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Iraqi Kurds seek funds for refugees 16 Sep 2013 - 02:31 am

ARBIL: Iraqi Kurdistan has asked oil companies operating in the autonomous region for $50m to help deal with an influx of refugees from...

SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS MISSILES ASSAD REFUGEES 16 Sep 2013 - 02:29 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: CLEMENT Source: National Post - Toronto, Canada Keywords: COLOR SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS MISSILES ASSAD REFUGEES 091313 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

Chaos, anger as bus drivers go on strike 16 Sep 2013 - 02:19 am

Worried parents speak to Doha Modern Indian School officials yesterday. RIGHT: Students of DMIS, who were stranded at the school following a flash...

Syria govt claims victory in deal 16 Sep 2013 - 02:18 am

Free Syrian Army fighters take a shooting position in Sheikh Khodr area in Aleppo yesterday. BEIRUT: Syria’s government hailed as a “victory” a...

Attacks in Iraq kill 46 16 Sep 2013 - 02:11 am

Iraqi security personnel look at damaged vehicles at the site of a bomb attack in Kerbala, 110km south of Baghdad. HILLA: Attacks across...

Obama, Rowhani likely to meet in New York next week 16 Sep 2013 - 02:04 am

New York: An exchange of letters between Barack Obama and the Iranian president, Hassan Rowhani, has set the stage for a possible meeting...

EU hosts meet on Somalia recovery 16 Sep 2013 - 02:03 am

Somalia President Hassan Sheik Mohamud speaking in Mogadishu during a National Conference on tackling extremism in Somalia. EU will host an international conference...

Disaffected Finnish youth get group therapy with clowns 16 Sep 2013 - 01:09 am

Helsinki: Think of it as group therapy with clowns. Finns are using the circus as a tool to help disaffected youth and even...

Most ‘Be Fit’ contestants call it quits 15 Sep 2013 - 03:11 am

DOHA: Only 150 people among those who registered for the ‘Be Fit’ competition during the National Sport Day celebrations are continuing with the...

Floating book fair returns to Doha on Oct 11 15 Sep 2013 - 03:10 am

DOHA: MV Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair, will return to Doha next month as she travels through the Arab Peninsula. ...

Thousands benefit from Rota initiative in Nepal 15 Sep 2013 - 03:09 am

Some of the students who benefited from the Rota-Vodafone initiative showing off their art works. Doha: Thousands of Nepali residents benefited from the...

Attorney General briefs UN chief on efforts in stolen assets recovery 15 Sep 2013 - 03:08 am

Attorney General Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri (right) with Ban Ki-moon in New York yesterday. New York: The United Nations Secretary-General Bank...

PM visits Institute of Administrative Development 15 Sep 2013 - 03:07 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, yesterday visited the Institute of Administrative Development...

Schoolteachers’ salary to be revised: Minister 15 Sep 2013 - 03:06 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education is preparing to revise the salary of Independent schoolteachers and follow a strict method in...

4G available on all Shahry plans 15 Sep 2013 - 03:06 am

Doha: As part of the on-going upgrade of 4G services across Qatar, the ultrafast mobile broadband network is now available on all Shahry...

QNRF streamlines application process for NPRP funding 15 Sep 2013 - 03:06 am

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has streamlined the application process for the seventh cycle of its flagship funding programme, the National Priorities...

Culture Minister leaves for UNCTAD meeting in Geneva 15 Sep 2013 - 03:06 am

Doha: H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, the Minister of Culture, Arts, and Heritage, who is also the President of the...

CMU-Q student undergoes treatment 15 Sep 2013 - 03:05 am

Doha: An 18-year-old student of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) who fell unconscious on campus on Thursday is currently being treated at...