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New chief of privatisation commission 20 Dec 2013 - 09:55 am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan yesterday issued the notification for appointing Muhammad Zubair as Chairman of Privatisation Commission. “Yes, notification regarding my appointment...

Philippine mayor among four dead in Manila airport ambush 20 Dec 2013 - 09:17 am

MANILA: Four people, including the mayor of a southern Philippine town and his wife, were killed Friday in an ambush outside Manila international...

Haiyan to hit Philippine coconut oil exports: industry official 20 Dec 2013 - 09:17 am

MANILA: Global coconut oil supplies will likely fall next year, an industry official said Friday, after the killer typhoon that struck leading exporter...

Telstra sells Hong Kong mobile business for $2.4bn 20 Dec 2013 - 09:17 am

SYDNEY: Australian telecommunications giant Telstra on Friday announced the sale of its Hong Kong-based mobile business CSL to HKT Limited for US$2.42 billion....

Fresh cold spell, rains likely 20 Dec 2013 - 04:02 am

DOHA: The Meteorology Department has forecast a fresh spell of cold and windy weather from today. And it could rain on Sunday with...

Run The World Festival begins 20 Dec 2013 - 04:01 am

People participating in the third edition of Run The World Festival at Katara beach yesterday. Shaival Dalal BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: The...

Texas A&M holds recognition ceremony 20 Dec 2013 - 04:00 am

Students with officials during the recognition ceremony at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University Student Centre in Education City. DOHA: Texas A&M University at...

QMA gets ready for Spring programmes 20 Dec 2013 - 03:59 am

DOHA: Following the success of its Fall exhibitions, Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) has announced a rich Spring 2014 programme of exhibitions to be...

CMUQ graduate to develop OpenCurriculum for Mena region 20 Dec 2013 - 03:54 am

DOHA: An inspirational graduate from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMUQ) is planning to develop ‘OpenCurriculum’, an online study resource that can be...

Many in Qatar say savings not sufficient for future 20 Dec 2013 - 03:51 am

DOHA: A 2013 GCC Savings Index, compiled by the UAE-based National Bonds Corporation, indicates a large number of people in Qatar believe their...

Al Jazeera to develop 3G digital broadcast infrastructure 20 Dec 2013 - 03:51 am

DOHA: Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) has announced to develop 3G digital broadcast infrastructure to improve work efficiency and content management through an...

UKRAINE 20 Dec 2013 - 03:48 am

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Jihad: Meaning and purpose 20 Dec 2013 - 03:42 am

By Dr Muzammil H Siddiqi Jihad is never a tool of waging war against the innocents; it’s never a means of flexing muscles...

True happiness and inner peace 20 Dec 2013 - 03:41 am

Real happiness and peace can be found in submitting to the commands of the Creator and the Sustainer of this world. God has...

Air campaign on Aleppo extended 20 Dec 2013 - 03:39 am

Syrian-Kurdish refugee families receive food aid at the Quru Gusik (Kawergosk) refugee camp, 20km east of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish...

Israeli troops kill wanted Palestinian 20 Dec 2013 - 03:38 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli troops shot and killed a member of the Palestinian security forces whom they were seeking to arrest in the occupied West...

Last Sudanese inmates back home from Guantanamo 20 Dec 2013 - 03:38 am

Ibrahim Osman, one of two Sudanese detainees released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, smiles after disembarking from an US Air...

Remembering Rumi 20 Dec 2013 - 03:37 am

Whirling Dervishes perform a traditional ritual during a ceremony marking the 740th anniversary of the death of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, at Yenikapi Mevlevi...