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Sotheby’s expo on Muslim culture 12 Sep 2013 - 04:09 am

Edward Gibbs (centre) with other officials at one of the exhibits at Sotheby’s travelling exhibition at Katara yesterday. Shaival Dalal Doha: International auction...

Es’hail 1 reaches geostationary orbit 12 Sep 2013 - 04:08 am

Doha: Eutelsat Communications and Es’hailSat have announced that their jointly owned Es’hail 1, launched on August 29, has reached geostationary orbit. The satellite...

Indian businessman mourned 12 Sep 2013 - 04:07 am

Indian community members gathered at Ashoka Hall on ICC premises to mourn Qatar-based prominent businessman Ganesh Srinivasan who died of heart attack on...

Ooredoo resumes Hala ‘Double Your Credit’ offer 12 Sep 2013 - 04:06 am

Doha: Ooredoo is welcoming customers back from their summer break with the return of the Hala ‘Double Your Credit’ promotion. Starting today, every...

Qatar’s first batch of certified diabetes nurses graduates 12 Sep 2013 - 04:05 am

Some of the nurses with officials at the graduation ceremony. DOHA: The first batch of certified diabetes nurses in Qatar graduated yesterday. Qatar...

Owners’ data to be included in ID cards 12 Sep 2013 - 04:05 am

Doha: The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday chaired the weekly Cabinet session...

Culture Ministry to set up follow-up department 12 Sep 2013 - 04:05 am

Doha: The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage has decided to set up a department of strategies management, follow-up and auditing. It will...

Embassy closed for Onam 12 Sep 2013 - 04:04 am

DOHA: The Indian embassy in Doha will remain closed on Monday to mark the Onam festival, an official statement said yesterday. The Peninsula

Russia hands Syria weapons plan to US 12 Sep 2013 - 04:04 am

Syrian refugees wait before boarding a flight to Germany at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, yesterday. Over a hundred Syrian refugees...

Syrians take no chances, queue for passports 12 Sep 2013 - 04:03 am

DAMASCUS: The threat of US air strikes on their country may be receding for now, but Syrians queuing for passports in a central...

UN: Regime forces responsible for Banias massacre 12 Sep 2013 - 04:03 am

GENEVA: UN rights investigators have established that Syrian government forces were almost certainly responsible for two massacres last May in which up to...

SYRIA WTC US ATTACK AL QAEDA LETTERS SEPTEMBER 12 Sep 2013 - 03:58 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: CHAVEZ Source: El Tiempo - San Pedro Sula, Honduras Keywords: COLOR SYRIA WTC US ATTACK AL QAEDA LETTERS SEPTEMBER 11...

GCC financial sector strong amid crisis 12 Sep 2013 - 03:52 am

The global economy is under threat of possible strikes by the United States on Syria and its possible economic impact. The expenditure involved...

Training camps not enough 12 Sep 2013 - 03:50 am

Goh Keng Swee, Singapore’s first defence minister and founder of the Singapore Armed Forces, during the initial years of Singapore’s independence, reported the...

Media deterioration shows political deterioration 12 Sep 2013 - 03:49 am

Media freedom has not just taken several steps back in Egypt after the June 3 military coup but has gone down the slope...

Citizens must be enlightened to serve nation 12 Sep 2013 - 03:48 am

Homeland and citizen are two simple words but they have a great impact on our minds. They are inseparable because there cannot be...

Big Five to meet on Syria crisis 12 Sep 2013 - 03:33 am

The five key members of the United Nations Security Council are about to meet to discuss the Syria crisis. UNITED NATIONS: Envoys from...

Civil societies in the Gulf and future vision 12 Sep 2013 - 03:28 am

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF There are many studies and books on the subject of civil societies in the Gulf countries. Some of them...