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Women pathfinders break new ground 03 Nov 2013 - 07:52 am

KARACHI: Alishba Nadeem had to wait to find out whether the boy’s family approved of her as their prospective daughter-in-law or not. As...

US energy forum to boost investment in Pakistan 03 Nov 2013 - 07:52 am

WASHINGTON: The US is hosting a three-day energy conference in Houston, Texas, later this month to encourage investments in Pakistan’s energy sectors, sources...

KP province approves Right to Information Bill 03 Nov 2013 - 07:52 am

PESHAWAR: The Right to Information (RTI) bill approved by the legislature of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with the select committee-inserted amendments is...

Factories to go without gas for three months 03 Nov 2013 - 07:51 am

LAHORE: Authorities in Pakistan’s populous Punjab province will pull the plug off gas supply to industries in the province between December and February,...

Diwali celebration 03 Nov 2013 - 07:51 am

Nepalese police officers decorate their dogs at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu as part of the Diwali festival yesterday.

Vow to silence Dalai Lama 03 Nov 2013 - 07:50 am

BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party aims to silence the voice of the Dalai Lama in his Tibetan homeland by tightening controls on media...

S Korea may drop North sanctions 03 Nov 2013 - 07:50 am

SEOUL: South Korea says is debating lifting sanctions imposed on North Korea after the 2010 sinking of a South Korean warship. South Korea’s...

Japan gives $3.5m more for quake victims 03 Nov 2013 - 07:50 am

MANILA: Japan is giving additional emergency aid of $3.5m (about ¥287m) to support relief operations for earthquake victims in Central Visayas. The grant...

Palace defends Aquino’s fiscal powers 03 Nov 2013 - 07:49 am

MANILA: Days after President Aquino appeared on national TV to defend the Disbursement Acceleration Programme (DAP) and castigate his critics, Malacañang made clear...

QP holds risk management forum 03 Nov 2013 - 04:39 am

Participants attending the QP Enterprise Risk Management Forum. DOHA: Qatar Petroleum held its first ‘QP Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Forum’ recently. The one-day...

Civil Defence tent at Souq Waqif draws crowd 03 Nov 2013 - 04:37 am

\ A child tries out a fire extinguisher at the Civil Defence tent at Souq Waqif. DOHA: A tent set up at the...

QNRF launches Postdoctoral Research Award 03 Nov 2013 - 04:37 am

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a key constituent of Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D), has launched a new funding programme,...

HMC lecture to focus on rising number of cancer cases 03 Nov 2013 - 04:37 am

DOHA: Globally, the number of cancer cases diagnosed yearly will increase from 7.6 million to 11.4 million between 2005 and 2030, say experts. ...

QTA pavilion at WTM to host 23 participants 03 Nov 2013 - 04:37 am

DOHA: A number of hospitality and cultural institutions are representing at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2013, the biggest global annual event for...

Qatar condemns Israeli settlement expansion 03 Nov 2013 - 04:36 am

Doha: Qatar has condemned the Israeli government’s decision approving the construction of 1,500 housing units at Ramat Shlomo settlement in East Jerusalem. An...

QRC nominated for Peace and Sports award 03 Nov 2013 - 04:35 am

One of the Syrian teams participating in the Peace Football Championship. DOHA: The Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has been nominated for the ‘Peace...

QNL-Springer pact provides residents access to eBooks, online journals 03 Nov 2013 - 04:34 am

Derk Haank and Dr Claudia Lux during the signing ceremony. DOHA: The Qatar National Library (QNL) and Springer have signed a agreement for...

Bakemart, Engineers Forum bake ‘longest cake’ 03 Nov 2013 - 04:32 am

The Engineers Forum, an organisation of Keralite engineers, in association with Bakemart, baked Qatar’s longest cake which measured 8.4 metres in length and...