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Tributes to Mandela 08 Dec 2013 - 06:36 am

Flowers and condolence messages in tribute to Nelson Mandela kept at the main gate of the South African Embassy in Doha yesterday. Kammutty...

WISH draws 600 experts 08 Dec 2013 - 06:35 am

DOHA: A two-day inaugural World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) will be held from Tuesday at Qatar National Convention Centre. Under the patronage...

Security masks ambitions of expansionist Israel, UN special rapporteur tells seminar 08 Dec 2013 - 06:28 am

Delegates listening to one of the speakers at the seminar yesterday.

US NGO to promote child safety on roads 08 Dec 2013 - 06:26 am

Kate Carr, Chairperson of Safe Kids Worldwide, Dr Khalid Abdulnoor Saifeldeen, Director of Hamad International Training Centre (HITC) and Chairman of the Kulluna...

Qatari firms need to raise salary bar: Expert 08 Dec 2013 - 06:25 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatari companies need to review their salary packages and benefits if they want to attract and retain talents in...

HMC cuts waiting time for myocardial perfusion scan 08 Dec 2013 - 06:23 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Heart Hospital has reduced the waiting time for myocardial perfusion scan. With a mean average waiting time of...

Justice Ministry to provide real estate e-services 08 Dec 2013 - 06:23 am

DOHA: Real estate registration and documentation services at the Ministry of Justice are being made simpler and faster, with a special committee working...

Ex-Indonesia president arriving 08 Dec 2013 - 06:22 am

Doha: Former Indonesian president Prof. Dr Ing Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie is arriving on a four-day visit to Qatar tomorrow. He will attend the...

Ras Laffan college to offer courses accredited in US 08 Dec 2013 - 06:22 am

DOHA: The recently inaugurated Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College features some of the most technologically-advanced props in the world. Most training courses...

Oman ‘opposes’ Gulf states’ union 08 Dec 2013 - 06:11 am

Omani Foreign Minister Youssef bin Alawi bin Abdullah attends the IISS Regional Security Summit - The Manama Dialogue, in Manama, Bahrain, on Saturday....

WTO confirms long-awaited global deal 08 Dec 2013 - 06:06 am

Director-General Roberto Azevedo gestures as he is being congratulated by delegates after the closing ceremony of the ninth World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference...

Al Zubarah fort to be opened to public 08 Dec 2013 - 06:04 am

Doha: Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) yesterday announced that it will open Al Zubarah Archaeological site to the public after the official launch on...

Palestine issue root cause of conflicts 08 Dec 2013 - 06:00 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the opening of the Second Annual Conference of Strategic and Policy Studies...

Qatar among best countries for doing business: Forbes 08 Dec 2013 - 05:58 am

DOHA: Qatar is ranked 40th in the recently released Forbes list of the best countries for doing business. The list, compiled by the...

Include GCC in Iran talks: FM 08 Dec 2013 - 04:22 am

MANAMA: Gulf Arab states must have a seat at nuclear talks between world powers and neighbouring Iran because of their own stake in...

Judicial powers ‘must for ration inspectors’ 08 Dec 2013 - 03:38 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Finance and Trade has proposed a new law to give judicial powers to its inspectors monitoring distribution of rations...

Five fishermen slain in Philippine sea attack 07 Dec 2013 - 02:47 pm

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines: Gunmen aboard a speedboat shot dead five members of a fishing crew in a mysterious attack in the seas of the...

QNB Group Weekly Analysis: After a soft landing, China is taking off again 07 Dec 2013 - 02:41 pm

DOHA: Rather than the hard landing that many feared in 2012 and early 2013, the Chinese economy seems to be taking off again...