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Panel stops cash transfer scheme during elections 04 Oct 2013 - 05:24 am

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has stopped the release of funds for the conditional cash transfer (CCT) programme of the government during...

Police seek charges against Misuari 04 Oct 2013 - 05:24 am

ZAMBOANGA: Philippine police said yesterday they had asked prosecutors to bring rebellion and other criminal charges against Muslim leader Nur Misuari for a...

Bodies of nine rebels found 04 Oct 2013 - 05:23 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Police forces recovered the bodies of nine rebels of the Misuari-faction Moro national Liberation Front (MNLF) buried in two areas as...

HBKU honours Japanese firm for scholarship aid 04 Oct 2013 - 05:22 am

The scholarship recipients with officials of HBKU and Japan’s Itochu Corporation. DOHA: Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU) held a event recently in honour...

QNL offers access to global knowledge bank 04 Oct 2013 - 05:21 am

DOHA: Qatar National Library (QNL), a member of the Qatar Foundation, has teamed up with American Society for Testing and Materials—ASTM International in...

HMC to host noted urology consultant 04 Oct 2013 - 05:21 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Urology Department will host noted Lebanese consultant in urological health Dr Sandrine Atallah between October 6 and 10....

GCC rail network on track: Minister 04 Oct 2013 - 05:21 am

DOHA: The proposed GCC rail network project is on track and a time frame for its implementation will be announced soon, the Minister...

Three new parks to open soon 04 Oct 2013 - 05:21 am

DOHA: The Public Parks Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has announced it would open three new parks. The parks,...

Fabulous prizes await camel race competitors 04 Oct 2013 - 05:20 am

DOHA: A total of QR12m, in addition to 82 expensive cars, are on offer as prizes at the annual Shahaniyya festival for camel...

35,000 visitors to attemd ‘Run The World Festival’ 04 Oct 2013 - 05:20 am

DOHA: Over 35,000 visitors are expected to attend The Youth Company’s (TYC) third annual ‘Run The World Festival’ to be held from December...

New Turkish envoy meets FM 04 Oct 2013 - 05:19 am

The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah receiving the credentials of Ahmet Demirok as Ambassador of Turkey to Qatar....

Some media reports politically motivated 04 Oct 2013 - 05:18 am

Doha: The Vice Chairman of Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has said that some reports about Qatar in the international media are...

Qatar Airways begins Taif service 04 Oct 2013 - 05:18 am

Officials of Qatar Airways and Taif Airport, cutting a cake to mark the new service, in Taif, Saudi Arabia, yesterday. Doha: Qatar Airways...

British Safety Council awards 04 Oct 2013 - 05:17 am

Doha: The British Safety Council has launched its 2014 International Safety Awards, which recognise an organisation’s commitment to good health and safety management...

Sheikh Joaan attends horse sale in Paris 04 Oct 2013 - 05:17 am

Paris: In the presence of H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani Arqana’s horse sale was held yesterday at Arqana Hall in...

Doha important hub for contemporary art: Expert 04 Oct 2013 - 05:16 am

A four-day exhibition on contemporary art opens today at the Katara Art Centre, Building 5. BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: Doha is now...

Benefits of Dhul Hijjah days 04 Oct 2013 - 05:15 am

By Sheikh Ahmad Kutty Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be...

How the Prophet brought about positive change 04 Oct 2013 - 05:15 am

The greatest, most profound change in history happened peacefully. Nevertheless, it was truly decisive. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) changed the people’s...