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Iran hosts conference of Assad sympathisers 13 Mar 2014 - 04:45 am

DUBAI: Iran hosted a rival version of a “Friends of Syria” conference yesterday, convening lawmakers from allies around the world to push for...

Syria embassies in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia closed 13 Mar 2014 - 04:44 am

DAMASCUS: Syria has decided to close its embassies in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia because they have refused to accept the accreditations of its...

Israel cuts army exemption to ultra-Orthodox Jews 13 Mar 2014 - 04:44 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament yesterday approved a contentious law that abolishes blanket military exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students, ending a tradition upheld since...

UAE protests Iraq’s Saudi terror accusations 13 Mar 2014 - 04:44 am

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates summoned Iraq’s ambassador yesterday to protest accusations by Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki that Saudi Arabia was...

Dust storm in Doha 13 Mar 2014 - 04:44 am

Strong winds accompanied by dust led to poor visibility across Doha last night. Seen above is the Airport Intersection. Qassim Rahmatullah

Foreign journalists honoured 13 Mar 2014 - 04:43 am

Ahmad Saad Al Buainain (centre), Director General of Qatar News Agency, with foreign correspondents and officials at the ceremony at Katara yesterday. Kammutty...

19 Rota volunteers gain insights into Nepal 13 Mar 2014 - 04:42 am

The volunteers with ActionAid staff in Nepal. DOHA: Nineteen students of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently embarked on a nine-day volunteer trip...

QITCOM forum, exhibition to be held on May 26-28 13 Mar 2014 - 04:41 am

Doha: Qatar’s largest Information and Communications Technology (ICT) event, QITCOM, will feature three days of discussions on challenges and opportunities of ICT in...

New CBQ branch opens 13 Mar 2014 - 04:41 am

Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali bin Jabor Al Thani, Vice-Chairman of Commercial Bank of Qatar, and Husaain Al Fardan, Managing Director, inaugurating the renovated...

Traffic lessons 13 Mar 2014 - 04:40 am

A traffic village set up at Al Rashid Independent School for Boys as part of the road safety curriculum for schools launched on...

Corniche Road fully opens for traffic on Sunday 13 Mar 2014 - 04:38 am

DOHA: The Corniche Road will be fully open for traffic from Sunday, with completion of work on Sheraton and Dafna intersections, the Public...

PM attends Arab Interior Ministers’ meeting 13 Mar 2014 - 04:38 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani took part in the 31st session of...

Ooredoo in deal with Cisco for ITU forum 13 Mar 2014 - 04:37 am

Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani, CEO, Ooredoo Qatar, (right) with Chris Dedicaot, President, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia, at the signing...

‘Qatar Projects 2014’ conference next week 13 Mar 2014 - 04:36 am

DOHA: MEED’s ‘Qatar Projects 2014’ conference will discuss upcoming mega project delivery challenges and solutions, including presentations on the country’s water reservoirs project...

Recall of envoys won’t hit GCC ties, says Omani FM 13 Mar 2014 - 04:36 am

Doha: The Omani Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, said the decision of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain...

Qatari-French drill concludes 13 Mar 2014 - 04:36 am

Doha: The Qatari Armed Forces concluded in Qalayel Area the scheduled joint exercise codenamed Tareq 2014 between the Emiri Land Forces and the...

UN chief praises Qatar’s role 13 Mar 2014 - 04:35 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a telephone call from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The UN...

Omani embassy honours Qatari for humanitarian gesture 13 Mar 2014 - 04:35 am

Doha: The Omani embassy honoured Qatari Saeed bin Saleh Al Marri for his humanitarian initiative in aiding an Omani family who suffered a...