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QA expects first Airbus in Dec; Singapore-Doha Dreamliner service soon 13 Feb 2014 - 07:32 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways, the launch customer for the Airbus A350, expects to receive its first aircraft ahead of scheduled delivery in December 2014,...

National Sport Day festivities increase sales of accessories 13 Feb 2014 - 07:31 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR Doha: National Sport Day celebrations have led to a surge in sales of sport accessories. Retail outlets witnessed a rise...

New HMC procedure provides faster care for heart patients 13 Feb 2014 - 07:31 am

DOHA: Faced with a high prevalence of heart attacks in Qatar, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) yesterday launched a new procedure to provide faster...

Cabinet nod for heavy transport committee 13 Feb 2014 - 07:29 am

DOHA: The Cabinet yesterday approved its draft decision on setting up an ad-hoc committee for heavy transport. The panel will be established at...

2,000 sign up for Be Fit programme; prize money QR250,000 13 Feb 2014 - 07:29 am

DOHA: Around 2,000 aspirants have registered for the second edition of Be Fit, a year-long weight loss programme organised by Qatar Olympic Committee...

Nominations open for WISE Prize for Education 13 Feb 2014 - 07:29 am

DOHA: Nominations are open for the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Prize for Education. The prize, in its fourth year, is the...

Ministry to hold seminar on Metrash2 services 13 Feb 2014 - 07:28 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior will organise a free introductory seminar on its “Metrash2” and other services for HR heads of companies, schools...

Club offers 263 prizes at football match 13 Feb 2014 - 07:28 am

Doha : The Rayyan Sport Club yesterday announced 263 prizes for spectators of a match between Rayyan and Kharaitiyat football teams tomorrow at...

CHINA TAIWAN DRAGON KID PANDA 13 Feb 2014 - 07:26 am

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: AMMER Source: Wiener Zeitung - Vienna, Austria Keywords: COLOR CHINA TAIWAN DRAGON KID PANDA 021214 Provider: CartoonArts International / The...

GCC to activate water grid plan 13 Feb 2014 - 06:09 am

DOHA: A meeting of the water and electricity ministers of the GCC countries yesterday agreed to activate the proposed water grid project. The...

Protests called three years after Bahrain uprising 13 Feb 2014 - 06:09 am

File: Bahraini women wave Bahraini flag during a rally held by opposition party - REUTERS DUBAI: Bahrain’s opposition has called for protests to...

Castaway says passing ships ignored his cries for help 13 Feb 2014 - 06:08 am

SAN SALVADOR: The castaway who says he survived 13 months adrift in the Pacific cried for help as several ships passed by during...

Syria killing accelerates; peace talks falter 13 Feb 2014 - 06:07 am

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad addresses the media after a meeting at the Geneva Conference on Syria at the United Nations European...

Storms hit flooded parts of UK 13 Feb 2014 - 06:07 am

A man ferries a local resident by boat through the flooded central square in the village of Datchet in Berkshire. Flooded communities in...

Olympics snowboarding 13 Feb 2014 - 06:06 am

Torah Bright of Australia during the Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe Final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games in...

Non-payment of salary a crime: NHRC 13 Feb 2014 - 06:05 am

DOHA: Qatar’s human rights watchdog wants employers who default in payment of workers’ salaries to be considered as committing a serious offence and...

Role of GCC construction sector 13 Feb 2014 - 06:03 am

The construction sector has extreme importance in the Middle East — in the private and public spheres — as it is the locomotive...

Competition, laundering and public interest 13 Feb 2014 - 06:03 am

These days are witnessing a fast pace in road maintenance — perhaps to indemnify previous delays in changing roundabouts to new traffic signals...