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Cabinet discusses guidelines for electricals 21 Nov 2013 - 06:15 am

Doha: The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani presided over the Cabinet meeting at...

New outpatient appointment system at Khor 21 Nov 2013 - 06:14 am

DOHA: Al Khor Hospital is implementing a new fixed-time appointment system for outpatients. The new system will also give priority to urgent or...

Qatar Foundation green initiatives draw laurels 21 Nov 2013 - 06:13 am

Rick Fedrizzi, President of the US Green Building Council awards Engineer Jassim Telefat, Group Executive Director of QF Capital Projects. DOHA: The “green”...

MoI department holds rights workshop 21 Nov 2013 - 06:12 am

Attendees listening to a lecture during the workshop. Doha: The Human Rights Department of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in collaboration with Legal...

Emir receives call from Emir of Kuwait 21 Nov 2013 - 06:11 am

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

New clinical chief for paediatrics at Sidra 21 Nov 2013 - 06:10 am

DOHA: Sidra Medical and Research Centre has appointed Dr Ziyad M Hijazi (pictured) as Clinical Chief for Paediatrics. In this role, the pioneering...

Rains lash Qatar 21 Nov 2013 - 06:08 am

Several low-lying areas in Qatar were water-logged following intermittent rains until midnight yesterday. (Shaival Dalal, Salim Matramkot)

HGH introduces communication tool for diabetics 21 Nov 2013 - 06:06 am

DOHA: A new interactive tool that promotes communication among diabetic patients was introduced at the National Diabetes Centre at Hamad General Hospital (HGH). ...

QIIB debit cards can’t be used for online transaction 21 Nov 2013 - 06:06 am

Doha: The Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has informed its customers that they will not be able to shop on the Internet using...

World to produce 8 zettabytes of digital content 21 Nov 2013 - 06:05 am

Doha: The world is projected to produce 8 zettabytes of digital content by 2015, the equivalent of over 100 million years of video,...

Ezdan board okays SAK partnership 21 Nov 2013 - 04:51 am

FROM LEFT: Ezdan officials Ali Abdurahman Al Hashimi, Muhammad Hussein Al Abdullah, Dr Yousuf Ahmad Al Nehma, Ali Mohammed Al Obaidly, Saleh Jassem...

Obama honours Bill Clinton, Oprah 21 Nov 2013 - 04:49 am

US President Barack Obama awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former president Bill Clinton in the East Room at the White House,...

House rents continue to increase 21 Nov 2013 - 04:49 am

DOHA: House rents continue to rise due to increasing demand for housing fuelled by increasing population. Year-on-year rent inflation was 6.2 percent by...

Call to destroy Syria weapons at sea 21 Nov 2013 - 04:48 am

THE HAGUE: Syria’s over 1,000 tonnes of chemical weapons could be destroyed at sea if no country agrees to dispose of them on...

Qatar taking labour rights seriously: FIFA president 21 Nov 2013 - 04:47 am

BERNE: FIFA President Sepp Blatter has expressed confidence that the labour rights situation in 2022 World Cup host nation Qatar would change. Blatter...

Rains disrupt normal life 21 Nov 2013 - 04:45 am

Cars wading through a flooded roundabout in the Old Salata area of the city late last night. Qassim Rahmatullah DOHA: The weather bureau...

QR32m aid raised for Philippines and Somalia in 3 hours 21 Nov 2013 - 04:43 am

DOHA: A three-hour live-broadcast fundraiser on Tuesday as part of Qatar Solidarity Day with the People of Somalia and Philippines raised QR31m and...

Syria chemical weapons could be destroyed at sea: watchdog 20 Nov 2013 - 02:54 pm

THE HAGUE: Syria's over 1,000 tonnes of chemical weapons could be destroyed at sea if no country agrees to dispose of them on...