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Expats outnumber Qataris in personal loans from banks 06 Feb 2014 - 06:21 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR Doha: Non-Qataris have outpaced Qataris in taking personal loans from banks. Personal loans taken by expatriates grew by 36 percent...

Qatar Airways fares 10 to 15pc ‘cheaper’ 06 Feb 2014 - 06:20 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) fares are 10 to 15 percent cheaper than those of competing airlines, said Akbar Al Baker,...

Cabinet forms panel to restructure Central Municipal Council 06 Feb 2014 - 06:19 am

Doha: The Cabinet yesterday endorsed a proposal by the Minister of Municipality and Urban Planning to amend some provisions of the Cabinet decision...

Ministry to monitor vegetable yards over ‘higher prices’ 06 Feb 2014 - 06:18 am

DOHA: Faced with complaints from citizens about high prices of vegetables at Al Mazrouh yard and the newly opened Al Khor-Dakhira yard, the...

Education minister’s intervention needed 06 Feb 2014 - 06:11 am

Private schools are popping up everywhere in our country with the aim of collecting money and making a profit. I do not have...

Times of change for journalism 06 Feb 2014 - 06:08 am

When I devoted myself to revitalizing Al Arab newspaper in 2006, a friend of mine advised me to contact the vice dean of...

India’s historic relations with Qatar 06 Feb 2014 - 06:07 am

Recently, I was honoured to be invited by the Indian ambassador to Qatar, Sanjiv Arora, to attend a ceremony to mark India’s 65th...

PM meets ITU Secretary-General 06 Feb 2014 - 05:11 am

The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, met International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General...

Govt to act on safety at farmhouses 06 Feb 2014 - 05:10 am

DOHA: The authorities will step up safety measures at farmhouses following the fire in a farmhouse in Al Shahaniya on Monday that killed...

Cabinet nod for cyber security panel 06 Feb 2014 - 05:09 am

Doha: Qatar will form a national Cyber Security Committee which will be in charge of unifying efforts in area of cyber security. The...

Biker trapped under moving van 06 Feb 2014 - 05:07 am

Civil Defence personnel removing the bike from under a truck after the accident in front of the cargo terminal on Airport Road last...

Syria misses another chemical weapons deadline 06 Feb 2014 - 05:06 am

A man rides a motorbike past a damaged building in Maaret Al Naaman town in Syria’s Idlib province, yesterday. BEIRUT: Syria claims it...

Western leaders to boycott Sochi Winter Games 06 Feb 2014 - 05:04 am

SOCHI: There will be no Barack Obama, no David Cameron and no Angela Merkel in the stadium when the Winter Olympics open in...

SOCHI OLYMPICS WINTER SECURITY GUARDS TERROR MOLE BEAVER 06 Feb 2014 - 01:09 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: CLEMENT Source: National Post - Toronto, Canada Keywords: COLOR SOCHI OLYMPICS WINTER SECURITY GUARDS TERROR MOLE BEAVER 020314 Provider: CartoonArts...

More than 30,000 women benefit from National Health Insurance Scheme during first 6 months 05 Feb 2014 - 02:55 pm

DOHA: An ever increasing number of Qatari women are benefiting from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) as the system marks six month...

New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella underlines Indian-bred success abroad 05 Feb 2014 - 02:55 pm

MUMBAI: India on Wednesday celebrated the appointment of Satya Nadella as the new chief executive of Microsoft, seeing it as another endorsement of...

Polio vaccination starts in Syria's besieged Yarmuk camp 05 Feb 2014 - 02:47 pm

BEIRUT: Polio vaccination has begun in Syria's besieged Yarmuk camp, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA said Wednesday. The once bustling residential...

Egypt's Mursi trial adjourned to March 1 05 Feb 2014 - 02:42 pm

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Wednesday adjourned the murder trial of ousted president Mohamed Mursi to March 1, to review video evidence against...