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NHIC denies referral system 13 May 2014 - 03:50 am

DOHA: The Qatar National Insurance Company (NHIC) has denied newspaper reports on Sunday that a referral from a primary healthcare facility has been...

President of Hungary arrives 13 May 2014 - 03:50 am

Doha: The Hungarian President Janos Ader arrived in Doha yesterday on an official visit. The Hungarian President and his delegation were greeted upon...

NIGERIA BOKO HARAM SHOOT AFRICA KIDNAPPING 13 May 2014 - 03:50 am

Group: ViewsAfrica Credit: GABLE Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto, Canada Keywords: COLOR NIGERIA BOKO HARAM SHOOT AFRICA KIDNAPPING GIRLS 050914 Provider:...

BJP to crush Congress: Exit polls 13 May 2014 - 03:40 am

New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA coalition is set to return to power in India led by its prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi, ending...

18 new female inspectors to check nurseries and crèches 13 May 2014 - 03:33 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is preparing to start conducting checks on nurseries and crèches in the country from the...

Pulling strings a way of life in Qatar 13 May 2014 - 03:27 am

DOHA: Pulling strings in high places to get a job or get some work done is a way of life, and a matter...

UN should impose truce in Syria: FM 13 May 2014 - 02:51 am

FROM LEFT: Former French premier Dominique de Villepin, Argentinian Vice President Amado Boudou, the Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Abdullah bin...

Qatar, Switzerland discuss parliamentary cooperation 12 May 2014 - 06:46 pm

BERNE: Speaker of Swiss House of Representatives, Rudy Ostberger met here Monday with HE Dr Mubarak Klefekh Al Hajri Qatar's ambassador to the...

Qatar reiterates call to protect journalists 12 May 2014 - 06:36 pm

NEW YORK: Qatar has reaffirmed the call to protect journalists and bring to justice those who commit violent acts against them. In an...

Emir, PM greet Sudanese president 12 May 2014 - 02:56 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir on...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.56pc 12 May 2014 - 02:14 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Monday adding 72.29 points (0.56 percent) to advance to 13,067.34 points from 12,995.05 on Sunday....

Advisory Council holds weekly meeting 12 May 2014 - 01:37 pm

DOHA: The Advisory Council held on Monday its regular weekly meeting of its 42nd regular session under the chairmanship of its Speaker HE...

New Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian schoolgirls 12 May 2014 - 12:33 pm

LAGOS: Boko Haram released a new video on Monday claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, alleging they had converted to Islam and...

Jordan reports new MERS death 12 May 2014 - 12:03 pm

AMMAN: A man has died in Jordan after being infected with the MERS virus, the government said Monday, on the eve of a...

47 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan 12 May 2014 - 10:48 am

KABUL: At least 47 Taliban militants were killed in joint operations launched by Afghan security forces and the International Security Assistance Force in...

Philippines to charge 'poachers' despite China warning 12 May 2014 - 10:18 am

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines: Philippine prosecutors said Monday they would charge nine Chinese fishermen arrested in disputed South China Sea waters with environmental crimes,...

Drone raid kills 6 Qaeda suspects in Yemen 12 May 2014 - 10:06 am

SANAA: A drone strike in eastern Yemen killed six Al-Qaeda suspects on Monday, tribal sources said, in the first such raid since the...

Tokyo shares end 0.35pc lower 12 May 2014 - 09:54 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks lost 0.35 percent Monday after range-bound trading as investors waited for the release of fresh data slated for later in...