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Latest recruitment trends discussed 11 Apr 2014 - 05:17 am

Participants at the ‘Bayt.com Thought Leadership Events’ conference yesterday. DOHA: Highlighting the latest recruitment trends in Qatar and the region as well Bayt.com...

Souq Waqif Festival opens 11 Apr 2014 - 05:15 am

Stilt walkers dressed in flamboyant costumes entertain the crowd at the opening of the Souq Waqif Festival yesterday. Running for nine days, the...

Community programme to focus on labour and migration 11 Apr 2014 - 05:14 am

Students of Georgetown University Qatar with workers as part of the community engagement programme. DOHA: Georgetown University Qatar’s community engagement programme this year...

QRC holds disaster management camp 11 Apr 2014 - 05:13 am

Participants during the first phase of Qatar Red Crescent’s fifth Disaster Management Camp. Doha: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) completed the first phase of...

Emir, PM send condolences to Kuwaiti Ruler 11 Apr 2014 - 05:11 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences to the Emir of Kuwait H...

Quran: The voice and the path 11 Apr 2014 - 05:11 am

By Tariq Ramadan For Muslims the Quran stands as the Text of reference, the source and the essence of the message transmitted to...

Answers to all your questions about life 11 Apr 2014 - 05:11 am

By Aisha Stacey At this time in Islam’s history, when the entire religion is being judged by the actions of a few, it...

Mesaieed Petrochemical achieves higher revenue 11 Apr 2014 - 04:53 am

Doha: Mesaieed Petro-chemical Holding Company (MPHC) had achieved higher revenues than average of petrochemical sector returns in the region, said H E Dr...

Al Jazeera hearing on April 22 11 Apr 2014 - 04:23 am

DOHA: Three Al Jazeera English journalists will remain behind bars until the next hearing on April 22 despite lack of evidence in court...

Strong wind, high tides likely today 11 Apr 2014 - 04:21 am

DOHA: The Weather Bureau has issued a warning about strong winds and high seas offshore today. It said strong winds were likely to...

Ooredoo launches Galaxy S5 11 Apr 2014 - 04:21 am

George Thomas, Intertec Group CFO and Adviser to the chairman, launches the Samsung Galaxy S5 at the Frig Al Nasser Showroom at midnight....

Soft-launch of new airport on April 30 11 Apr 2014 - 04:20 am

A file picture of Hamad International Airport. DOHA: The Hamad International Airport (HIA) will be partially thrown open to passengers on April 30. ...

100-truck aid for Syria 11 Apr 2014 - 04:19 am

One of trucks being loaded with relief materials. DOHA: A leading Qatari charity will today dispatch 100 trucks of aid worth QR10m to...

UKRAINE RUSSIA CORNER EASTERN UKRAINE PROTESTS 11 Apr 2014 - 12:53 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR UKRAINE RUSSIA CORNER EASTERN UKRAINE PROTESTS 040714 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New...

Al-Jazeera journalists back in Cairo court 10 Apr 2014 - 04:44 pm

CAIRO: A Canadian-Egyptian journalist for Al-Jazeera English being tried in Egypt pleaded for his release Thursday, as the prosecution in an unprecedented trial...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.18pc 10 Apr 2014 - 02:33 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Thursday adding 22.18 points or 0.18 percent to advance to 12,397.21 points from 12,375.03 on...

Five civilians killed 14 others injured in Fallujah 10 Apr 2014 - 02:29 pm

BAGHDAD: Five civilians have been killed and 14 others injured in a random bombarding by Iraqi army of houses in different areas of...

WHO unveils emergency moves against Ebola onslaught in Guinea 10 Apr 2014 - 02:29 pm

GENEVA,: The World Health Organization launched a raft of emergency measures in the Guinean capital Conakry Thursday to control an outbreak of the...