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Greetings sent to Sweden 07 Jun 2014 - 05:57 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulation to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden...

Probe into bid to leak exam paper begins 07 Jun 2014 - 05:56 am

DOHA: The regulator of schools, Supreme Education Council (SEC), has removed a member of a committee that is tasked with setting question papers...

From the Amazon to the desert 07 Jun 2014 - 05:55 am

by Qassim Rahmatullah Forty-seven of the best images captured on lens by four gifted Qatari and Brazilian photographers are on display at the...

Ukraine 07 Jun 2014 - 05:52 am

Call for Qatar Chamber reforms 07 Jun 2014 - 05:09 am

BY MOHAMED SHOEB DOHA: Qatar Chamber (QC), the representative body of the private sector, has come under fire from its members for not...

Chamber WOES 07 Jun 2014 - 05:05 am

A number of businessmen blame the malaise that plagues the electoral system of Qatar Chamber, the representative body of the private sector, on...

Bahrain, Saudi, UAE to send back envoys 07 Jun 2014 - 05:04 am

DOHA: The ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to Qatar who were recalled on March 5 are to return...

Blatter ducks re-vote calls for 2022 World Cup 07 Jun 2014 - 05:03 am

SAO PAULO: Football chief Sepp Blatter has resisted calls to order a re-vote for the 2022 World Cup, saying no decision could be...

Qatar-backed plan for London site approved 07 Jun 2014 - 05:02 am

LONDON: A Qatari-backed plan to redevelop a central London site next to the River Thames has been given the go-ahead by the British...

Humidity likely to be high tonight 07 Jun 2014 - 04:57 am

DOHA: The night could be a bit humid today, although the minimum temperatures forecast are not high. They will range between 25 and...

CIA goes viral, joins Twitter and Facebook 07 Jun 2014 - 01:10 am

WASHINGTON: The CIA, which has long trolled social media to try to uncover global trends and track evil-doers, officially joined Twitter and Facebook...

Mobile app to save men in distress 07 Jun 2014 - 01:09 am

Kolkata: Official data indicates that a married man commits suicide in India every eight minutes, but help is at hand for the distressed...

Singing nun wins Italian television talent show 07 Jun 2014 - 01:09 am

MILAN: A singing nun clinched the final of The Voice of Italy television talent show contest yesterday after winning millions of followers with...

Putin and Ukraine president-elect call for end to bloodshed: Kremlin 06 Jun 2014 - 05:47 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's president-elect Petro Poroshenko met Friday during D-Day events in Normandy and called for an end to...

Kenyan aid workers freed in Somalia after two years 06 Jun 2014 - 05:45 pm

MOGADISHU: Three Kenyan aid workers held hostage by pirates in northern Somalia for close to two years have been freed unharmed, their employer...

US economy adds 217,000 jobs in May 06 Jun 2014 - 05:35 pm

WASHINGTON: The US economy pumped out 217,000 jobs in May, less than the previous month but still a solid number, Labor Department data...

Building blocks missing for 2015 climate pact 06 Jun 2014 - 05:29 pm

BONN: The clock is ticking for countries to lay the foundations of a 2015 deal to tackle dangerous climate change, ministers warned in...

Pakistan suspends biggest news channel Geo over row with spy agency 06 Jun 2014 - 02:55 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday suspended Geo News, the country's most popular television channel over a row with the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) spy...