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DINOSAUR 10 Nov 2013 - 03:03 am

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No co-hosting of 2022 World Cup: Blatter 10 Nov 2013 - 02:54 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with FIFA President Sepp Blatter at Al Bahr Palace yesterday. The meeting reviewed...

Msheireb will have several new features 10 Nov 2013 - 02:52 am

The Msheireb development. By JABER AL HARAMI DOHA: With more than 14,000 labourers currently working in the ambitious Msheireb Downtown Doha project and...

70-foot dhow launched 10 Nov 2013 - 02:51 am

Three traditional boats fully made in Qatar were launched at the Corniche yesterday. The biggest of the dhows is 70-foot long and the...

European satellite heading back toward Earth 10 Nov 2013 - 02:47 am

Undated artists impression of the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer satellite which was placed in orbit in 2009 on a mission...

Venezuelan is Miss Universe 10 Nov 2013 - 02:46 am

MOSCOW: A 25-year-old Venezuelan television presenter, Gabriela Isler, yesterday was crowned Miss Universe in Moscow in a glittering ceremony. Judges, including rock star...

Syria rebels retake strategic base in north: NGO 09 Nov 2013 - 02:43 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels have regained control of a strategic base near Aleppo international airport in fierce fighting that left more than 50 people...

Emir to perform Istisqa Prayer on Sunday morning 09 Nov 2013 - 02:37 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will join worshippers to perform Istisqaa Prayer (Prayer for rain) at Al-Wajba prayer...

GCC inflation remains in check and should not act as a break on growth: QNB Group 09 Nov 2013 - 02:34 pm

DOHA: GCC inflation continues to remain in check thanks in part to lower international food prices, and should not act as a break...

HE Qatar's FM sends a written message his Irish counterpart 09 Nov 2013 - 02:33 pm

LONDON: Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore has received a written message from HE Qatar's Foreign...

13 dead in Indonesian army helicopter crash 09 Nov 2013 - 02:08 pm

JAKARTA: Thirteen people were killed Saturday when an Indonesian army helicopter carrying construction workers crashed in the jungles of Borneo as it came...

Kuwait expects OPEC to keep crude output target unchanged 09 Nov 2013 - 02:08 pm

NEW DELHI: Kuwait's oil minister said on Saturday he expected OPEC to keep its crude oil output target unchanged at its next meeting. ...

Gunmen attack NATO vehicles in NW Pakistan 09 Nov 2013 - 01:10 pm

PESHAWAR: Gunmen opened fire Saturday on two trucks carrying NATO vehicles in Pakistan's troubled northwest near the Afghan border, wounding two drivers. The...

Cypriot health minister meets Qatari ambassador 09 Nov 2013 - 01:10 pm

NICOSIA: Minister of Health of the Republic of Cyprus Dr. Petrides Petros met with HE Qatar's Ambassador in Nicosia Hussein bin Ahmad Al-Humaid. ...

FIFA president arrives in Doha 09 Nov 2013 - 01:10 pm

DOHA: HE President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Joseph Blatter arrived in Doha Saturday morning on a visit to the...

Saudi reports two new cases of MERS virus 09 Nov 2013 - 12:42 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has recorded two new cases of the MERS virus, the health ministry said on Saturday, a day after authorities in...

Lebanese president receives credentials of Qatari ambassador 09 Nov 2013 - 12:33 pm

BEIRUT: President of the Lebanese Republic Gen. Michel Suleiman has received the credentials of HE Ali bin Hamad Al-Merri as Ambassador of the...

Indonesian military chopper crash injures nine 09 Nov 2013 - 11:27 am

JAKARTA: An Indonesian army helicopter carrying construction workers to build a military outpost crashed in the jungles of Borneo Saturday as it came...