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Drive to catch stray cats, dogs 01 Aug 2013 - 02:06 am

Workers catching a stray dog in Doha yesterday. DOHA: The Ministry of Environment has commenced a drive to catch stray dogs and cats....

World record with balloons 01 Aug 2013 - 02:04 am

A car drives on a road while hot-air balloons fly over Chambley-Bussieres, eastern France, yesterday, in an attempt to set a world record...

Parents meet minister on exam results 01 Aug 2013 - 01:51 am

DOHA: A number of angry parents of students who failed in the second term of the secondary school examination this year converged at...

NBK leads banks in & $750m loan to Kuwaiti oil firm 31 Jul 2013 - 02:57 pm

KUWAIT CITY: National Bank of Kuwait and JPMorgan Chase have led a consortium of banks in arranging a $750 million syndicated loan to...

Minister of State for Defense meets US commander 31 Jul 2013 - 02:35 pm

DOHA: HE the Minister of State for Defense Major General Hamad Bin Ali Al-Attiyah met today Commander of US Air Forces Central Command...

Widam, Qatar Cement, UDC and Aamal post combined H1 net profit of QR 723.4m 31 Jul 2013 - 02:34 pm

DOHA: Four Qatar Exchange listed companies Widam Food Company, Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC), United Development Company (UDC) and Aamal have all reported...

Qatar Airways says grounded Dreamliner back in air 31 Jul 2013 - 02:33 pm

DOHA: A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner resumed flights on Wednesday after being grounded for several days because "technical components required replacement," the...

Siemens names new CEO to end leadership turmoil 31 Jul 2013 - 02:32 pm

BERLIN: German engineering giant Siemens replaced its chief executive on Wednesday in a drive to win back investor confidence hard on the heels...

Pope voices concern over priest missing in Syria 31 Jul 2013 - 02:31 pm

ROME, Latium: Pope Francis voiced concern on Wednesday over the fate of an Italian Jesuit priest missing in Syria. "I am thinking of...

11 injured in cleaver attack on Hong Kong bus 31 Jul 2013 - 02:30 pm

HONG KONG: A 57-year-old man attacked passengers on a moving bus in Hong Kong with a meat cleaver Wednesday, injuring eleven, before he...

Thai king to leave hospital after four years 31 Jul 2013 - 02:29 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand's 85-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, is to leave the Bangkok hospital where he has been for almost four...

Iraq violence kills seven 31 Jul 2013 - 01:35 pm

BAGHDAD: Attacks in Iraq killed seven people and wounded 14 on Wednesday, officials said, as the country witnesses its deadliest violence since 2008. ...

Philippines province loses power over unpaid bill 31 Jul 2013 - 01:11 pm

MANILA: About one million people in the Philippines endured an extraordinary blackout on Wednesday after a power provider cut electricity to an entire...

Rights group condemns lashing, jailing of Saudi blogger on Islam 31 Jul 2013 - 12:56 pm

DUBAI: An international rights group condemned the sentencing of a Saudi Arabian website founder to be whipped 600 times and jailed for seven...

Al Shammal face Al Sailiya in 4th round of Sheikh Jassim Cup 31 Jul 2013 - 12:54 pm

DOHA: Al Shammal will play Al Sailiya at Al Gharafa Sports Club ground, while El Jaish will face Al Shahaniya at Al Khor...

Philippines says US spy planes monitoring China at sea 31 Jul 2013 - 12:30 pm

MANILA: The Philippines said Wednesday that US spy planes were providing crucial intelligence on Chinese military activities in disputed areas of the South...

Malaysia-China bilateral trade hits $50.915bn 31 Jul 2013 - 12:14 pm

BEIJING: Malaysia-China bilateral trade has recorded a year-on-year (yoy) double-digit growth of 15.7 percent to US$50.915 billion about or RM163.87 billion in the...

Apple CEO met China Mobile head, discussed cooperation 31 Jul 2013 - 12:12 pm

BEIJING: Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday met with the head of China Mobile Ltd , the world's largest mobile carrier by...