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Rota raises QR161,000 for education projects 08 Jul 2014 - 11:47 pm

Some of the photos auctioned at Rota’s third Suhoor fundraiser at Qatar Foundation Student Centre on Monday. DOHA: Reach Out To Asia Qatar...

Malabar Gold & Diamonds holds draw 08 Jul 2014 - 11:45 pm

A raffle draw for Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ ‘Sparkling Summer’ campaign is conducted by Santhosh T V, Regional Head, at their outlet in...

Kahramaa honoured for backing Tarsheed short film competition 08 Jul 2014 - 11:45 pm

Doha: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation — (Kahramaa) — was felicitated yesterday in a ceremony at Sharq Hotel & Spa, organised by...

BRAZIL GERMANY FLAG GLOBE 08 Jul 2014 - 11:42 pm

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NATiONALISM CLIMATE WAR POLITICS UKRAINE 08 Jul 2014 - 11:34 pm

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Israel strikes on Gaza kill 12, hurt 80 08 Jul 2014 - 06:16 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Israeli strikes on Gaza killed 12 people on Tuesday and wounded 80 others, the emergency services said, as the...

Powerful typhoon Neoguri lashes Japan's Okinawa islands 08 Jul 2014 - 06:15 pm

TOKYO: Typhoon Neoguri lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands Tuesday, reportedly leaving two dead and forcing more than half a million to seek shelter...

Thousands of civilians flee north Yemen battle: Red Crescent 08 Jul 2014 - 06:12 pm

SANAA: Some 10,000 families have fled the northern Yemeni city of Amran in three days to escape an intensified battle between the army...

Arab League seeks urgent UN Security Council meet on Gaza 08 Jul 2014 - 06:09 pm

CAIRO: The Arab League called Tuesday for the UN Security Council to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the deadly Israeli air campaign...

QNB's H1 net profit up 7pc to QR5.1bn 08 Jul 2014 - 06:03 pm

DOHA: Qatar National Bank (QNB) has reported a net profit QR5.1 billion ($ 1.4 billion) for the first six-month period ended June 30....

Philippine priest in unwed mum outburst faces sanctions 08 Jul 2014 - 05:52 pm

MANILA: A Philippine priest faces possible sanctions after his scathing condemnation of an unwed mother in church ignited a social media firestorm, his...

DFI honors KAHRAMAA for cooperation in Tarsheed program 08 Jul 2014 - 05:50 pm

DOHA: Doha Film Institute (DFI) has honored Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) in a ceremony for coordinating a short film contest...

Fifty new Ebola cases and 25 deaths in West Africa: WHO 08 Jul 2014 - 05:43 pm

GENEVA: Fifty new cases of Ebola and 25 deaths have been reported in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea since July 3, as the...

Real estate transactions worth over QR900m last week 08 Jul 2014 - 02:52 pm

DOHA: Real estate transactions between June 29 and July 03 for the real estate sales contracts registered at the Ministry of justice are...

Philippines urges its workers to leave Afghanistan 08 Jul 2014 - 02:03 pm

MANILA: The Philippines on Tuesday urged 4,000 workers in Afghanistan to leave the country amid an election stand-off that has raised fears of...

Etihad Airways H1 revenues up 28pc on passenger, cargo growth 08 Jul 2014 - 01:49 pm

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's state-owned Etihad Airways, which plans to buy a 49 percent stake in Alitalia, reported on Tuesday a 28 percent...

Eight hurt in Tanzania tourist restaurant bombing 08 Jul 2014 - 01:41 pm

ARUSHA, Tanzania: Eight people were wounded late Monday when unknown attackers hurled a bomb through the window of a restaurant popular with foreigners...

Abdullah claims victory in contested Afghan election 08 Jul 2014 - 12:00 pm

KABUL: Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory on Tuesday in Afghanistan's disputed election, blaming fraud for putting him behind poll rival Ashraf Ghani...