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Deal with Cathay Pacific on HK-Doha services 26 Feb 2014 - 03:01 am

Doha: Cathay Pacific Airways and Qatar Airways, members of oneworld alliance, announced a strategic agreement on services operated by both between Hong Kong...

Ministry to issue ‘green code’ for new buildings 26 Feb 2014 - 03:01 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment is expected to bring out a ‘specifications standard’ for the construction sector soon, which also includes a ‘green...

Ooredoo unveils Mozaic TV coverage plan for cricket 26 Feb 2014 - 03:00 am

Doha: Ooredoo yesterday announced the Mozaic TV coverage schedule for the 2014 cricket season, including live access to the Asia Cup, ICC World...

Emir meets JEM leader 26 Feb 2014 - 02:57 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met the leader of Sudan’s Justice and Equality Movement, Bakhit Abdul-Karim Abdullah, yesterday....

Qatar slams UN failure on Syria 26 Feb 2014 - 02:55 am

DOHA: The Foreign Minister, H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, yesterday criticised the international community for its “double standards” on the...

Heart drugs to be cheaper 26 Feb 2014 - 02:54 am

DOHA: Prices of regular medicines for cardiovascular and endocrine diseases are likely to fall in Qatar with the Supreme Council of Health (SCH)...

New Egypt PM vows to fight ‘terrorism’ 26 Feb 2014 - 02:53 am

Egypt’s Interim President Adly Mansour (right) with newly-appointed Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab at the Presidential Palace in Cairo yesterday. CAIRO: Egypt’s military-installed authorities...

Turkey protest 26 Feb 2014 - 02:52 am

Demonstrators take cover from a police water cannon as fireworks, thrown by other protesters, explode around them during a demonstration against the opening...

Plan to link services of Gulf interior ministries 26 Feb 2014 - 02:51 am

DOHA: The GCC states are working on a project to set up a common platform that will link the services of their ministries...

Saudi police hurt by gunfire 26 Feb 2014 - 02:50 am

RIYADH: Three Saudi security officers were wounded, one critically, by gunfire outside a police station in a village in the mostly Shia area...

SCH panel to intensify fight against tobacco 26 Feb 2014 - 02:49 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) will set up a team with representatives from different ministries and health institutions to implement the...

GENEVA SYRIA PEACE TALKS CLIMB DOVE TABLES 26 Feb 2014 - 01:30 am

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Merkel voices concern over settlements 26 Feb 2014 - 01:28 am

Israel’s President Shimon Peres (R) meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Jerusalem yesterday. JERUSALEM: German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed “grave concern” over Israel’s...

Egypt’s democracy in danger: Woman leader 26 Feb 2014 - 01:27 am

Egypt’s Interim President Adly Mansour (right) with newly-appointed Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab at the Presidential Palace in Cairo yesterday. CAIRO: The first woman...

‘Fake recordings’ irk Erdogan 26 Feb 2014 - 01:26 am

A demonstrator breaks the window of a truck of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) featuring picture of Turkish Prime Minister Recep...

Climbing high 26 Feb 2014 - 01:24 am

Alain Robert, the French urban climber dubbed Spiderman for his feats, climbs Kuwait City’s Hotel Missoni yesterday during celebrations to mark the emirate’s...

Saudi Arabia plans training for judges 26 Feb 2014 - 01:16 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said yesterday it would set up training centres for its judges, overriding resistance from religious conservatives in a move that...

Iraq attacks kill 14, most security personnel 26 Feb 2014 - 01:16 am

RAMADI, Iraq: Attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing near the provincial council headquarters in the battleground city of Ramadi, killed 14 people...