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GCC weapons, explosives officers begin meeting 04 Feb 2014 - 06:13 am

Doha: The 20th meeting of GCC officers of weapons and explosives started yesterday at Sharq Village Hotel. The three-day meeting is hosted by...

Ministry invites feedback on National Digitisation Plan 04 Feb 2014 - 06:13 am

Doha: The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology yesterday announced the launch of a public consultation on a Media, Culture and Heritage National...

Tamuq, TNO host workshop on oil, gas for students 04 Feb 2014 - 06:13 am

DOHA: Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) and Dutch company TNO hosted a student workshop in Education City to give training on how...

Ooredoo among 17 partners to build Asia-Africa-Europe-1 subsea cable system 04 Feb 2014 - 06:12 am

Doha: Ooredoo’s senior officials attended a ceremony in Hong Kong this week to mark the launch of the new high capacity Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1)...

No differences with UAE and Saudi: FM 04 Feb 2014 - 05:06 am

DOHA: Qatar said yesterday it has no differences with the neighbouring UAE over its support for the military regime in Egypt. There are...

Emir receives Italian premier 04 Feb 2014 - 05:05 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta yesterday. They discussed bilateral relations and other...

Saudi to jail citizens fighting abroad 04 Feb 2014 - 05:04 am

Yemeni soldiers are positioned outside a lower court in Sanaa during the hearing of Saudi nationals who were accused of joining an Al-Qaeda...

Massive fire in Al Shahaniya 04 Feb 2014 - 05:03 am

A massive fire broke out at a farm in Al Shahaniya yesterday. The cause of the blaze and if there were any casualties...

Al Jazeera slams video of journalists’ arrest 04 Feb 2014 - 05:02 am

DOHA: Al Jazeera has condemned the release of a video showing the arrest of their journalists in Cairo last month, saying it was...

Iran welcomes French business leaders after sanctions eased 04 Feb 2014 - 05:01 am

File Picture: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (right) welcomes his Iranian counterpart (AFP) DUBAI/ANKARA: Iran welcomed the most senior French trade delegation in...

Qatar varsity develops simulation of Feb 22 Road 04 Feb 2014 - 05:01 am

DOHA: Qatar University is developing a simulation of February 22 Road to assess its capacity and its various inlets and outlets to know...

Lithuania's President Grybauskaite to run for second term 03 Feb 2014 - 02:51 pm

VILNIUS: Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite announced Monday she would seek a second term when elections are held in May. "My choice is to...

Merrill Lynch purchase hits Julius Baer's profit 03 Feb 2014 - 02:51 pm

ZURICH: Swiss private bank Julius Baer on Monday said net profit fell by 30 percent in 2013 owing to costs related to its...

Emir meets Italian PM 03 Feb 2014 - 02:38 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani met Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta at his emiri diwan office here on...

Cancer cases set to rise by half by 2030: UN 03 Feb 2014 - 02:37 pm

PARIS: New cases of cancer will rise by half by 2030, reaching 21.6 million per year compared to 14 million in 2012, the...

SEC to reintroduce arts in school curricula 03 Feb 2014 - 02:37 pm

DOHA: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) Monday revealed plans to reintroduce visual arts into independent school curricula through an innovative programme that is...

PM, Italian PM hold official talks 03 Feb 2014 - 02:36 pm

DOHA: HE Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani and visiting Prime Minister of the Italian Republic...

Cancer cases set to rise by half by 2030 03 Feb 2014 - 02:36 pm

PARIS: New cases of cancer will rise by half by 2030, reaching 21.6 million per year compared to 14 million in 2012, the...