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Book launch 16 Dec 2013 - 06:46 am

Hassan Al Fardan (centre), Managing Director of Commercial Bank, board members and staff pose for a group picture during the launch of the...

QF wins Construction Week Awards in Dubai 16 Dec 2013 - 06:45 am

Ameena Ahmadi, Architecture Manager, Capital Projects and Facilities Management at Qatar Foundation receiving the award. DOHA: Qatar Foundation’s (QF) student housing project and...

Sheikh Abdullah’s legacy on display 16 Dec 2013 - 06:43 am

Dr Abdulla Mohammed Al Sulaiti (left), Deputy Director for Research and Collections, and Salah Al Mana of ExxonMobil during the opening of the...

Run The World Festival at Katara from Thursday 16 Dec 2013 - 06:42 am

FROM LEFT: Mohamed Ali Omar, Concept Manager Sports Cornar, Abdulrahman Sajid, Deputy CEO, The Youth Company International, Dr Christian Wacker, Director, Qatar Olympic...

National Day marked 16 Dec 2013 - 06:40 am

Hamad Abdulla Al Mulla, CEO of Katara Hospitality, Hoss Vetry, Cluster General Manager of Ritz Carlton Doha and other officials cutting the ceremonial...

The Pearl-Qatar to host National Day activities 16 Dec 2013 - 06:39 am

DOHA: The Pearl-Qatar will host events from today until Wednesday to celebrate National Day. United Development Company (UDC), in cooperation with its hospitality...

Windy weather, colder night forecast today 16 Dec 2013 - 06:38 am

A National Day hoarding lies sideways on the railings after it was uprooted by high winds yesterday. Shaival Dalal DOHA: The night could...

Expat communities line up National Day activities at Al Rayyan, Al Khor stadiums 16 Dec 2013 - 06:36 am

DOHA: Al Rayyan and Al Khor stadiums will entertain thousands of expat workers and families on National Day with sports, cultural and entertainment...

Pre-marital tests for expats likely at health centres 16 Dec 2013 - 06:35 am

DOHA: The mandatory premarital screening being done for expatriates at private hospitals is likely to be re-introduced at primary health centres by 2018,...

New items at Al Mazrouah yard this week 16 Dec 2013 - 06:34 am

DOHA: Al Mazrouah yard in Umm Salal is expected to attract more visitors this week with several new items from local farms to...

Rehearsals in Corniche airspace 16 Dec 2013 - 06:34 am

Doha: The Qatari Armed Forces General Command has announced that the airspace of Corniche will be used for rehearsals and the closing parade...

Darfur peace process on track, says Al Mahmoud 16 Dec 2013 - 06:33 am

El Fasher, Sudan: A tripartite meeting was held here yesterday, attended by the Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H...

Rota signs deals on Yemen youth project 16 Dec 2013 - 06:33 am

DOHA: Reach Out to Asia (Rota) has signed collaboration agreements with CARE and Silatech for a three-way partnership on a project in Yemen,...

Qatar-funded fuel enters Gaza 16 Dec 2013 - 06:32 am

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s lone power station rumbled to life yesterday for the first time in more than seven weeks after the besieged Palestinian...

Nelson Mandela laid to rest 16 Dec 2013 - 06:28 am

The coffin of South African former president Nelson Mandela is carried for a traditional burial during his funeral in Qunu, yesterday. QUNU, South...

PM at Quran contest 16 Dec 2013 - 06:22 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs...

Snowden may get amnesty in return for documents 16 Dec 2013 - 06:11 am

Washington: National Security Agency officials are considering a controversial amnesty that would return Edward Snowden to the US, in exchange for the extensive...

More state-owned firms to be privatised 16 Dec 2013 - 06:09 am

DOHA: Qatar plans to partly privatise more state-owned energy entities and offer nominally-priced shares to its nationals to help them build wealth over...