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Barclays names Azar as Middle East chairman 15 Jun 2014 - 05:38 pm

DUBAI: British lender Barclays has named Makram Azar as its chairman for the Middle East and North Africa, a spokesman for the bank...

Baghdad blast kills at least nine 15 Jun 2014 - 05:36 pm

BAGHDAD: A bombing in central Baghdad killed at least nine people and wounded 23 on Sunday, security and medical officials said. An Iraqi...

Bangladesh reports first case of MERS virus 15 Jun 2014 - 05:33 pm

DHAKA: Bangladesh Sunday reported its first case of the deadly MERS virus after a Bangladesh-born US resident was admitted to hospital days after...

Beckenbauer will respond to allegations by June 27 15 Jun 2014 - 05:31 pm

BERLIN: German football great Franz Beckenbauer, who has been suspended for 90 days by FIFA, said Sunday he will co-operate with a probe...

Syria pounds ISIL bases in coordination with Iraq 15 Jun 2014 - 05:29 pm

BEIRUT: Syria's army has been pounding for 24 hours major bases of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in coordination with...

New clashes in Libya's Benghazi kill at least four 15 Jun 2014 - 05:27 pm

BENGHAZI, Libya: Forces loyal to rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar clashed Sunday with Islamist militias in the eastern city of Benghazi, killing four...

THE EAST INDIA COMPANY LAUNCHES IN QATAR 15 Jun 2014 - 10:57 am

DOHA: The East India Company, in collaboration with local partner Nasser al Ansari of Octagon International, is pleased to announce the launch of...

Commercial Bank customers win trip of a lifetime to 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil 15 Jun 2014 - 10:52 am

Doha, Qatar: Two Commercial Bank customers have won an all expenses paid trip to watch the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The winners...

Doctors complete UK-assisted ultrasound course 15 Jun 2014 - 05:02 am

HITC Director Dr Khalid Abdulnoor Saifeldeen, and Chief of Emergency Medicine at HMC Professor Peter Cameron with course participants. DOHA: Hamad International Training...

Arabs dislike US, but most want to go there: Survey 15 Jun 2014 - 05:01 am

Delegates at the conference on the Arab world and the US in Doha yesterday. (Abdul Basit) DOHA: A new Arab Opinion Index surveying...

Attorney General meets Marzouki 15 Jun 2014 - 05:00 am

Tunisia’s President Dr Mohamed Moncef Marzouki (right) with Qatar’s Attorney General H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri who is in Tunis...

Injury-free 6 million work hours at Qatar Rail 15 Jun 2014 - 05:00 am

Doha Metro Green Line project staff with certificates. DOHA: The Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), announced that the company has achieved an unprecedented...

World Cup tent 15 Jun 2014 - 04:59 am

Ezdan Hotel unveiled the largest tent built specially for football fans who want to enjoy the World Cup matches being played in Brazil....

Infant mortality rate tumbles 15 Jun 2014 - 04:58 am

DOHA: Qatar has made significant progress in reducing the infant mortality rate, according to a report released recently by the Ministry of Development...

ibq launches summer campaign 15 Jun 2014 - 04:58 am

DOHA: International Bank of Qatar (ibq) has announced the launch of its summer credit card campaign, which gives customers an opportunity to earn...

QNRF to support joint funding programme 15 Jun 2014 - 04:58 am

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has teamed up with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institute...

Minister lauds winners of kids’ literature awards 15 Jun 2014 - 04:57 am

Doha: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari honoured yesterday the winners of the State...

Applications open for farmers’ cooperative 15 Jun 2014 - 04:57 am

Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced yesterday that it will start accepting applications from citizens willing to become shareholders of the...