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SCH expands unified scrutiny system 11 Oct 2013 - 02:52 am

DOHA: All private healthcare practitioners who were issued licences before 2009 have been asked by the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) to submit...

Cabinet panel studying sponsorship rules: Al Marri 11 Oct 2013 - 02:48 am

Dr Al Marri addressing the press conference yesterday. DOHA: The State Cabinet has set up a committee that is studying the sponsorship and...

HE Justice Minister meets a number of Foreign ambassadors 10 Oct 2013 - 02:53 pm

DOHA: HE Minister Of Justice Dr. Hassan Lahdan Saqr Al-Muhannadi met separately here on Thursday with each of Their excellencies the French, Italian...

Malala has done "nothing" to earn rights prize: Taliban 10 Oct 2013 - 02:48 pm

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: The Pakistani Taliban Thursday said teenage activist Malala Yousafzai had done "nothing" to deserve a prestigious EU rights award and vowed...

Al-Sada meets Ivory Coast Minister of oil, mines and energy 10 Oct 2013 - 02:48 pm

DOHA: HE Minister of Energy and Industry Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada conferred here on Thursday with Ivory Coast Minister of mines, petroleum...

Qatar Exchange index drops 37.51 points this week 10 Oct 2013 - 02:32 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index dropped 37.51 points or or 0.38 percent this week when the bourse closed at 9,723.52 points here Thursday afternoon....

Qatar cuts Marine crude supply on technical issue 10 Oct 2013 - 02:30 pm

SINGAPORE: Qatar is reducing the volume of Qatar Marine crude it will ship to Asia this month due to a production issue at...

Siemens says Saudi train order worth 1.5bn euros 10 Oct 2013 - 02:29 pm

FRANKFURT: Siemens's share of a major contract to supply trains for a new subway system in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh is...

International union urges 'bolder steps' to protect Qatar workers 10 Oct 2013 - 02:09 pm

DOHA: A delegation from an international labour federation inspecting the situation of migrant workers in the 2022 football World Cup host country, on...

OPEC sticks to oil demand forecasts 10 Oct 2013 - 02:09 pm

VIENNA: The OPEC oil cartel on Thursday stuck to its forecasts for global oil demand, projecting a rise of 1.0 percent this year...

Philippine taxmen investigate woman over social media posts 10 Oct 2013 - 02:07 pm

MANILA: A young Philippine woman who drew outrage after posting pictures online of her lavish lifestyle including one showing her bathing in money...

16 hospitalised after plane crashes in Malaysian Borneo 10 Oct 2013 - 02:06 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Sixteen people were taken to hospital for checks after a passenger plane crashed in eastern Malaysia on Thursday, the airline said,...

Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai wins EU human rights prize 10 Oct 2013 - 02:05 pm

Photo taken on September 17, 2013 shows Pakistani student Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head by the Pakistani Taliban addressing the...

Iraq executes 42 'terrorism' convicts in a week 10 Oct 2013 - 02:05 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq has executed 42 "terrorism" convicts over the past week, the justice minister said on Thursday, defying condemnation of its extensive use...

Governor of Sindh meets Qatari Consul General in Karachi 10 Oct 2013 - 02:02 pm

KARACHI: The Governor of Sindh Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan met here with the Consul General of the State of Qatar in Karachi...

Miss Universe faces police case over Taj Mahal photoshoot 10 Oct 2013 - 01:59 pm

AGRA: Indian police said Thursday they had filed a case against Miss Universe for conducting an unauthorised footwear fashion shoot at the Taj...

Al-Attiyah meets Japanese ambassador 10 Oct 2013 - 01:47 pm

DOHA: HE Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah met this morning with HE Japan's Ambassador to Qatar...

Qatar Stock Exchange down 0.21pc 10 Oct 2013 - 01:35 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Thursday 20.16 points or 0.21 percent to 9,723.52 points from the previous closing of 9,743.68 points. The...