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The Prophet and freedom of faith 29 Nov 2013 - 03:35 am

By Adem Apak We can find many verses in the Quran that advise us to think, consider the implications and contemplate our actions....

Islamic way of fighting depression 29 Nov 2013 - 03:34 am

Feeling down in the dumps, depressed, having the blues... These are just some of the terms used to describe a feeling of hopelessness...

IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL STEP ONE STAIRS 112513 29 Nov 2013 - 03:33 am

Words: 29 IRAN Group: ViewsMideast Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL STEP ONE STAIRS 112513...

UAE embassy opens in Iran 29 Nov 2013 - 03:06 am

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed in Tehran TEHRAN: The UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin...

Doha Municipality cracks down on billboards in public areas 29 Nov 2013 - 03:01 am

DOHA: The Doha Municipality has launched a crackdown on billboards violating the law (No 1 of 2012) regulating advertisements, issued last year. Civic...

MERS: Vets begin farm visits to test livestock 29 Nov 2013 - 02:32 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment is taking measures to protect livestock in the country, especially camels, after three camels in a farm were...

Some schools ‘sack’ female teachers to save on leave salary 29 Nov 2013 - 02:30 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs says it has found that some private schools fire women teachers who are on the...

GCC to bolster security pact 29 Nov 2013 - 02:29 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with the GCC Secretary-General, Dr Abdullatif bin...

Qatar Exchange index gains 92.06 points this week 28 Nov 2013 - 02:45 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index gained 92.06 points or 0.90 percent this week when the bourse closed at 10,375.06 points Thursday afternoon. The trading...

Insurer RSA's Ireland CEO resigns over investigation 28 Nov 2013 - 02:43 pm

DUBLIN: The chief executive of UK-based insurer RSA's Irish unit resigned on Thursday, saying he had become the "fall-guy" in an investigation into...

Npower to cut 1,460 British jobs, outsource to India 28 Nov 2013 - 02:42 pm

LONDON: Energy provider Npower, a subsidiary of German giant RWE, announced on Thursday plans to cut about 1,460 jobs in Britain and outsource...

Bank of China doubles capital investment to boost Malaysia-China trade 28 Nov 2013 - 02:39 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank of China Ltd will likely double its capital investment in Malaysia to US$300 million in the first half of next...

Malaysia says new Islamic equity standards to lure Gulf investors 28 Nov 2013 - 02:20 pm

DUBAI: New Malaysian standards for sharia-compliant equities are expected to attract more Islamic investment funds from the Gulf, a senior official of the...

32 hurt as Tunisia strike turns violent 28 Nov 2013 - 02:20 pm

SILIANA, Tunisia: Thirty-two people were injured, nearly all of them Tunisian police, when a strike degenerated into violence in the town of Siliana,...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.82pc 28 Nov 2013 - 01:54 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange ended in the green area when trading closed Thursday at 10,375.06 points or 0.82 percent up 21.91 points from...

15 killed as Iraq struggles to stem unrest 28 Nov 2013 - 01:50 pm

BAGHDAD: Attacks in Iraq on Thursday killed 15 people as a senior police officer escaped assassination, the latest in a surge of violence...

Two Singaporeans arrested for hacking president's website 28 Nov 2013 - 01:46 pm

SINGAPORE: Two Singaporean men have been arrested for allegedly defacing the president's website during a recent rash of cyber attacks in the city-state,...

Namibia's FM receives credentials of Qatari ambassador 28 Nov 2013 - 01:37 pm

PRETORIA: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Namibia Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has received a copy of the credentials of HE Qatar's Ambassador...