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Minister meets US General 12 Nov 2013 - 06:20 am

The Minister of State for Defence H E Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah yesterday met General Mike Hostage, Commander of the...

Al Abeer-Healthspring tie-up 12 Nov 2013 - 06:18 am

FROM LEFT: Zubair Mulloli, PRO at Al Abeer Medical Group; Mohammed Alungal, Chairman and Managing Director of Al Abeer Medical Group; Badr Al...

HMC plans new emergency facility: Official 12 Nov 2013 - 06:17 am

DOHA: Faced with huge rush and crowding at its emergency department, the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is planning to establish a new emergency...

Qatar International Boat Show opens today 12 Nov 2013 - 06:17 am

DOHA: The first Qatar International Boat Show (QIBS) 2013, which opens today, is surpassing expectations with bookings already made for the 2014 edition...

Storm kills at least 100 in Somalia’s Puntland 12 Nov 2013 - 06:16 am

BOSASSO, Somalia: At least 100 people were killed when a tropical cyclone hit Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region at the weekend, the government said...

Five killed in Iraq attacks, two dead bodies found 12 Nov 2013 - 06:14 am

MOSUL: Attacks north of Baghdad killed five people yesterday, officials said, while police found two corpses bearing signs of torture, a scene reminiscent...

International forum on deaf Muslims begins 12 Nov 2013 - 06:14 am

Doha: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari has reaffirmed Qatar’s care and continued...

Emir and PM meet Azerbaijani Minister 12 Nov 2013 - 06:14 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at his office at Al Bahr Palace yesterday Azerbaijan’s Minister of...

Qatar to take part in AITRS meeting 12 Nov 2013 - 06:13 am

Doha: Qatar will participate in the annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics...

Neighbourhoods hit by ‘free visa’ youth 12 Nov 2013 - 05:11 am

DOHA: Some in the Qatari community have begun feeling the negative impact of the thriving illegal visa trade as groups of young and...

Candle-lit study 12 Nov 2013 - 05:10 am

Palestinian refugee children study in their home during outage in Al Shatea refugee camp in the west of Gaza city yesterday. The Gaza...

Donation drive for typhoon-hit Filipinos 12 Nov 2013 - 05:07 am

Children are seen from a worn out Philippine flag in the town of Hernani, devastated by the typhoon. DOHA: There are about 50,000...

Premier opens Civil Defence expo, forum 12 Nov 2013 - 05:06 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, accompanied by ministers and officials, touring stalls...

Prosecution probing claims by Guardian 12 Nov 2013 - 05:05 am

DOHA: Qatar’s government has asked the Public Prosecution to investigate the allegations levelled by The Guardian newspaper about the abuse of Nepalese workers....

Etihad in talks over potential Airbus jet order 11 Nov 2013 - 02:57 pm

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways is in talks to buy jets from Airbus even as it puts finishing touches to a reported...

Dubai Islamic Bank posts 33.5pc 9-month net profit increase 11 Nov 2013 - 02:50 pm

DUBAI: Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest sharia-compliant lender in the emirate, said on Monday its nine-month net profit jumped 33.5 percent. The...

Bahrain Petroleum seals 2014 gasoil, jet term contracts 11 Nov 2013 - 02:18 pm

SINGAPORE: Bahrain Petroleum Co (Bapco) has finalised its 2014 jet fuel and gasoil term contracts with several companies, with premiums set at lower...

Financier of Taliban-linked group shot dead in Pakistan 11 Nov 2013 - 02:17 pm

ISLAMABAD: The chief financier of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network militant group has been shot dead in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, militant sources...