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Age limit for paediatric care to be raised to 18 07 Jan 2014 - 02:56 am

DOHA: In a move to set new standards in patient care, Qatar is taking steps to increase the age limit for children entitled...

Violating food outlets to face tougher action 07 Jan 2014 - 02:54 am

DOHA: A law is on the anvil that seeks to stipulate stricter punishment for food outlets, including stores and eateries, which are found...

16 Indonesians die after drinking bootleg alcohol 06 Jan 2014 - 02:34 pm

JAKARTA: Sixteen Indonesians have died and nine are fighting for their lives after drinking bootleg alcohol to celebrate New Year's Eve on the...

Advisory Council discusses human food control regulation 06 Jan 2014 - 02:24 pm

DOHA: The Advisory Council held today its weekly regular session under Council Speaker HE Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi. At the outset of...

Blast kills 10 in Pakistan tribal elder's home 06 Jan 2014 - 02:17 pm

PESHAWAR: At least 10 people were killed and another nine wounded Monday in an explosion at the home of a tribal leader in...

JPMorgan Chase to pay $2bn in Madoff probe: Reports 06 Jan 2014 - 02:08 pm

NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase, the US bank used by Bernard Madoff who masterminded the biggest fraud on record, has agreed to pay about...

Djibouti Defence Minister meets Qatar ambassador 06 Jan 2014 - 02:04 pm

DJIBOUTI: Djibouti's Defence Minister Hassan Darar Houffaneh met here today with Qatar's Ambassador to Djibouti Jassim bin Jabir Jassim Surour. Talks during the...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 1.13pc 06 Jan 2014 - 02:02 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Monday adding 120.33 points 1.13 percent to advance to 10,784.49 points from 10,664.16 on Sunday....

Pakistan treason court demands Musharraf medical report 06 Jan 2014 - 01:00 pm

ISLAMABAD: A special court set up to try Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason on Monday demanded a medical report after...

Advisory Council's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee meets 06 Jan 2014 - 12:46 pm

DOHA: The Finance and Economic Affairs Committee of the Advisory Council held on Monday its first meeting during the Council's 42nd regular session....

Yemen tribesmen blow up oil pipeline after checkpoint killing 06 Jan 2014 - 12:02 pm

ADEN: Tribesmen in Yemen's restive Hadramawt province blew up a major oil pipeline in retaliation for the killing by the army of one...

Saudi jails 5 for up to 30 years on Qaeda charges 06 Jan 2014 - 11:54 am

RIYADH: A Saudi court has jailed five people for up to 30 years on charges including plotting to blow up an oil refinery...

Bahrain's House Speaker meets Qatar's ambassador 06 Jan 2014 - 11:52 am

MANAMA: Bahrain's House Speaker Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani has met with HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Sheikh Jassim bin...

Eight die in eastern Pakistan road mishap 06 Jan 2014 - 11:49 am

ISLAMABAD: At least eight people were killed and several others sustained injuries as a passenger van caught fire after collision with tractor-trolley in...

Chevrolet to roll out 4G-connected cars 06 Jan 2014 - 10:51 am

LAS VEGAS: The new Chevrolets coming out this year will be faster, on the information superhighway. The General Motors division said Sunday it...

China coal mine accidents kill 1,049 in 2013: govt 06 Jan 2014 - 10:50 am

BEIJING: Accidents in Chinese coal mines killed 1,049 people last year, down 24 percent from 2012, authorities said, reflecting both risks and improvements...

Afghanistan says 88 prisoners to be freed, despite U.S. concern 06 Jan 2014 - 10:50 am

KABUL: Afghanistan will release 88 prisoners as planned even though the United States considers them dangerous and wants them to remain in detention,...

SALAM STORES ANNOUNCES WINTER PROMOTION 06 Jan 2014 - 09:43 am

Doha, Qatar –Salam Stores, the Region’s leading fashion and lifestyle stores, announced the launch of its winter promotion by offering shoppers an exclusive...