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QP’s Research and Technology Centre takes part in QF’s Annual Research Conference 07 Dec 2013 - 02:39 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Petroleum Research and Technology Centre (QPRTC) recently participated in the Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference 2013 (ARC ‘13), which was...

North Korea pays tribute to Nelson Mandela 07 Dec 2013 - 02:39 pm

SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday sent its condolences to South Africa over the death of Nelson Mandela, praising his "struggle against racism and...

US to maintain 35,000 troops in Gulf region: Hagel 07 Dec 2013 - 02:39 pm

MANAMA: The US military is committed to maintaining its 35,000-strong force in the Gulf region regardless of a nuclear deal with Iran, Pentagon...

Oman says it opposes union of Gulf states 07 Dec 2013 - 02:39 pm

MANAMA: Oman opposes upgrading the Gulf Cooperation Council to a union of six nations, an idea first mooted by regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia,...

Arabtec wins $1bn hospital contract 07 Dec 2013 - 02:38 pm

DUBAI: Dubai-based builder Arabtec has been awarded a contract worth nearly $1 billion to build a hospital in Al Ain in the United...

Philippines to miss tourism targets due to disasters 07 Dec 2013 - 02:38 pm

MANILA: The Philippines is unlikely to hit its target of five million tourists this year due to damage caused by twin disasters, a...

Syria regime kills 17 in Nabuk 07 Dec 2013 - 02:37 pm

BEIRUT: At least 17 people, including children, have been killed by regime forces in a shelter in the town of Nabuk, the Syrian...

Kahramaa defines successful integration of electricity and water 07 Dec 2013 - 01:32 pm

DOHA: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has, between April 2012 and April 2013, carried out several projects to upgrade its water...

Qatar Foundation leads science and community development in Qatar 07 Dec 2013 - 12:15 pm

DOHA: Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development renewed intention to continue its relentless pursuit to support of the development process in...

Qatar University and Maersk Oil in research project pact 07 Dec 2013 - 12:08 pm

DOHA: Qatar University (QU) and Maersk Oil Qatar (MOQ) signed an agreement for at new research project to find out better solutions for...

WTO approves global trade pact 07 Dec 2013 - 10:28 am

BALI: The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Saturday reached its first major deal to lower barriers to international trade to a roar of...

Two killed in Turkey clashes over PKK cemetery destruction 07 Dec 2013 - 10:26 am

ANKARA: Two protesters were killed on Friday in armed clashes with Turkish police that erupted over claims that Kurdish rebel cemeteries had been...

Pakistani FM visits Golden Temple 07 Dec 2013 - 07:26 am

Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar visits the Sikh shrine Golden Temple in Amritsar yesterday. Hina is in the city to attend a...

Shutdown paralyses Seemandhra 07 Dec 2013 - 07:25 am

Hyderabad: Normal life came to a grinding halt in all 13 districts of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions yesterday to protest the union...

Tough to deal with red tape, says premier 07 Dec 2013 - 07:25 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday said he understood the anxieties of business leaders about red tape, tax laws and procedures but...

Nation pays tributes to Mandela 07 Dec 2013 - 07:24 am

New Delhi: India yesterday paid rich tributes to anti-apartheid hero and former South African president Nelson Mandela, who passed away after a prolonged...

Maoists hack scribe to death in market 07 Dec 2013 - 07:24 am

Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Armed Maoists brutally killed media person Sai Reddy yesterday at a weekly market in a forested patch of Chhattisgarh’s violence-hit Bijapur...

Farooq sorry for anti-women remarks 07 Dec 2013 - 07:23 am

New Delhi: Men are scared of talking to women as they fear ending up in jail, New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah...