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West Bengal cop moves court against Mamata 28 Sep 2013 - 04:30 am

Kolkata: Alleging police inaction, senior IPS officer Nazrul Islam yesterday filed a petition before a city court seeking a probe against West Bengal...

JPC clears Manmohan, Chidambaram 28 Sep 2013 - 04:30 am

New Delhi: After two-and-half years, a parliamentary panel yesterday finally gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P...

HH the Emir Holds Talks with Erdogan 28 Sep 2013 - 04:23 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul, yesterday. The Emir...

UN should adopt resolution to protect Syrian civilians: Qatar 28 Sep 2013 - 04:22 am

The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah addressing the ministerial meeting of ‘The Group of Friends of the Syrian...

Demolition 28 Sep 2013 - 04:21 am

A building being razed near the Salmeen intersection (Crazy signal) to give way for the metro rail project. This was the last of...

Diabetes common among low-income workers 28 Sep 2013 - 04:20 am

The Chairman of KIMS Qatar Medical Centre (KQMC), Mubarak Jassim Al Khater (third right), flanked by the Deputy Chief of Mission at the...

Duvet-making 28 Sep 2013 - 04:19 am

Mohammed Tayeb makes a lehaf (traditional duvet) at the handicraft centre at Souq Waqif. Tayeb learnt the art from his brother and has...

Maersk in health awareness drive 28 Sep 2013 - 04:18 am

Officials of Maersk Oil Qatar, sponsor of the Schools Olympic Program 2013, with students. DOHA: In a drive to keep the younger generation...

Hospitality market expected to record 10 percent growth 28 Sep 2013 - 04:18 am

DOHA: Qatar hospitality market is expected to grow by 10 percent during the last quarter of this year, compared with same period of...

Airport retail discussed at two-day forum 28 Sep 2013 - 04:17 am

DOHA: Airport retail featured prominently in discussions at the 2013 ASQ Airport Forum for Asia, the Middle East and Africa, hosted by the...

Residents forced to change routes, routine 28 Sep 2013 - 04:06 am

By FAZEENA SALEEM Traffic chaos on Doha’s roads has forced many residents to change their daily routine. They start their day at least...

Chaos on the roads 28 Sep 2013 - 04:05 am

By Azmat Haroon Traffic woes hit a new peak in Qatar this year, with many upset residents arguing that they have never experienced...

CAUGHT IN A JAM 28 Sep 2013 - 04:03 am

There is hardly any street in Doha and its outskirts that does not get jammed in peak hours. Congestions continue to test the...

IPCC alert over 30 years to climate calamity 28 Sep 2013 - 03:57 am

Activists gather outside the the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change dressed as scientists in lab coats on one side of a...

UN Security Council to vote on Syria resolution 28 Sep 2013 - 03:44 am

AUS State Secretary John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talk at the UN General Assembly in New York UNITED NATIONS:...

Obama, Rowhani hold historic phone call 28 Sep 2013 - 03:42 am

Washington: US President Barack Obama spoke yesterday with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rowhani by telephone in the first talks between US and Iranian...

IRAN USA HANDSHAKE MIDDLE EAST BLOOD ROUHANI 28 Sep 2013 - 02:21 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: STAVRO Source: Al Balad - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR IRAN USA HANDSHAKE MIDDLE EAST BLOOD ROUHANI 092613 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Sudanese demand Bashir resign 28 Sep 2013 - 01:01 am

People look at burnt vehicles near Khartoum yesterday. KHARTOUM: Police fired tear gas yesterday to disperse thousands of Sudanese demanding that President Omar...