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ACS Doha approved as accredited Educational Voucher School 20 Mar 2014 - 04:42 am

DOHA: ACS Doha International School, in compliance with Supreme Education Council (SEC), has been granted approval to join the list of accredited Educational...

‘We Speak Football’ exhibition to open in Brazil from July 3 20 Mar 2014 - 04:42 am

DOHA: ‘We Speak Football,’ the biggest football exhibition, will officially open to the public on July 3 in Brazil. For three months visitors...

World Summit Award Mobile entries invited 20 Mar 2014 - 04:42 am

Doha: The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology has invited mobile app developers in Qatar to submit applications for the World Summit Award...

WCMC-Q seminar provides easy tips to overcome unhealthy lifestyle habits 20 Mar 2014 - 04:41 am

DOHA: Experts in the second edition of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar’s (WCMC-Q) ‘Ask the Expert’ series advised to follow easy steps...

‘Kings & Pawns’ expo opens 20 Mar 2014 - 04:41 am

DOHA: The ‘Kings & Pawns: Board Games from India to Spain’ exhibition opened yesterday at Museum of Islamic Art (MIA). It explores the...

Education statistics forum from Sunday 20 Mar 2014 - 04:41 am

Doha: The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics, in cooperation with Unesco Statistics Institute, will organise a regional workshop on education statistics and...

VCUQ to hold fashion show from April 15 20 Mar 2014 - 04:40 am

DOHA: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUQ) in Qatar has announced its 15th Annual Fashion Show, ‘Center Front’ to be hosted by Salam at The...

Food Festival begins tonight at MIA Park 20 Mar 2014 - 04:40 am

DOHA: The annual Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) opens tonight at Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park. With an expected rush of visitors,...

Egypt orders probe into August carnage 20 Mar 2014 - 04:39 am

Egyptian anti-riot police forces arrest a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood during clashes near Cairo University in Cairo, yesterday. CAIRO: Egypt’s interim president...

Shopping for Persian New Year 20 Mar 2014 - 04:39 am

An Iranian woman shops for flowers as people ready to celebrate Noruz, the Persian New Year, at a market in Tehran, yesterday.

Israel strikes kill Syrian soldier 20 Mar 2014 - 04:38 am

Soldiers from the Israeli Army’s artillery battery unit are deployed on alert near the border with Syria, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, yesterday....

Kerry angered by Israeli criticism 20 Mar 2014 - 04:36 am

WASHINGTON: In a rare move, Secretary of State John Kerry protested yesterday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about strong criticism of US...

Saudi jails 13 over terror offences 20 Mar 2014 - 04:36 am

RIYADH/manama: A Saudi court yesterday sentenced 13 people to up to 14 years in prison for backing “terrorist organisations”, training with Al Qaeda...

Iran ready to pardon dissidents 20 Mar 2014 - 04:36 am

TEHRAN: Iran is ready to pardon hundreds of members of an exiled Iranian opposition group based at a former military camp near Baghdad,...

N-deal can be reached: Zarif 20 Mar 2014 - 04:35 am

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he saw “signs” yesterday a long-term nuclear deal could be reached with major powers after...

Egypt grants citizenship to filmmaker 20 Mar 2014 - 04:35 am

CAIRO: Egypt granted citizenship yesterday to one of its most renowned filmmakers, Mohamed Khan, a British national born to an Egyptian mother and...

Syria, Russia criticise US over embassy closure 20 Mar 2014 - 04:34 am

DAMASCUS: Syria denounced as illegal yesterday Washington’s decision to close its embassy, while Russia said the move meant the United States had renounced...

Violence across Iraq kills 37 20 Mar 2014 - 04:34 am

BAGHDAD: Violence across Iraq, including shelling and clashes in a militant-held city on Baghdad’s doorstep, killed 37 people yesterday amid a protracted surge...