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Air India Express Contact Centre 09 May 2014 - 04:26 am

DOHA: Air India Express has launched Contact Centre which will provide assistance round the clock on all days of the week. Language options...

‘The Planets’ to premiere on Sunday 09 May 2014 - 04:25 am

DOHA: The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the MENA premiere of Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets’ at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) on...

Milipol Qatar Committee takes part in Sofex 2014 09 May 2014 - 04:21 am

Doha: The Milipol Qatar Committee participated in the Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (Sofex) 2014 held in Amman from May 5 to...

Vodafone launches Employee Wellness Programme 09 May 2014 - 04:21 am

Doha: Vodafone Qatar yesterday launched an Employee Wellness Programme which kicked off on the occasion of the World Day for Health and Safety...

Texas A&M at Qatar graduates 500th engineer 09 May 2014 - 04:09 am

H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Qatar Museum Authority, addressing the graduation...

Doha among 20 top polluted cities in world 09 May 2014 - 03:13 am

DOHA: The Qatari capital Doha has been placed among the top 20 cities with the highest pollution levels in the world, according to...

Doha Municipality recalls 950kg of contaminated mushrooms 09 May 2014 - 03:08 am

DOHA: Doha Municipality has recalled 950kg of imported mushrooms from the market after they were found contaminated by a poisonous bacteria, a local...

Four more airlines to start operations from new airport 09 May 2014 - 03:03 am

DOHA: Four international airlines — Etihad Airways, Kuwait Airways, Sri Lankan Airlines and Royal Jordanian — are expected to start operation from Hamad...

Leo Messi Foundation in Qatar deal 09 May 2014 - 03:02 am

FC Barcelona’s Argentinian striker Lionel Messi (left) with Ooredoo Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani after signing an agreement between...

Rise in diesel prices hits farms, animal breeders 09 May 2014 - 03:01 am

DOHA: Farm houses and animal breeders dependent on water tankers are bearing the brunt of a sudden hike in diesel prices as they...

SMEs worried over changes in labour rights 09 May 2014 - 02:52 am

DOHA: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country are concerned about how they are going to cope with the changes expected in...

Chinese captain claims fired on by Philippines: Xinhua 08 May 2014 - 02:33 pm

BEIJING: The skipper of a Chinese fishing boat claimed Thursday that his vessel was shot at by Philippine police as 11 fishermen aboard...

Glencore Xstrata names ex-BP chief Tony Hayward permanent chairman 08 May 2014 - 02:32 pm

GENEVA: Mining and commodities giant Glencore Xstrata announced Thursday that it had made former BP chief Tony Hayward's interim stint as company chairman...

Still no sign of Russian troop pullback from Ukraine border: NATO 08 May 2014 - 02:18 pm

WARSAW: NATO said Thursday it had yet to see "any indications" that Russia has withdrawn its troops from the Ukraine border, a day...

Pakistan court sets bail for FBI agent at $10,000 08 May 2014 - 02:11 pm

KARACHI: A Pakistani court on Thursday granted bail to an American FBI agent who was arrested this week for trying to board a...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.52pc 08 May 2014 - 02:00 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area on Thursday adding 66.47 points (0.52pc) advance to 12,961.40 points from 12,894.93 on Wednesday. The...

Etisalat says to close Maroc Telecom deal by mid-May 08 May 2014 - 12:15 pm

ABU DHABI: UAE telecom giant Etisalat said Thursday it expects to complete its purchase of Vivendi's 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom, Morocco's...

India rejects WHO data showing Delhi air as world's dirtiest 08 May 2014 - 11:24 am

NEW DELHI: India's air monitoring centre Thursday dismissed data released by the World Health Organisation that showed New Delhi's air as the dirtiest...