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OXY funds 500 students as part of Injaz programme 01 Oct 2013 - 02:19 am

Doha: Injaz Qatar has formed an investment partnership with Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd (Oxy Qatar) to sponsor the ‘More than Money’ programme....

Tighten curbs if Iran defies West: Israel 01 Oct 2013 - 02:17 am

US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office of the White House yesterday. WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime...

Israeli court remands alleged Iran spy 01 Oct 2013 - 02:17 am

PETAH TIKVA: Israel yesterday remanded in custody for eight days an alleged Iranian spy, arrested on September 11 carrying photographs of the US...

Citizens, CMC members demand crackdown on runaway workers 01 Oct 2013 - 02:16 am

DOHA: Citizens and members of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) have asked the authorities to crack down on runaway workers and domestic helps,...

Change to traffic diversion on Dukhan Highway 01 Oct 2013 - 02:16 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority, Ashghal, has announced two minor changes to traffic diversions on Dukhan Highway between the interchanges at Al Wajba...

RUSSIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE NECK NUCLEAR HEAD 01 Oct 2013 - 02:11 am

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Technical checks for old cars only in Industrial Area 01 Oct 2013 - 02:02 am

DOHA: All old vehicles — 2000 model or older — seeking renewal of road permit will now have to undergo the mandatory technical...

MERS guidelines cause confusion in schools 01 Oct 2013 - 02:01 am

DOHA: A set of unusual guidelines issued by the health authorities to Independent schools related to the coronavirus — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome...

Human rights body rubbishes abuse claims 01 Oct 2013 - 01:59 am

Chairman of the Qatar National Human Rights Committee Ali bin Samikh Al Marri (centre) at a news conference in Doha yesterday. DOHA: The...

Nepal envoy denies reports about abuse 01 Oct 2013 - 01:56 am

DOHA: The outgoing Nepalese Ambassador, Dr Maya Kumari Sharma (pictured), yesterday refuted media reports that she had described Qatar as an ‘open jail’...

Experts differ on media freedom in GCC at Manama forum 01 Oct 2013 - 01:54 am

DOHA: Judging from differing viewpoints presented on media freedom by speakers from the GCC countries at a forum being held in Manama, it...

US govt shutdown looms 01 Oct 2013 - 01:24 am

Visitors receive guidance at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington yesterday. The Smithsonian museums will close today if a deal is...

Politeness on the run for Tokyo joggers 01 Oct 2013 - 12:49 am

TOKYO: Japanese joggers are being warned to mind their manners when they run around the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo, after a spate...

Mazda recalls 161,400 Mazda6 cars in US because of door problem 30 Sep 2013 - 07:19 pm

DETROIT: Mazda Motor Corp is recalling 161,400 Mazda6 sedans in the United States because loose screws could cause the side doors to come...

Syria war costs tourism industry $1.5bn: Minister 30 Sep 2013 - 07:16 pm

DAMASCUS: Syria's tourism industry has lost 300 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) in revenues since the country's brutal conflict broke out in March 2011,...

Google pays $55m tax in Britain on 2012 sales of $5.5bn 30 Sep 2013 - 07:15 pm

LONDON: Google, which has been grilled twice in the past year by a UK parliamentary committee over its tax practices, had a UK...

Netanyahu to warn Obama on Iran's 'sweet talk' 30 Sep 2013 - 07:08 pm

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House on Monday, after warning the United States should not be duped by...

Egypt gunmen kill five in Sinai 30 Sep 2013 - 07:08 pm

CAIRO: Gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, a hotbed of Islamist militant activity, killed three policemen and a soldier on Monday while shooting dead...