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Ooredoo to bring in PSG coaches for football training 15 Apr 2014 - 05:00 am

Doha: Ooredoo yesterday announced that it will host international coaches, from the Ooredoo-sponsored Paris Saint-Germain team, to teach football skills to children in...

LEBANON CIVIL WAR ANNIVERSARY CANDLE 15 Apr 2014 - 04:58 am

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Search for jet shifts to deep underwater 15 Apr 2014 - 04:34 am

A file photo of the Artemis autonomous underwater vehicle being hoisted back on board the Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield after a successful...

Malaysian opposition denounces ‘bid to extend Anwar sentence’ 15 Apr 2014 - 04:33 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition yesterday denounced what it called a government bid to increase the prison term of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in...

Philippines unveils anti-poverty plan 15 Apr 2014 - 04:33 am

MANILA: The Philippines yesterday announced plans to spend more on infrastructure and introduce other reforms to try to lift millions out of poverty....

Aquino receives draft law 15 Apr 2014 - 04:33 am

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino yesterday formally received a draft law representing a crucial step towards the creation of an autonomous area for...

Vietnam frees two more political activists 15 Apr 2014 - 04:32 am

BANGKOK: Vietnam has freed two more political dissidents, making it three activists released in the space of a week, as pressure increases on...

Chinese police seize cache of guns, knives 15 Apr 2014 - 04:32 am

BEIJING: Police in China have seized a huge cache of weapons including 15,000 guns and 120,000 knives from an illegal arms ring and...

Post, Guardian share Pulitzer for NSA coverage 15 Apr 2014 - 04:27 am

NEW YORK: The Guardian and Washington Post shared a Pulitzer Prize yesterday for reporting on leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward...

Vehicle loans to Qataris growing fast 15 Apr 2014 - 04:26 am

By SACHIN KUMAR Doha: Automobile loans taken by Qataris grew 32 percent to QR3.6m in December 2013 from QR2.7m in January 2013, which...

Screening of controversial Arabic film stopped 15 Apr 2014 - 04:24 am

DOHA: Cinemas in Qatar yesterday stopped the screening of a controversial Arabic film, Halawat Al Rooh (Sweetness of the spirit), that has drawn...

Father Emir grants $25m to Lebanon national library project 15 Apr 2014 - 03:55 am

Beirut: Qatar and Lebanon have signed the protocol of an agreement, based on which the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa...

Public urged to report erring pharmacies 15 Apr 2014 - 03:54 am

DOHA: Only licensed pharmacists are authorised to dispense medicines to the public and selling medicines in the absence of a licensed pharmacist can...

Emir meets Albanian PM 15 Apr 2014 - 03:54 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at his office in the Emiri Diwan...

QFMA’s new apps to provide update 15 Apr 2014 - 01:32 am

DOHA: Market regulator, Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA), yesterday launched a mobile application for Android-based phone users to provide the latest news and...

GM RECALLS COBALTS CONGRESS HEARINGS GENERAL MOTORS CAR INDUSTRY 15 Apr 2014 - 01:16 am

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Philippine leader receives draft law for Muslim self-rule 14 Apr 2014 - 06:34 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Monday formally received a draft law representing a crucial step towards the creation of an autonomous area...

Libya trial of Kadhafi son, aides adjourned 14 Apr 2014 - 06:31 pm

TRIPOLI: A Libyan court adjourned Monday until April 27 the trial of top figures from Moamer Kadhafi's regime, including heir apparent Seif al-Islam,...