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Megamart opens flagship store at 01 Mall in Abu Hamour 02 Apr 2014 - 06:52 am

Sheikh Nawaf Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani (fourth left), Chairman & CEO of Nasser Bin Khaled Holding, L T Pagarani (third left), Hussain...

Focus on cultural competence in healthcare 02 Apr 2014 - 06:51 am

from left: Dr Marcellina Mian (WCMC-Q), Dr Khalid A Alyafei (HMC), Dr Jeffrey M Ring (White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles), Dr Jamal...

Emir leaves on Arab tour today 02 Apr 2014 - 06:50 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will pay a state visit to Sudan today as part of an...

Over 1.3m tourists visited Qatar in 2013 02 Apr 2014 - 06:50 am

DOHA: Qatar’s tourism sector surged ahead in 2013 with an increase in the number of visitors from 1.2m in 2012 to more than...

Aspire’s ‘Identifying Champions’ forum opens 02 Apr 2014 - 06:49 am

Doha: Aspire Talent Identification Conference entitled ‘Identifying Champions’, organised by Aspire Zone Foundation, opened yesterday. The two-day conference assembles sport scientists, researchers and...

25pc of kids aged 6-12 years suffer from bedwetting 02 Apr 2014 - 06:49 am

DOHA: A study by Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) on the prevalence of nocturnal enuresis — bedwetting —...

Qatar attends Quran contest in Kuwait 02 Apr 2014 - 06:48 am

Doha: Qatar is taking part in the fifth Kuwait International Prize for Holy Quran memorisation and recitation which opened in Kuwait under the...

Ooredoo unveils Hala Smart campaign 02 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

Doha: Ooredoo yesterday announced the launch of Hala Smart campaign to give prepaid customers more value and data, as the company rolls out...

‘Open-skies’ deal signed with Costa Rica 02 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

Doha: The Minister of Transport H E Jassim Seif Ahmed Al Sulaiti and Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo yesterday signed an air...

Katara art forum opens 02 Apr 2014 - 06:47 am

DOHA: The first edition of Katara Art Forum opened yesterday under the theme ‘Architecture and Art: Power of place as motive for art...

80pc of parents satisfied with school education: SEC 02 Apr 2014 - 06:46 am

DOHA: A report by Evaluation Institute of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) has revealed that 80 percent of parents are satisfied with the...

Brookings Doha Energy Forum opens today 02 Apr 2014 - 06:36 am

DOHA: The Brookings Doha Center (BDC) held a gala dinner yesterday at 7pm at Museum of Islamic Art Atrium. It gathered about 300...

Tips for researchers in health field 02 Apr 2014 - 06:36 am

DOHA: Aspects to be considered and steps needed by researchers from inventions to innovations were discussed at the fourth Academic Health System Lecture...

No Qatar re-vote, says Fifa official 02 Apr 2014 - 06:16 am

Chairman of the FIFA Medical Committee Michel D’Hooghe gives a press conference in Sun City on February 22, 2010 LONDON: Michel D’Hooghe, Fifa’s...

Syria death toll over 150,000 02 Apr 2014 - 06:15 am

Children in Aleppo: UK-based human rights body says the number of deaths in Syria could be as high as 220,000. Photograph: Reuters BEIRUT:...

First batch of nationals begins military training 02 Apr 2014 - 06:15 am

Qataris on the first day of their military training at a camp in Al Shamal yesterday. DOHA: The first batch of Qataris who...

Foundation stone for LR2 laid 02 Apr 2014 - 06:14 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani laid the foundation stone of the Laffan Refinery expansion project (LR2) of Qatargas...

Parents want private schools under ministry 02 Apr 2014 - 06:13 am

DOHA: Several Qatari parents attending an open session on education hosted by the Supreme Education Council (SEC) on Monday called for bringing private...