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Public voting for Qatar Choice Awards starts on Sunday 15 Nov 2013 - 05:50 am

DOHA: Public voting for the second Qatar Choice Awards will start on Sunday, say organisers of the annual awards that recognise the best...

Why is alcohol forbidden? 15 Nov 2013 - 05:50 am

By Idris Tawfiq Why would a person want to take something harmful into his body? Why would a rational human being want to...

Be grateful to parents 15 Nov 2013 - 05:49 am

“Say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour.” (Quran 17:23) In Islam, it...

Hamas parade 15 Nov 2013 - 05:48 am

Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine Al Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, stage an anti-Israel parade yesterday as part of celebrations marking the first...

IAEA: Iran has slowed nuclear expansion 15 Nov 2013 - 05:48 am

VIENNA: Since Hassan Rowhani became president, Iran has halted a rapid expansion of its uranium enrichment capacity, a UN inspection report showed yesterday,...

Kerry: Some Iran assets to be freed 15 Nov 2013 - 05:48 am

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday revealed for the first time that the United States is offering to free up “a...

Egypt, Russia in key arms talks 15 Nov 2013 - 05:48 am

CAIRO: Egypt and Russia’s defence ministers have discussed military collaboration between their countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday during a landmark...

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza after militant mortar fire 15 Nov 2013 - 05:47 am

GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes bombed two separate targets in the Gaza Strip yesterday after Palestinian militants fired projectiles across the border, the army...

Brotherhood trials resume on Dec 11 15 Nov 2013 - 05:47 am

CAIRO: The trial of the Muslim Brotherhood chief and his deputies on charges related to protest deaths will resume on December 11, judicial...

Qatar seeks to invest in Saudi farm sector 15 Nov 2013 - 05:39 am

Doha: Qatar is seeking to invest in the Saudi agricultural sector, an official from the Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP) has revealed....

GCC expects 450m air passengers by 2020 15 Nov 2013 - 05:38 am

Doha: Airport security will be a major challenge for the GCC countries as they continue to expand the capacity of their airports, a...

Donations flood Philippine mission 15 Nov 2013 - 05:37 am

Relief materials at the Philippine embassy in Doha. Shaival Dalal DOHA: An estimated 20 to 25 truckloads of relief consisting mainly of medicines...

SCH warning against dietary supplement 15 Nov 2013 - 05:36 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has warned against import and use of Oxy Elite Pro Capsules, a weight loss food supplementary...

Qatar, Singapore ink five MoUs 15 Nov 2013 - 05:27 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister,...

Another expat tests positive for MERS 15 Nov 2013 - 05:26 am

DOHA: A 61-year-old expatriate who came to Qatar looking for a job a few months ago has tested positive for the deadly corona...

Volkswagen to recall over 640,000 vehicles in China 14 Nov 2013 - 02:30 pm

SHANGHAI: German car giant Volkswagen is to recall more than 640,000 vehicles in China for a possible gearbox fault, it said Thursday in...

Philippines buries some dead as US military arrives in force 14 Nov 2013 - 01:49 pm

Rescue workers count the number of bodies that were found in the aftermath of super typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban. TACLOBAN, Philippines: Scores of...

Singapore's Temasek buys stake in Tanzania gas venture 14 Nov 2013 - 01:23 pm

SINGAPORE: An energy company fully owned by Singapore's state-linked investment firm Temasek Holdings on Thursday said it will pay US$1.3 billion to buy...