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Qatar-Sudan Archaeological Project panel launches website 03 May 2014 - 01:51 am

DOHA: The Qatar-Sudan Archaeological Project (QSAP) joint committee launched its new website at the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) headquarters on Thursday. The new...

Hospitals gear up for Seha 03 May 2014 - 01:50 am

Following the launch of the second phase of the national health insurance scheme, Seha, last week, private clinics and hospitals in the country...

Health for All 03 May 2014 - 01:48 am

The second phase of the mandatory National Health Insurance Scheme, which covers all citizens and all types of diseases, was launched on April...

SEC to conduct tests for new schoolteachers 03 May 2014 - 01:47 am

DOHA: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) is to conduct written tests from today to recruit some 223 teachers for Independent schools from some...

Al Wakra Hospital to get psychiatric ward 03 May 2014 - 01:46 am

DOHA: A psychiatric unit is to be opened soon at Al Wakra Hospital as part of plans to provide integrated medical services to...

Partly cloudy, dusty weather likely today 03 May 2014 - 01:45 am

DOHA: The weather is likely to be partly cloudy and slightly dusty today with chances of scattered rains in the north of the...

US reports first case of MERS 03 May 2014 - 01:44 am

WASHINGTON: The United States yesterday announced its first case of a dangerous respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East and has a...

Vibrant strokes 03 May 2014 - 01:23 am

by Qassim Rahmatullah Diverse works of art by 22 Doha-based artists from 12 countries are on show at the fourth annual International Artists...

Star Wars fan in Tunisia 03 May 2014 - 01:18 am

A fan of the movie franchise Star Wars wearing a Stormtrooper costume stands among people during the first international meeting of the fans...

Attacks in Iraq kill six 03 May 2014 - 01:16 am

Workers from Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) counting votes at an analysis centre in Karbala, south of Baghdad, yesterday. Counting may take...

Palestine Fashion Week 03 May 2014 - 01:14 am

Palestinian models wearing a bridal gown (left) and a traditional dress by Palestinian designer Um Abdullah Abzrieh (right) at the Palestine Fashion Week...

Two suicide bombings, protests hit Egypt 03 May 2014 - 01:13 am

Egyptian security officials inspect the damaged bus that was targeted by bomb in El Tur, South Sinai, yesterday. CAIRO: Two suicide bombings in...

Turkish ruling party to keep 3-term limit 03 May 2014 - 01:11 am

ANKARA: Turkey’s ruling AK Party decided yesterday to maintain a three-term limit for its deputies, the clearest signal yet that Prime Minister Tayyip...

Palestinians adopt UN human rights treaties 03 May 2014 - 01:11 am

GENEVA: Palestine yesterday became a formal party to five global treaties banning torture and racial discrimination, and protecting the rights of women, children...

Nine Libyan soldiers killed in clashes 03 May 2014 - 01:10 am

BENGHAZI: Jihadist gunmen stormed police headquarters in Libya’s second city Benghazi before dawn yesterday, sparking fighting that killed at least nine soldiers and...

Kiir ready for talks with rebel chief 03 May 2014 - 01:10 am

JUBA: US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday that South Sudan’s president would hold direct talks with the rebel chief to end...

Rebels to abandon Homs as part of deal 03 May 2014 - 01:10 am

DAMASCUS: The Syrian government and rebels struck a deal yesterday for opposition fighters to withdraw from their besieged strongholds in the city of...

Saudis get Net hotline to King 03 May 2014 - 01:08 am

RIYADH: Saudi citizens can now petition the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud directly and lodge complaints...