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Experts find 27 date presses in Al Zubarah 10 Jul 2014 - 06:06 am

Excavation continues at Al Zubarah archaeological site. DOHA: The largest number of date presses in the region has been discovered in Al Zubarah,...

Cannon fired to announce Iftar 10 Jul 2014 - 06:05 am

Military personnel fire the cannon at Mohammad Bin Abdul Wahab Mosque in Dafna to announce Iftar yesterday. Abdul Basit

QU signs deal for PhD research programme 10 Jul 2014 - 06:05 am

QU President, Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad, (centre) and QF R&D President, Faisal Alsuwaidi, (left) signing the agreement as QU Vice-President and Chief...

PM meets Indian official 10 Jul 2014 - 06:04 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met Anil Wadhwa, Secretary for Eastern...

Rota hosts Iftar for civic workers 10 Jul 2014 - 06:03 am

Reach Out To Asia (Rota) hosted Iftar for civic workers at Hamad Bin Khalifa University on Tuesday. After Iftar, activities were held in...

QC’s Ramadan projects to feed 900,000 people 10 Jul 2014 - 06:01 am

Qatar Charity volunteers with Ramadan boxes in Kosovo. Doha: Qatar Charity’s (QC) Ramadan projects will feed 900,000 people fasting in 34 countries this...

Ooredoo firms win awards for customer experience 10 Jul 2014 - 06:00 am

Doha: Ooredoo’s focus on customer experience has enjoyed industry recognition this year, winning awards for its operations in the Middle East, North Africa...

Ooredoo brings joy to kidney centre, Villaggio 10 Jul 2014 - 06:00 am

Alrabaa Group interacts with children at Villaggio. Doha: Ooredoo volunteers visited Fahad Bin Jassim Kidney Centre as part of the ongoing #DaysOfJoy campaign...

Ad campaigns woo customers as spending increases in Ramadan 10 Jul 2014 - 05:59 am

DOHA: Advertising campaigns in Ramadan are mostly tactical and aim at promoting certain products or offers, at a time when consumer spending increases,...

Crackdown on shops ahead of Garangao 10 Jul 2014 - 05:58 am

DOHA: As part of its crackdown ahead of Garangao, the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has found many sweet and dry-fruit shops...

Environment Ministry sets specifications for electrical products 10 Jul 2014 - 05:58 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment has announced specifications for electrical products, including cables, water heaters, ovens, toasters and microwave ovens. Products that fail...

Katara lines up activities to mark Garangao 10 Jul 2014 - 05:57 am

DOHA: Katara is celebrating Garangao on Saturday with activities for children. Over 20,000 children participated in last year’s Garangao activities organised by Katara...

Emir holds phone talks with Ban 10 Jul 2014 - 05:57 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday held telephone talks with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. They discussed...

Kids urged to take fluids after fasting 10 Jul 2014 - 05:57 am

Doha: Parents are cautioned to monitor children and adolescents who wish to fast during Ramadan to ensure their health is not negatively impacted...

eCommerce working group to be set up 10 Jul 2014 - 05:56 am

Doha: The Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce to form a working group to coordinate on issues...

SEC: No change in working hours of schools 10 Jul 2014 - 05:56 am

DOHA: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) has clarified that there is no change in working hours of Independent schools in the next academic...

Mövenpick Hotel Doha re-certified by Green Globe 10 Jul 2014 - 05:55 am

Doha: Following an extensive presentation on the hotel’s key indicators on energy usage, water consumption, waste output management as well as employee training...

Dukhan historical exhibition opens 10 Jul 2014 - 05:55 am

Doha: The Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman of Qatar Petroleum (QP) H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada has inaugurated...