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Ooredoo hits 150,000 fibre customers milestone 19 Jun 2014 - 04:52 am

Doha: Ooredoo yesterday announced that it had reached the milestone of providing Fibre Broadband and Mozaic TV services to more than 150,000 customers...

Child deaths from drowning on rise 19 Jun 2014 - 04:51 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Drowning in swimming pools has been identified as a leading cause of death among children in Qatar and majority...

Official warns against leaving waste outside dumping bins 19 Jun 2014 - 04:50 am

DOHA: Many people tend to dump domestic waste outside dedicated garbage bins, especially when the bins are full, but an expert at the...

Qatar among the most peaceful in the world: Report 19 Jun 2014 - 04:50 am

Doha: Qatar has once again emerged as one of the most peaceful countries in the world and in the GCC region. It has...

Cabinet approves move to set up telecom infrastructure panel 19 Jun 2014 - 04:49 am

Doha: The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday chaired the weekly Cabinet session...

HMC reschedules appointments at Bone and Joint Centre 19 Jun 2014 - 04:49 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has rescheduled patient appointments at Outpatient Annex at its Bone and Joint Centre following an incident “involving smoke,”...

2011 ‘received highest rainfall in four years’ 19 Jun 2014 - 04:49 am

DOHA: Qatar received the highest rainfall in 2011 (nearly 70mm), according to data released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics for...

Lulu outlets gear up for Ramadan promotions 19 Jun 2014 - 04:48 am

Doha: Lulu outlets are welcoming Ramadan with amazing promotions on food items, grocery, household items, textiles, luggage and footwear, among others. Lulu has...

Govt to crack down on diesel smugglers 19 Jun 2014 - 04:46 am

DOHA: The government yesterday ordered the setting up of a committee to fight the smuggling of diesel out of the country. The committee...

Queen Elizabeth hosts Emir 19 Jun 2014 - 04:44 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Queen Elizabeth in royal carriage in London yesterday. The Emir also attended...

‘Modest dress’ drive from tomorrow 19 Jun 2014 - 04:43 am

DOHA: Expatriates and visitors are to be handed pamphlets detailing Qatari customs and traditions and people to show respect to local culture through...

Ukraine leader plans truce for rebellious east 19 Jun 2014 - 02:38 am

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (left) greets a Ukrainian officer while visiting the Graduation Day of the National Defence University in Kiev yesterday. KIEV:...

Ukraine leader plans truce for rebellious east 19 Jun 2014 - 02:38 am

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (left) greets a Ukrainian officer while visiting the Graduation Day of the National Defence University in Kiev yesterday. KIEV:...

‘Easy-Pass’ in Germany 19 Jun 2014 - 02:37 am

A woman uses the security installations during the introduction of the new ‘EasyPass’ passport control system by the German Federal Police at the...

Amending contracts not in our interest 19 Jun 2014 - 02:24 am

In my article last week, I said that what the representative of the Ministry of Interior announced regarding sponsorship and exit permit rules...

UK papers attacking Qatar 19 Jun 2014 - 02:23 am

British newspapers will not likely calm down as far as the issue of Qatar’s winning the right to host the 2022 World Cup...

Qatar, politics and World Cup 2022 19 Jun 2014 - 02:22 am

Ever since Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup, it has been the target of an unfair campaign casting doubt...

Iranian jailed for ‘working with BBC’ 19 Jun 2014 - 02:21 am

TEHRAN: Prominent Iranian documentary film-maker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi (pictured) has been jailed for five years, charged with collaborating against the...