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Iranian diplomat fatally injured in Yemen shooting 19 Jan 2014 - 06:35 am

SANAA: An Iranian diplomat was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting outside the ambassador’s residence in the Yemeni capital yesterday, the third attack...

Israel minister attends UAE renewables meet 19 Jan 2014 - 06:35 am

ABU DHABI: Israeli Energy Minister Silvan Shalom attended a meeting yesterday of the International Renewable Energy Agency in the United Arab Emirates, which...

UN team in Iran to oversee nuclear deal 19 Jan 2014 - 06:35 am

TEHRAN: Inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog arrived in Tehran yesterday in readiness to oversee implementation of a landmark deal that puts temporary...

South Sudan regains town from rebels 19 Jan 2014 - 06:34 am

JUBA: South Sudanese government forces said they seized the flashpoint town of Bor back from rebels yesterday and Uganda’s army claimed credit for...

21 killed in wave of Iraq attacks 19 Jan 2014 - 06:32 am

BAGHDAD: Attacks across Baghdad, including car bombs at an upscale shopping mall and near a juvenile detention centre, killed 21 people yesterday as...

Aid finally enters besieged refugee camp in Damascus 19 Jan 2014 - 06:32 am

DAMASCUS: Food aid entered the besieged Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria yesterday for the first time in four months, a Palestinian official...

Emergency declared in Libya as clashes erupt 19 Jan 2014 - 06:23 am

TRIPOLI: Libya’s General National Congress declared a state of emergency in the country yesterday, an official said, after fresh clashes erupted in the...

Al Quds Committee calls for curbs on Israeli settlements 19 Jan 2014 - 06:21 am

MARRAKECH: Muslim nations urged the international community yesterday to put pressure on Israel to stop building Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank,...

QR23m spent on community service 19 Jan 2014 - 05:08 am

QRC officials with a child patient during a visit to the hospital. DOHA: The Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) allocated more than QR23m last...

Training held for airport security officials 19 Jan 2014 - 05:07 am

DOHA: The Airport Security Department and Police Training Institute in collaboration with French National Gendarmerie concluded a 12-day training workshop for the airport...

26 nurses join Diabetes Educator Programme 19 Jan 2014 - 05:06 am

Some of the health care professionals attending the programme. DOHA: A new group of nurses have begun an intensive Diabetes Educator Programme in...

Ashghal hosts Columbia varsity students 19 Jan 2014 - 05:05 am

Visiting students with Ashghal officials. Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) hosted a group of faculty and students from Columbia University, USA. The...

Karak time 19 Jan 2014 - 05:04 am

Anytime is karak time in Doha but people enjoy it most when it rains and flock to tea joints to enjoy it. A...

Speaker leaves for Kuwait 19 Jan 2014 - 04:29 am

Doha: The Speaker of the Advisory (Shura) Council H E Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi and his delegation left Doha yesterday afternoon for...

Qatar to take part in WHO executive board meeting 19 Jan 2014 - 04:29 am

Doha: Qatar will participate in the meetings of 134th session of World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board to be held in Geneva between...

Professionals discuss nuclear medicine 19 Jan 2014 - 04:28 am

DOHA: Healthcare professionals from across Qatar on Friday gathered to discuss advances in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and nuclear dedicine at the second...

No standard diet plan for diabetes patients, says expert at HMC 19 Jan 2014 - 04:28 am

DOHA: Every patient diagnosed with diabetes at Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) National Diabetes Centre meets with a nutrition expert who provides guidance and...

Qatar University to hold conference on Interdisciplinarity in History 19 Jan 2014 - 04:27 am

DOHA: Qatar University’s Department of Humanities at the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) will hold an international conference on ‘Interdisciplinarity in History:...