippine Sea 19 Jul 2014 - 02:18 am

President Aquino inspects a guard of honour during a change of command ceremony at the Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters yesterday. MANILA:...

Water shortage 19 Jul 2014 - 02:04 am

Residents queue with plastic containers to collect drinking water after Typhoon Rammasun battered the town of Rosario, Cavite City, for two days, yesterday....