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Deal to meet needs of disabled at QU 14 Jan 2014 - 05:04 am

Officials at the event. DOHA: A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between Qatar University (QU) and Mada Qatar Assistive Technology Centre...

Al Meera to open 10 new branches by this year-end 14 Jan 2014 - 05:03 am

Al Meera CEO Guy Sauvage (right) with Shannon Engineering Company General Manager Hany Abdel Fattah during the signing of the agreement. DOHA: Al...

More Al Million drivers skip work over payment dispute 14 Jan 2014 - 05:02 am

DOHA: Very few Al Million taxis were seen on the roads yesterday with more drivers abstaining from work and the dispute over payment...

Nakilat, Qatargas and RasGas opt for cleaner marine fuel 14 Jan 2014 - 05:01 am

DOHA: Qatari shipping company and the country’s LNG producers have announced they would go for cleaner marine fuel and reduce their ships’ emission...

QF lecture highlights unethical hiring of foreign labourers 14 Jan 2014 - 05:00 am

DOHA: Challenges linked to unethical recruitment practices faced by migrant workers and other problems faced by labourers were highlighted in a lecture organised...

$200,000 Katara award for Arabic novel to be launched in March 14 Jan 2014 - 05:00 am

DOHA: Katara is set to launch the $200,000 Katara award for Arabic novel. The award includes translating the winning novel into English and...

Qatar seeks Interpol notice over illicit trade offences 14 Jan 2014 - 05:00 am

Doha: Qatar has become the first country to request an Interpol Purple Notice in connection with illicit trade following the seizure of a...

Al Sada to open QP’s second operational safety challenges forum 14 Jan 2014 - 04:59 am

DOHA: The second Operational Safety Challenges Forum for the oil and gas industry opens today and runs until Thursday . The Minister of...

QIB offers 100pc financing for IPO 14 Jan 2014 - 04:58 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has announced it will provide Qatari nationals 100 percent financing for subscription to the initial public offering (IPO)...

Lectures to highlight Sheikh Abdullah era 14 Jan 2014 - 04:58 am

DOHA: Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) and National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) have launched informative lectures, led by Qatar’s leading scholars and specialists and...

Al Rayyan Municipality opens more counters 14 Jan 2014 - 04:57 am

DOHA: Al Rayyan Municipality has set up more counters at its headquarters to provide faster services to the public. The new counters will...

QA to display its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Bahrain air show 14 Jan 2014 - 04:57 am

DOHA: In its first major event of the year, Qatar Airways will take part in Bahrain International Air Show from January 16 to...

UK to help US destroy Syrian chemical arms 14 Jan 2014 - 04:57 am

Damaged buildings are pictured in the besieged area of Homs in Syria, yesterday. LONDON: Britain said yesterday it planned to give the United...

Zarif with Hezbollah chief 14 Jan 2014 - 04:56 am

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (right) with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Beirut yesterday. Zarif also met with Lebanon’s President Michel...

Erdogan vows to fight 14 Jan 2014 - 04:55 am

A picture of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan inside a metro train in Istanbul. Erdogan vowed yesterday to forge ahead with judicial...

Brotherhood charities may impact Egypt’s referendum 14 Jan 2014 - 04:54 am

Cairo: A crackdown by Egypt’s authorities on the Muslim Brotherhood has left hundreds of Islamic charities struggling for funds, with experts warning the...

Sisi could run for president ‘as a civilian’ 14 Jan 2014 - 04:54 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates prime minister said yesterday Egypt’s army chief should not run as a military man for president, but if...

Israel buries its controversial hero Ariel Sharon 14 Jan 2014 - 04:54 am

Tel Aviv: International leaders and top Israeli officials attended a state memorial ceremony yesterday for Israel’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who died...