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Flooded rooftop 23 Nov 2013 - 04:05 am

A flooded rooftop of a building in Najma after the recent rains. Qassim Rahmatullah

Solidarity drive backed by community police 23 Nov 2013 - 04:03 am

Children taking part in one of the events. Doha: The Community Policing Sections at Capital, North, Rayyan and Dukhan Security Departments organised an...

Minister meets Saudi team at COP19 23 Nov 2013 - 04:01 am

The Minister of Environment H E Ahmed bin Amer Mohamed Al Humaidi led a delegation to the 2013 UN Climate Change Conference (COP19/CMP9)...

Traditional handicrafts: A dying heritage of GCC 23 Nov 2013 - 03:57 am

Doha: Several people in the GCC, including Qatar, have stopped making traditional handicrafts themselves, and now prefer to hire Asians and other Arab...

Ajyal Youth Film Festival to hold forum on media role 23 Nov 2013 - 03:55 am

DOHA: The first Ajyal Youth Film Festival, organised by Doha film Institute (DFI), will feature a two-day Industry Forum to shed light on...

Emir receives phone call from Kuwaiti Emir 23 Nov 2013 - 03:54 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received yesterday a telephone call from the Emir of Kuwait H H...

HBKU to host translation forum in April 23 Nov 2013 - 03:53 am

Doha: The Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII), in partnership with Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, will host the fifth annual...

Numbering places 23 Nov 2013 - 03:46 am

Qatar has embarked on an ambitious project that envisages identifying each area, street and building in the country with a number. All areas,...

Pakistani doctor who helped U.S. find bin Laden charged with murder 22 Nov 2013 - 02:37 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan on Friday charged with murder the doctor who helped the United States track down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden,...

Philippine typhoon toll rises to record 5,209 22 Nov 2013 - 02:20 pm

MANILA: The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200,...

Samsung shares rise despite Apple's $290m court victory 22 Nov 2013 - 01:54 pm

SEOUL: South Korean markets took in stride a US federal jury's order for Samsung to pay $290 million in damages to Apple, with...

Emir receives call from Emir of Kuwait 22 Nov 2013 - 01:28 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received today a telephone call from the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al...

Hon Hai plans $40m investment in US 22 Nov 2013 - 01:27 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan tech giant Hon Hai group, known by its trade name Foxconn, said Friday it was planning to invest $40 million in...

22 killed in China oil pipeline explosion 22 Nov 2013 - 01:17 pm

Damaged vehicles lie by the street after an oil pipeline exploded, ripping roads apart, turning cars over and sending thick black smoke billowing...

Abu Dhabi scraps 5pc rent rise cap: Exec. Council 22 Nov 2013 - 12:43 pm

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi has decided to scrap a 5 percent cap on annual rent increases, the emirate's top decision making body said,...

Iraq executions top 150 for 2013 22 Nov 2013 - 12:42 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq has confirmed seven more executions, pushing the number of people put to death this year to more than 150 in defiance...

LG admits collecting smart TV viewer habits data 22 Nov 2013 - 11:54 am

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Electronics said Friday it would make correct a "bug" on some of its smart TVs after admitting they send...

S. Korea to provide US$20m to typhoon-hit Philippines 22 Nov 2013 - 10:47 am

SEOUL: South Korea will provide US$20 million in grant aid to the Philippines to help assist the typhoon-devastated country's restoration efforts, the foreign...