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Road show to focus on benefits of Seha 06 Jul 2014 - 05:39 am

Doha: National Health Insurance Company (NHIC)is launching a nationwide road show to increase awareness about Seha — the national health insurance scheme —...

Ramadan: QA offers discounts on fares 06 Jul 2014 - 05:39 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has launched a special promotion for Ramadan ‘Sharing the World With You’, offering savings on fares from the airline’s...

Qatar to attend UN council meeting 06 Jul 2014 - 05:39 am

Doha: Qatar will participate in meetings of the UN Economic and Social Council which begin on Monday at the UN headquarters in New...

Ooredoo offers double Nojoom points chance 06 Jul 2014 - 05:38 am

Doha: Ooredoo has announced a special Ramadan offer, allowing Nojoom members to earn double points with selected partners. Members who shop at Géant...

Hospitality sector sees bullish trend 06 Jul 2014 - 05:38 am

Doha: The current year has started on a positive note for Qatar’s hospitality sector. Hotels have seen strong inflow of tourists in the...

Qatar-Thai ties reviewed 06 Jul 2014 - 05:38 am

Bangkok: The Vice-Chairman of Thailand National Council for Peace and Order, Air Chief Marshal Prachin Chantong met Qatari Ambassador Jabor bin Ali Al...

Emir leaves for Kuwait today 06 Jul 2014 - 05:37 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani leaves today for Kuwait for a one-day brotherly visit. Greetings sent to...

Ramadan traditions vanishing from Qatari community 06 Jul 2014 - 05:33 am

DOHA: Ramadan traditions that preserved and strengthened social and family ties in the past have changed with the passage of time and the...

Jihadist caliphate violates Shariah: Qaradawi 06 Jul 2014 - 05:31 am

DOHA: Prominent Sunni Muslim scholar Yousuf Al Qaradawi yesterday said that the declaration of an Islamic caliphate by jihadists fighting the governments in...

Palestinian teenager was ‘burned alive’ 06 Jul 2014 - 05:30 am

Palestinian protesters throw fireworks at Israeli border police during clashes in the Israeli Arab city of Ar’Ara in northern Israel yesterday. RAMALLAH: A...

Arabs shocked by self-styled caliph’s video 06 Jul 2014 - 05:27 am

An image grab taken from a propaganda video released yesterday by al-Furqan Media allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist...

Patients can file complaints online soon 06 Jul 2014 - 05:25 am

DOHA: Patients in Qatar will soon be able to lodge online complaints about healthcare practitioners and facilities in both, the private and public...

ISRAEL WORLD CUP BRAZIL PALESTINE FOOTBALL 06 Jul 2014 - 02:28 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR NETANYAHU ISRAEL WORLD CUP BRAZIL PALESTINE FOOTBALL GAZA 070314 Provider: CartoonArts...

Nurses, other workers return home safe 06 Jul 2014 - 01:01 am

One of the Indian nurses freed by Sunni insurgents in Iraq meets her relatives after arriving at Kochi airport yesterday. Kochi/Hyderabad/New Delhi: A...

Football shower 06 Jul 2014 - 01:00 am

Youth play football during monsoon rain in Allahabad yesterday. The southwest monsoon has reached national capital Delhi, too.

Opposition to target govt on price rise 06 Jul 2014 - 12:57 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets media persons after an all-party meeting ahead of the budget session, at Parliament House in New Delhi. New...

Simmering anger 06 Jul 2014 - 12:56 am

Leftist activists burn an effigy of Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul in Kolkata yesterday, as a storm over the lawmaker’s comments threatening rape...

Security forces combat malaria in Tripura 06 Jul 2014 - 12:51 am

Agartala: Central paramilitary and state forces, along with health workers, have fanned out in Tripura, and a helicopter has also been pressed into...