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QRC appeal to raise QR7.3m for Iraqis 24 Jun 2014 - 05:17 am

DOHA: Amid escalating violence in Iraq, Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has issued an emergency appeal to raise $2,000,000 (QR7,300,000) to support victims. The...

More properties on World Heritage List 24 Jun 2014 - 05:16 am

DOHA: The World Heritage Committee yesterday inscribed properties in the Russian Federation, Costa Rica, Vietnam, India, the Philippines and Denmark on the World...

Qatar Charity’s Ramadan campaign to benefit 1.747m people 24 Jun 2014 - 05:16 am

DOHA: Qatar Charity’s (QC)Ramadan 2014 campaign is to benefit 1.747 million people, including low-income workers, families, orphans and refugees. The ‘Noor ul Ataa’...

Tasweeq, QP sponsor ‘Go green’ campaign 24 Jun 2014 - 05:15 am

Doha: Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd (Tasweeq), in cooperation with Qatar Petroleum’s Industrial Cities Directorate, is sponsoring an environmental awareness campaign in...

PHCC to introduce triaging system 24 Jun 2014 - 05:15 am

DOHA: To address the crowding at health centres, the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) will introduce a patient triaging system beginning next month....

Qaradawi doubtful about peaceful coexistence in Iraq, Islamic world 24 Jun 2014 - 05:13 am

DOHA: Noted Qatar-based Islamic scholar and Chairman of International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi, yesterday said he was less...

Banks’ assets hit QR951.9bn 24 Jun 2014 - 05:13 am

DOHA: Assets of banks in the country are nearly touching a trillion riyals (QR951.9bn), with marginal growth in lending to the private sector...

Al Jazeera slams verdict against its journalists 24 Jun 2014 - 05:12 am

DOHA: The Egypt verdict against Al Jazeera journalists “defies logic, sense, and any semblance of justice”, Al Jazeera said yesterday. “We will continue...

Govt asked to address traffic chaos 24 Jun 2014 - 05:11 am

DOHA: Taking a serious view of the worsening chaos on Doha roads, the Advisory Council yesterday asked the government to urgently address the...

Plan to re-use 30m tonnes of construction waste 24 Jun 2014 - 05:11 am

DOHA: Qatar is looking to re-cycle and re-use the huge collection of construction waste stored at various parts of the country. Qatar Authority...

150 new petrol stations planned for FIFA 2022 24 Jun 2014 - 05:07 am

DOHA: Plans are afoot to build some 150 petrol stations across the country over the next eight years in preparation for the 2022...

Militants seize Iraq-Syria border crossing 24 Jun 2014 - 05:03 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Prime Minister’s Office in Baghdad yesterday. Baghdad: Sunni...

Verdict on Al Jazeera scribes draconian: US 24 Jun 2014 - 05:02 am

Al Jazeera journalists Peter Greste (right), Mohamed Fahmy (centre) and Baher Mohamed standing in front of the judge’s bench during their trial in...

‘Complaints against cabbies being ignored’ 24 Jun 2014 - 05:01 am

DOHA: Taxi operators have come in for criticism for not acting on complaints against cabbies. Some passengers say that they have not received...

Qatar neutral on regional issues: Emir 24 Jun 2014 - 04:40 am

French President Francois Hollande receiving the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at Elysee Palace in Paris yesterday. DOHA:...

‘Absconding’ Trinamool legislator surrenders 24 Jun 2014 - 01:50 am

Kolkata: Accused of booth capturing, “absconding” Trinamool Congress legislator Dipali Saha was granted bail Monday after she surrendered before a West Bengal court....

Minister, envoys discuss economic diplomacy 24 Jun 2014 - 01:48 am

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday chaired a meeting of India’s envoys in neighbouring countries to discuss economic diplomacy and other...

Advisory Council hold its regular weekly sessions 23 Jun 2014 - 02:37 pm

DOHA: The Advisory Council held on Monday its regular weekly session at the White Palace premises under the chairmanship of its Speaker HE...