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QP symposium focuses on safety of workers 06 Dec 2013 - 05:10 am

Participants of the events hosted by Qatar Petroleum’s HSE Regulations and Enforcement Directorate recently. DOHA: Safety and welfare of workers within the oil...

Tasweeq, Japanese NGO in deal to share oil, gas training programmes 06 Dec 2013 - 05:06 am

Officials of Tasweeq and JCCP after signing the MoU. DOHA: Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company, Tasweeq, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Over 2,900 GCC kids attend Qatar govt schools 06 Dec 2013 - 05:05 am

Doha: As many as 2,923 students from the GCC countries are studying in government schools of Qatar, statistics released by the GCC General...

Qatari scribe to discuss bestselling novel at book fair tonight 06 Dec 2013 - 05:03 am

DOHA: Qatari writer Abdulaziz Al Mahmoud will discuss his translated historical novel tonight as one of the highlights of the 24th Doha International...

More pvt clinics to join insurance scheme in 2014 06 Dec 2013 - 05:03 am

DOHA: The second phase of the national health insurance scheme, which is expected to be launched by April next year, could see participation...

Qatari, British women talk about role of science in their careers 06 Dec 2013 - 05:03 am

DOHA: Leading Qatari and British female scientists and science policymakers have highlighted the importance of science in their lives at the ‘Women in...

QU gets Mideast’s first branch of top global legal body 06 Dec 2013 - 05:03 am

Doha: Qatar University’s College of Law (LAWC) has established the Qatar Branch of the International Law Association (ILA), the prestigious body with branches...

Stage win for UAE’s Mirza 06 Dec 2013 - 03:49 am

UAE rider Yousif Mohamed Mirza (fourth right), winner of the 122.3km second stage of Tour of Al Zubarah, celebrates on the podium in...

No new MERS cases in camels, humans 06 Dec 2013 - 03:47 am

DOHA: The Minister of Environment H E Ahmed Amer Mohamed Al Humaidi yesterday reassured that no new MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) cases...

Toll-free numbers for nationals travelling abroad 06 Dec 2013 - 03:10 am

DOHA: The Foreign Ministry has set up toll-free telephone numbers for citizens travelling abroad to contact it in case of an emergency. Initially,...

German exhibition surprises visitors with facts and fables 06 Dec 2013 - 03:08 am

Gartenzwerg or garden gnomes on display at the expo, with a famous Bavarian castle in the backdrop. Tales of the garden dolls abound...

Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela dies 06 Dec 2013 - 03:06 am

JOHANNESBURG: Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th...

Al Mazrouah market opens 06 Dec 2013 - 03:04 am

The Minister of Environment H E Ahmed Amer Mohamed Al Humaidi (third right) at the opening of Al Mazrouah vegetable market in Umm...

Qatar slams terror attack in Yemen 06 Dec 2013 - 02:22 am

Vehicles burn after an explosives-packed car hit Yemen’s Defence Ministry complex in Sana’a yesterday. Doha: Qatar strongly condemned the explosion that targeted the...

Turkey says Qatar interested in Afsin-Elbistan power project 05 Dec 2013 - 02:26 pm

ANKARA: Gulf Arab state Qatar is considering investing in Turkey's Afsin-Elbistan coal-fired power plant project, which the United Arab Emirates dropped out of...

Egypt needs $20bn investments a year: finance minister 05 Dec 2013 - 02:26 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of Finance Dr. Ahmed Galal said Thursday that his country's partnership with the GCC is based on mutual benefit. The...

Tokyo launches $53.8bn stimulus package 05 Dec 2013 - 02:26 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo approved a spending package worth almost $54 billion on Thursday in a bid to offset a tax hike that comes into...

Turkey's Sabanci hires Credit Suisse to sell bus unit 05 Dec 2013 - 02:25 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish conglomerate Sabanci Holding has mandated Credit Suisse to sell its bus-making unit Temsa Global to focus on its core businesses, two...