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UN special rapporteur begins official meetings in Doha 04 Nov 2013 - 04:33 am

DOHA: The United Nations Special Rapporteur François Crépeau, on a mission here to assess the human rights situation of migrants in the country,...

Qatar Rail to showcase metro project at UITP summit 04 Nov 2013 - 04:02 am

DOHA: Qatar Rail will showcase Qatar’s metro project at the UITP summit on public transport being held here today. The summit will be...

Q-Chem team conquers Mt Kilimanjaro 04 Nov 2013 - 04:01 am

Eugene Lee and Said Abdullah Al Oufy of Qatar Chemical Company Ltd (Q-Chem) set foot on top of Mt Kilimanjaro — the roof...

Nurses shortage hits Independent schools: Officials 04 Nov 2013 - 04:01 am

DOHA: Several Independent schools have been hit by a reported shortage of school nurses. Every school should have at least one nurse to...

Pharmacy Juice Bar opens at MIA 04 Nov 2013 - 04:00 am

DOHA: The “Prada Oasis and Damien Hirst’s Pharmacy Juice Bar” opened in MIA Park yesterday in conjunction with “Relics”, a major retrospective of...

14 Qatari nurses to attend Leadership for Change programme 04 Nov 2013 - 04:00 am

DOHA: Fourteen Qatari Nurses from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) are embarking on an innovative training programme called Leadership for Change. The programme aims...

QA sponsors Kenya travel expo 04 Nov 2013 - 03:57 am

Qatar Airways officials receiving the Best Stand Award during the exhibition. DOHA/NAIROBI: Qatar Airways recently partnered with the Kenyan Tourism Board to sponsor...

QDB launches financing for healthcare businesses 04 Nov 2013 - 03:56 am

DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has launched a dedicated competitive financing policy to promote the local private healthcare businesses aiming to transform the...

QSL trainees excel in postgraduate studies 04 Nov 2013 - 03:56 am

DOHA: With the support of Qatar Foundation Research and Development, students have attained exemplary results in their postgraduate studies, placing them at the...

Georgian president greeted on poll win 04 Nov 2013 - 03:55 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of greetings to Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili on the...

Kuwait MP targets minister 04 Nov 2013 - 03:55 am

Kuwaiti MP Husssian Qwaiaan Al Mutairi (right) submits to National Assembly Secretary-General Allam Al Kandari a request to grill Health Minister Sheikh Mohammad...

Saudi Arabia eyes buying German submarines 04 Nov 2013 - 03:55 am

BERLIN/riyadh: Saudi Arabia wants to buy five German submarines for around ¤2.5bn ($3.4bn) and more than two dozen more in the future, a...

Blast kills army officer in Benghazi 04 Nov 2013 - 03:54 am

BENGHAZI: An army officer was killed yesterday in the restive Libyan city of Benghazi when a bomb placed under his car exploded, a...

Syria refugee influx depleting Jordan, says King Abdullah 04 Nov 2013 - 03:52 am

amman/BEIRUT: King Abdullah II said yesterday the influx of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees is depleting Jordan’s scarce natural resources, and called...

ANTIDEPRESSANTS DRUGS MEDICAL SHIP NIGHTMARE 04 Nov 2013 - 03:51 am

Group: Comment & Caricature Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR ANTIDEPRESSANTS DRUGS MEDICAL SHIP NIGHTMARE 103013 Provider: CartoonArts International / The...

Saudi amnesty expires today 04 Nov 2013 - 03:46 am

Foreign female workers gather outside Saudi immigration department as they try to get visas and legalise their work situation, in Riyadh yesterday. Thousands...

Security concerns as Mursi goes on trial 04 Nov 2013 - 03:45 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s first freely elected president, Mohamed Mursi, goes on trial today under a security crackdown that has devastated his Muslim Brotherhood movement...

Tunisia extends emergency rule as crisis talks hit delays 04 Nov 2013 - 03:45 am

TUNIS: Tunisia yesterday extended a state of emergency in place since its 2011 uprising, as politicians remained deadlocked in talks to choose a...