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Travellers to US face tighter airport security 03 Jul 2014 - 01:10 pm

LONDON: Travellers flying to the United States from Europe and the Middle East face tighter airport security checks from Thursday due to fears...

Ryanair moves to operate from Glasgow's premium airport 03 Jul 2014 - 01:06 pm

LONDON: Low cost airline Ryanair said it would switch to fly from Glasgow International airport, the Scottish city's premium airport, dropping a current...

Emir sends greetings to Belarus president 03 Jul 2014 - 12:15 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Thursday a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Belarus...

11 hurt in Gaza raids, rockets strike 2 Israeli houses 03 Jul 2014 - 10:50 am

JERUSALEM: Eleven Palestinians were wounded Thursday when Israel pounded 15 targets in Gaza as militants kept up a volley of cross-border fire, with...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 03 Jul 2014 - 10:49 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Thursday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.14pc 03 Jul 2014 - 10:17 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 0.14 percent on Thursday, giving up early gains as profit-taking overshadowed another record close on Wall Street, although...

Saudi MERS: Philippines urges its Muslims to abort Hajj 03 Jul 2014 - 09:13 am

MANILA: The Philippines urged its large Muslim minority on Thursday to reconsider plans to join pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia this year due to...

Two killed in sectarian violence in Myanmar's second city 03 Jul 2014 - 08:29 am

MANDALAY, Myanmar: Two men were killed in a second night of rioting in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, a security official said on Thursday,...

Iraq PM offers amnesty to turn tide of offensive 03 Jul 2014 - 05:42 am

Iraqi families fleeing violence in the northern city of Tal Afar, arrive at the Kurdish checkpoint in Aski kalak, in the autonomous Kurdistan...

Al Jazeera defiant, won’t change policy 03 Jul 2014 - 05:42 am

Doha: Al Jazeera, the Qatari-funded television station whose reporting of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings won it millions of viewers in the Middle...

Kuwait opposition leader held ‘for insulting judges’ 03 Jul 2014 - 05:40 am

Supporters of Kuwaiti opposition leader and former parliament member Mussallam Al Barrak gather outside the police headquarters where he is being questioned for...

US, Iran trade barbs in nuclear talks finale 03 Jul 2014 - 05:39 am

VIENNA: The US and Iran fired opening salvos yesterday in a stormy Vienna as a final round of nuclear talks got under way...

Never went against the law, says Sarkozy in interview 03 Jul 2014 - 05:38 am

PARIS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday the legal system was being used for political means after he was put under formal...

Pistorius a suicide risk, says report 03 Jul 2014 - 05:38 am

PRETORIA: Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius (pictured) is suffering from post-traumatic stress after killing his girlfriend and is a suicide risk, a South...

Russia, Ukraine set to agree on new ceasefire 03 Jul 2014 - 05:37 am

BERLIN/KIEV: The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine agreed in Berlin yesterday to hold three-way talks involving pro-Moscow rebels by Saturday to pave...

HMC begins second awareness campaign for organ donations 03 Jul 2014 - 05:28 am

Officials inaugurating the booth at City Center. Salim Matramkot DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) began its second awareness programme of the ‘Organ donation...

Vodafone Qatar wins Golden CSR Award 03 Jul 2014 - 05:25 am

Dana Haidan, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability, Vodafone Qatar (second left) with the award at the ceremony in Dubai. DOHA: Vodafone...

Arabic Tent at Four Seasons Hotel marks Ramadan in style 03 Jul 2014 - 05:24 am

Doha: The Four Seasons Hotel, Doha, has set the mood for the Holy Month of Ramadan with a uniquely designed Arabic Tent at...