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New Jersey official denies withholding aid 21 Jan 2014 - 07:54 am

NEW YORK: Embattled New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s second-in-command yesterday flatly denied allegations she and Christie threatened to withhold money for Hurricane Sandy...

Sisi supporter celebrates 21 Jan 2014 - 07:53 am

A supporter of Egypt’s Army Chief General Abdel Fatah Al Sisi holds a poster of the military leader during festivities held to back...

Qaeda tightens Fallujah grip; bombs kill 21 21 Jan 2014 - 07:51 am

People look at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad yesterday. BAGHDAD: Al Qaeda-linked militants tightened their grip on Fallujah, a...

US begins Iran relief; Canadian PM says no 21 Jan 2014 - 07:50 am

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers his speech in the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) in Jerusalem yesterday. WASHINGTON: The United States has followed through...

Egypt 21 Jan 2014 - 07:12 am

Type 2 diabetics could reach 500m by 2030 21 Jan 2014 - 06:29 am

Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, Chairperson of Clinical Biochemistry and Medicine at the University of Cambridge in Doha, discusses the latest research into genetic...

Deal signed for oil and gas e-Learning solutions 21 Jan 2014 - 06:28 am

Officials at the signing ceremony. DOHA: malomatia, a leading provider of technology services and solutions in Qatar, signed a partnership agreement with the...

Korean designer to introduce contemporary projects in lecture 21 Jan 2014 - 06:26 am

DOHA: Korean design consultant and curator Byung-Soo Eun (pictured) will present a lecture entitled ‘Design beyond tradition’ tomorrow at 6pm at the Virginia...

FM receives new Russian envoy 21 Jan 2014 - 06:25 am

The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah yesterday received new Russian Ambassador Nour Mohamed Kholouf who presented copy of...

Plan to set up Al Asmakh International Museum of Art 21 Jan 2014 - 06:24 am

Mohammed Al Atiq (fifth left), General Manager of Regency Art, and Ayman Lotfy (right), General Manager, Wyndham Grand Regency, with artists of Al...

Qatar Airways hosts ladies gala dinner for frequent flyers 21 Jan 2014 - 06:23 am

Some of the participants at the event. DOHA: Qatar Airways’ frequent flyer programme, Privilege Club, held a ladies-only red-carpet gala dinner recently, in...

Healing through art initiative launched 21 Jan 2014 - 06:22 am

A healing through art session in progress. DOHA: Promoting the process of healing through art is the theme of an ongoing initiative to...

Qatar Rail workshop highlights Doha Metro security, safety standards 21 Jan 2014 - 06:20 am

Officials taking part in the workshop. DOHA: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) held a workshop in co-operation with Ministry of Interior and other...

Symposium eyes global network for Type 2 diabetes research 21 Jan 2014 - 06:16 am

DOHA: Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), will host a symposium on ‘Systems Biology of Diabetes: Towards Precision Medicine’ to identify opportunities for creating...

QU provides students with 15,000 new Microsoft tools 21 Jan 2014 - 06:16 am

DOHA: Qatar University has provided its students with over 15,000 new Microsoft tools to expand their capacity in and out of the classroom. ...

QA adds three weekly flights to Khartoum 21 Jan 2014 - 06:14 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways has added three flights per week between its hub in Doha and Khartoum, taking the total number of services to...

Patient satisfaction with health centres improving: Feedback 21 Jan 2014 - 06:14 am

DOHA: The latest ‘customer feedback report’ released by Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC) indicates a steady improvement in performance of health centres, resulting in...

Australia activists seek ban on sheep exports 21 Jan 2014 - 06:13 am

DOHA: Reports of over 4,000 Australian sheep dying while being transported to the UAE and Qatar by sea last year has led the...