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Election rally 17 Mar 2014 - 04:46 am

Supporters of AK Party wave party flags as Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses an election rally in the Aegean port city...

Egypt pledges decisive action after soldiers’ killing 17 Mar 2014 - 04:44 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s interim government pledged “decisive” action and ordered heightened security yesterday after gunmen killed six soldiers at a Cairo checkpoint, as the...

Algerian PM visits scene of deadly fighting 17 Mar 2014 - 04:44 am

ALGIERS: Algeria’s premier yesterday visited a town on the edge of the Sahara where three people were killed in communal violence between Arabs...

US delivers missiles to Iraq 17 Mar 2014 - 04:44 am

BAGHDAD: The United States delivered nearly 100 Hellfire missiles, M4 rifles and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition to Iraq this month,...

Hamas cracks down on pro-Abbas demo 17 Mar 2014 - 04:43 am

GAZA CITY: Thirteen people were arrested yesterday as Gaza security forces broke up a demonstration backing Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas ahead of key...

Deal signed to open Ooredoo Cancer Awareness Centre 17 Mar 2014 - 04:43 am

Ooredoo and Qatar Cancer Society officials at the signing ceremony. Doha: Ooredoo yesterday signed a partnership with Qatar Cancer Society to build and...

Halal Hal Qatar festival begins on Saturday 17 Mar 2014 - 04:42 am

The festival venue in the southern area of Katara. DOHA: The venue for the third edition of the Halal Hal Qatar festival is...

Second Humanitarian Work Partners Forum of RAF opens 17 Mar 2014 - 04:41 am

The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari (six right), Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Thani Al Thani,...

CMUQ to mark 10th year of achievements 17 Mar 2014 - 04:40 am

From left: Dr Mark Kamlet, Provost & Executive Vice-President, CMUQ, Dr Subra Suresh, President, CMUQ, Engineer Jassim Telefat, Group Executive Director, QF Capital...

Experts discuss challenges in humanitarian work 17 Mar 2014 - 04:39 am

FROM LEFT: Dr Mohamad bin Saif Al Kuwari from National Committee of Human Rights Qatar, Khaled Johar, acting Director General, and Sami Al...

Firm to provide QR1m for road safety study 17 Mar 2014 - 04:38 am

QU President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad (centre), ExxonMobil Qatar President and General Manager Bart Cahir (second left) and other officials at the...

Third Police Rifle and Pistol Shooting Championship ends 17 Mar 2014 - 04:37 am

Officers with winners at the event. Doha: The third Police Rifle and Pistol Shooting Championship by Qatar Police Sports Federation concluded at Lekhwiya...

Indian embassy to hold Open House 17 Mar 2014 - 04:37 am

Doha: The Indian embassy will hold an Open House on March 28 to address any urgent consular and labour problems of Indians, an...

SCH department to hold workshop on healthcare 17 Mar 2014 - 04:36 am

Doha: The Accreditation Department at Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners at Supreme Council of Health is organising a two-day workshop on Introducing a...

63pc Qatar firms may create up to 10 jobs each in three months 17 Mar 2014 - 04:36 am

Doha: The Qatar job market is expected to open up considerably in the next three months, with seven out of 10 companies expecting...

CMUQ team wins computer contest 17 Mar 2014 - 04:36 am

Doha: The Qatar University (QU) team, Invictus, won second place in the Qatar Collegiate Programming Contest 2014 (QCPC) held last week. NB-Hard team...

Qatar makes significant progress in social development: Report 17 Mar 2014 - 04:34 am

Doha: Qatar has registered significant progress in social development by reducing unemployment, gender inequality, adult education, infant mortality rate and in other areas,...

Etel Adnan’s works on display at Mathaf 17 Mar 2014 - 04:34 am

DOHA: The largest solo exhibition by Lebanese-American visual artist, poet, playwright and essayist Etel Adnan opened yesterday at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern...