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Suicide bomber kills 37 at crowded Iraq checkpoint 10 Mar 2014 - 05:06 am

HILLA, Iraq: A suicide bomber killed 37 people, including two state television employees, at a checkpoint near Baghdad yesterday, after Iraq’s premier accused...

Foreign experts to monitor Algeria presidential poll 10 Mar 2014 - 05:05 am

ALGIERS: International organisations and experts are to send observers to monitor the April 17 presidential election in Algeria, Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said...

Nuns held by rebels in Syria freed after three months 10 Mar 2014 - 05:05 am

BEIRUT: About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months have been released and are on their way...

Tens of thousands stage anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo 10 Mar 2014 - 05:05 am

Volunteers light candles of a paper lantern for a memorial service for victims killed by earthquake and following tsunami of March 11, 2011...

‘Overjoyed’ North Koreans vote in Parliament election 10 Mar 2014 - 05:04 am

SEOUL: Almost all North Koreans cast their ballots yesterday in a pre-determined election for a rubber-stamp parliament — an exercise that doubles as...

CRIMEA UKRAINE RUSSIA FISH HOOK 10 Mar 2014 - 05:02 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: MEDI Source: Tirana, Albania Keywords: COLOR CRIMEA UKRAINE RUSSIA FISH HOOK 030314 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York Times...

British Festival 2014 opens 10 Mar 2014 - 04:59 am

British Ambassador Nicholas Hopton (centre) with other officials at the launch of the festival yesterday. DOHA: The British Festival 2014 yesterday opened as...

Doha Fire Station to become new home for emerging artists 10 Mar 2014 - 04:58 am

The courtyard of the building to house Fire Station: Artists in Residence programme. Doha: Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) yesterday unveiled plans to transform...

HMC boosts healthcare research 10 Mar 2014 - 04:57 am

The Interim Translational Research Institute (iTRI) in Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City. DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Interim Translational Research Institute (iTRI) has...

Qatar’s battle against fake brands highlighted 10 Mar 2014 - 04:56 am

Sheikh Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani (centre), Director of the Consumer Protection Department at the Ministry of Business and Trade, shows some original...

GCC Traffic Week begins at Darb El-Saai 10 Mar 2014 - 04:55 am

Staff Major General Saad bin Jassim Al Khulaifi, Director General, Public Security, with heads of delegations from other GCC countries and Jordan. DOHA:...

Containers spill 10 Mar 2014 - 04:54 am

Several plastic containers filled with CNI, a mixture used for concreting, fell from a trailer at the Thumama Roundabout on the E-Ring Road...

Four PhD researchers granted $1,629,600 10 Mar 2014 - 04:54 am

Doha: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a centre of Qatar Foundation Research and Development, has awarded $1,629,600 grants to four female PhD candidates...

QU centre starts digital archives process 10 Mar 2014 - 04:54 am

DOHA: Qatar University’s Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Unit at Environmental Studies Centre has started the process of digitally archiving its...

Lufthansa cuts fares to 25 Europe destinations 10 Mar 2014 - 04:53 am

Doha: German airlines Lufthansa yesterday announced a cut in fares to 25 European destinations from Doha, making holiday planning easier for customers as...

Qatar Duty Free, Visa offer trip to Brazil 2014 10 Mar 2014 - 04:53 am

Doha: Qatar Duty Free (QDF) and Visa Inc. are offering two passengers the chance to win a luxury full package trip to Brazil...

US students join Qatari peers for cultural immersion, storytelling 10 Mar 2014 - 04:52 am

Doha: Qatar Foundation International (QFI), a Washington DC-based non-profit member of Qatar Foundation, is holding an educational exchange trip in Doha from March...

Bulgaria President arriving today 10 Mar 2014 - 04:52 am

Doha: Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev is arriving in Doha today on an official visit. QNA