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New MERS virus case in Qatar 09 Nov 2013 - 05:39 am

Doha: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has registered a new case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in a 48-year-old expat who...

Talk shows on leading a happy life 09 Nov 2013 - 05:39 am

DOHA: The Youth Company, Qatar — will start Run The World Festival with ‘RTW Talks’ — a series of talk shows from today...

14 Qatari students to spend a week with French families 09 Nov 2013 - 05:39 am

DOHA: Fourteen Qatari students who wish to continue their higher education in French universities will fly to France for a week-long cultural and...

Red-and-orange hue 09 Nov 2013 - 05:38 am

A crane looms in Gharaffa against the backdrop of the setting sun. With winter approaching, the duration of sunlight keeps decreasing until the...

Qataris being trained to bag new port jobs 09 Nov 2013 - 05:38 am

DOHA: Qatar is embarking on an ambitious project to train citizens so that they can bag the maximum number of 20,000 jobs that...

Trustees meet over national library strategy 09 Nov 2013 - 05:37 am

Doha: Qatar National Library held its first board of trustees meeting at the Arab and Islamic Heritage Collection building. The board discussed the...

Egypt to hold parliament vote in Feb or March 09 Nov 2013 - 05:22 am

Supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi hold posters of the ‘four-fingered salute’ during a protest in Cairo, yesterday. MADRID: Egypt said yesterday it...

Army launches push for order in Benghazi 09 Nov 2013 - 05:22 am

BENGHAZI: Libyan’s army moved into Benghazi in eastern Libya yesterday, a show of force aimed at restoring order in the country’s second largest...

Israel only suspect in Arafat ‘assassination’: Palestinians 09 Nov 2013 - 05:22 am

RAMALLAH: The Palestinians said yesterday that Israel is the only suspect in the “assassination” of Yasser Arafat, a day after Swiss experts said...

Main Al Qaeda faction in Syria disbanded 09 Nov 2013 - 05:21 am

DUBAI: Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al Zawahiri has ordered the disbanding of the main jihadist faction in Syria, the Islamic State of Iraq...

Bridging the cultural divide 09 Nov 2013 - 05:19 am

BY AZMAT HAROON The debate about preserving Qatari culture against a surge of cultures brought by expatriates in the country has come to...

CULTURE SHOCK 09 Nov 2013 - 04:31 am

Faced with an influx of foreign workers due to the launch of several projects, Qatar needs a clear strategy and vision about how...

US and Israel ‘lose Unesco voting rights’ 09 Nov 2013 - 04:30 am

The U.S. automatically lost voting rights at UNESCO, the Paris-based U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/u-s-israel-lose-unesco-voting-dispute-article-1.1510987#ixzz2k6PalwSt PARIS: The United States...

Blatter rules out 2022 World Cup in January 09 Nov 2013 - 04:27 am

ABU DHABI: Fifa President Sepp Blatter yesterday ruled out a January World Cup in Qatar in 2022 and said November/December was the only...

Saudi women getting driving licences 09 Nov 2013 - 04:26 am

DOHA: While the controversy about Saudi Arabia banning women from driving rages, Qatar has issued driving licences to a number of Saudi women....

Israel fury as Kerry heads for Iran talks in Geneva 09 Nov 2013 - 03:22 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Geneva yesterday, on the second day of talks with Iran on nuclear programme. Tel Aviv:...

U.S. safety regulators open probe of VW SUVs for lighting issue 08 Nov 2013 - 06:35 pm

DETROIT: U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into an estimated 61,000 Volkswagen Tiguan sport utility vehicles in the United States after receiving...

Deutsche Bank, Barclays lose bid to remove Libor allegations from court cases 08 Nov 2013 - 06:23 pm

LONDON: Barclays and Deutsche Bank failed on Friday to remove allegations of interest rate rigging from two ongoing lawsuits, meaning they could stand...