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Childhood center unveils action plan 30 May 2014 - 03:00 am

DOHA: The Childhood Cultural Center (CCC) has unveiled its action plan for 2014-2015 which mainly targets the holistic development of the child. CCC...

Qatar, Switzerland sign deal on mutual visa exemption 30 May 2014 - 02:59 am

Doha: Qatar and Switzerland signed an agreement on Mutual Visa Exemption for holders of diplomatic, service and private passports at the Foreign Ministry...

Dusty weather likely 30 May 2014 - 02:53 am

DOHA: The Weather Bureau has forecast dusty weather today, accompanied by strong northwesterly winds. As a result, visibility could drop to three kilometres...

Online plea for better treatment of animals at Souq Waqif 30 May 2014 - 02:51 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: A petition signed by about 5,000 people for improving the condition of animals at the pet section of Souq...

Oil tanker on fire 30 May 2014 - 02:51 am

Smoke rising from a 998-tonne oil tanker off the coast of Hyogo prefecture, some 450km west of Tokyo. Japan’s coastguard rushed to deal...

MSCI index may push trading volume at QE 30 May 2014 - 02:50 am

DOHA: The Qatari bourse expects a huge surge in trading value and volumes once the market is included in the MSCI Emerging Market...

4,853 apply for 645 Al Furjan shops 30 May 2014 - 02:49 am

DOHA: Some 4,853 people have applied for the allotment of 645 shops at Al Furjan shopping centres located in 44 remote areas of...

Four Asian workers die in road accident outside Al Wakra 30 May 2014 - 02:47 am

DOHA: At least four Asian workers died in a road accident outside Al Wakra early morning yesterday. They were part of a group...

Fatah, Hamas agree on new premier 30 May 2014 - 02:44 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (right) tasks Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah to form a new government of technocrats in the coming five weeks, at...

Internally displaced Pakistanis 29 May 2014 - 08:40 pm

Caption Internally displaced Pakistani tribal civilians, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in North Waziristan, arrive by tractor in Bannu, a town...

Stoned woman’s husband a ‘criminal’ 29 May 2014 - 08:39 pm

Members of civil society and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan hold placards during a protest in Islamabad yesterday against the killing of...

ISAF soldier killed in Kabul chopper crash 29 May 2014 - 08:38 pm

KABUL: A member of the US-led Nato coalition in Afghanistan has been killed in a helicopter crash in the south of the country,...

IED blast kills 3 Pakistani soldiers 29 May 2014 - 08:37 pm

MIRANSHAH: At least three soldiers were killed and another two wounded in a roadside bomb blast in northwest Pakistan yesterday, officials said. The...

Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for former premier 29 May 2014 - 08:37 pm

KARACHI: An anti-corruption court yesterday issued arrest warrants for a former Pakistani prime minister and a member of his cabinet for repeatedly failing...

Political horse trading grips Afghanistan 29 May 2014 - 08:36 pm

KABUL: Old-style power-broking dominated the first week of campaigning for the run-off round of Afghanistan's presidential election, with the two candidates vying for...

MH370 search site still ‘not crash zone’ 29 May 2014 - 08:36 pm

A leading Seaman searching for debris on a rigid hull inflatable boat at sea in the Southern Indian Ocean last month. SYDNEY: Australia...

Kathmandu Republic Day 29 May 2014 - 08:35 pm

Nepalese dancers dressed as the ‘Kumari’ - a living goddess - perform a religious dance during celebrations for the 7th anniversary of Republic...

Japan PM Abe to put forward Tokyo as counterweight to China 29 May 2014 - 08:23 pm

TOKYO: Japan’s prime minister will lay out a vision of Tokyo as a counterweight to the growing might of China this weekend, at...