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HMC marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities 22 Dec 2013 - 05:23 am

HMC event at the Community Based Rehabilitation Compound in Muaither. DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities...

Qatar Airways begins Hangzhou service 22 Dec 2013 - 05:22 am

Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker (third right) with top officials at Hangzhou. DOHA/HANGZHOU: Qatar Airways added its last route...

National Day celebrated in the Philippines 22 Dec 2013 - 05:21 am

Qatar’s Ambassador to the Philippines, Jassim bin Ali Al Obaidly, and Philippine Foreign Minister Albert F Del Rosario cut a cake to mark...

Veteran Indian social worker, Hajika, dies 22 Dec 2013 - 05:20 am

Indian social worker, M V Abdul Khader Haji DOHA: M V Abdul Khader Haji, 67, a veteran Indian social worker, known to many...

TAMU-Q, Woqod join to promote science 22 Dec 2013 - 05:19 am

Dean and CEO of Texas A&M University at Qatar, Dr Mark H Weichold, presenting a plaque to Vice Chairman and Managing Director of...

Doha set to host GCC Digital Security Forum 22 Dec 2013 - 05:18 am

DOHA: The GCC Digital Security Forum to be held in Doha on February 4 and 5 will discuss cyber crimes, among other issues,...

New edition of HBKU students programme gets under way 22 Dec 2013 - 05:18 am

DOHA: Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation has launched a new edition of the ‘Promising Students Programme’ to attract...

Parking woes irk visitors to Souq Waqif 22 Dec 2013 - 05:18 am

DOHA: Visitors to the Souq Waqif are forced to wait in along queues to enter and exit the venue, especially during weekends. Shortage...

Sheikh Faisal opens museum in West Bay 22 Dec 2013 - 05:17 am

DOHA: Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani officially opened his new museum in West Bay yesterday. The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage...

Arab League report slams US security ideas for Palestine 22 Dec 2013 - 04:57 am

Israel's controversial barrier runs along the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem November 23, 2013. CAIRO: The Arab League yesterday...

Qaradawi quits Al Azhar varsity research body 22 Dec 2013 - 04:57 am

DOHA: Noted Islamic scholar, Dr Yusuf Al Qaradawi, has quit a key Islamic research body of Al Azhar University, reports Al Sharq. Islamic...

Promoting tradition 22 Dec 2013 - 04:56 am

An Emirati hands his falcon to a boy at the Liwa desert, 220km west of Abu Dhabi, on the sidelines of the Mazayin...

Qatar emergency aid to benefit 1.5 million Syrian refugees 22 Dec 2013 - 04:55 am

DOHA: Under the directives of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar has provided emergency assistance that will benefit...

Rising housing demand driving up inflation 22 Dec 2013 - 02:45 am

DOHA: An estimated 25,000 new housing units are expected to come into the market in 2014 as demand would likely soar to a...

India transfers diplomat to U.N. in bid to defuse row with U.S. 21 Dec 2013 - 02:23 pm

NEW DELHI: India said on Saturday that it had transferred the diplomat at the centre of a row with the United States to...

Emirates boosts superjumbo fleet to 44 planes 21 Dec 2013 - 01:25 pm

DUBAI: Dubai's Emirates Airline announced it has boosted its fleet of Airbus A380s to 44 planes, taking delivery of another two of the...

Egypt sends Mursi to trial in third case 21 Dec 2013 - 01:18 pm

CAIRO: Egypt on Saturday referred to trial deposed President Mohamed Mursi and 129 others including members of the Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's...

UN chief inspects typhoon destruction in Philippines 21 Dec 2013 - 11:57 am

MANILA: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon discussed rehabilitation efforts Saturday with Philippine officials in the wake of a typhoon that left more...