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Condolences sent to Saudi 11 Jun 2014 - 05:09 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two...

Techno Q to hold blood donation drive tomorrow 11 Jun 2014 - 05:08 am

Doha: As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda, Techno Q will host its third annual blood donation drive tomorrow from 8am...

2022 panel hailed for workers’ welfare 11 Jun 2014 - 05:08 am

Doha: The first contractor to work with the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy on the proposed Host Venue at Al Wakrah Stadium...

Maracana Stadium chief impressed 11 Jun 2014 - 05:07 am

Doha: Qatar’s plans and preparations ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup have made quite an impression on the man in charge of...

UDC wins awards for The Pearl-Qatar 11 Jun 2014 - 05:07 am

Doha: United Development Company (UDC), master developer of The Pearl-Qatar, bagged two accolades at the Cityscape Qatar Awards held during the Cityscape exhibition...

WISE launches digital services on website 11 Jun 2014 - 05:07 am

DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has launched unique digital services on its website to enable the global education community to...

Patient-friendly scanner at Aspetar 11 Jun 2014 - 05:06 am

DOHA: Aspetar has installed a scanner specifically designed to be patient-friendly, to transform the overall Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) experience. It is the...

Rowhani vows to secure nuclear deal 11 Jun 2014 - 05:03 am

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani (L) and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) deliver a joint press conference after their meeting in Ankara,...

Iraq jihadists capture Mosul, northern towns 11 Jun 2014 - 05:02 am

MOSUL: Jihadists overran Iraq’s second city of Mosul and a string of Sunni Arab northern towns yesterday in a spectacular blow against the...

First govt-funded nursery next year 11 Jun 2014 - 02:59 am

DOHA: The first government-funded nursery school in Qatar is expected to open next year. The facility, being established by Supreme Education Council (SEC)...

Karachi airport attacked again 11 Jun 2014 - 02:58 am

Soldiers patrol Jinnah International Airport after an attack on a security academy run by Airports Security Force in Karachi yesterday. Pakistan’s Taliban claimed...

Old Ghanem plot fetches record price 11 Jun 2014 - 02:56 am

DOHA: A piece of real estate in Old Ghanem locality of Doha was sold at a record rate of over QR209,000 ($57,000) per...

Qatar plans farmers association 11 Jun 2014 - 02:52 am

(From left) Tariq bin Abdulaziz Al Sada, H E Ahmed Amer Mohamed Al Humaidi, Minister of Environment, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim...

Social media goes viral over Kuwait protest 11 Jun 2014 - 02:36 am

Kuwaitis gather at Irada Square, opposite the National Assembly building in Kuwait City, last evening. The opposition called for the rally where it...

Emir gets message from Indonesia 11 Jun 2014 - 02:34 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received yesterday a written message from President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono containing...

First Afghan female taxi driver meters out election advice 11 Jun 2014 - 01:23 am

Afghan taxi driver Sara Bahai, 40, waiting for customers in her taxi in the northern town of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province. MAZAR-I-SHARIF: When...

Fighting in Iraq 11 Jun 2014 - 01:10 am

Children stand next to a burnt vehicle during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Al Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...

Hawk Rivlin is next Israel president 11 Jun 2014 - 01:08 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament yesterday elected Reuven Rivlin (pictured), a far-right member of the ruling Likud party, to be the nation’s 10th president when...