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Three killed in gruesome accident 28 Jul 2013 - 03:07 am

DOHA: Three youngsters died in a gruesome head-on collision between a pick-up and a truck on Tib Al Raqda Road in Rawdat Al...

Mobile hotel planned at new airport 28 Jul 2013 - 02:52 am

DOHA: A new mobile hotel has been designed for passengers at the Hamad International Airport. Once ready, passengers would be able to step...

Flood of fake degree holders for health jobs 28 Jul 2013 - 02:46 am

DOHA: A lot of outsiders with forged medical degrees and certificates have been applying for positions of doctors, nurses and medical support staff...

No chemicals stored in gutted warehouses: HMC 28 Jul 2013 - 02:40 am

DOHA: The two warehouses in the Industrial Area that were gutted in a devastating fire (pictured) late on Friday evening belonged to Hamad...

Over 100 killed in Egypt 28 Jul 2013 - 02:39 am

Fireworks are set off near police and anti-Mursi protesters by supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi during clashes in Nasr city area,...

Lights at Katara 28 Jul 2013 - 02:39 am

People look at Ramadan illuminations at Katara last night. Shaival Dalal

Nearly 3,000 in queue for weight-loss surgery 28 Jul 2013 - 02:33 am

The acting chief of the Bariatric section at HMC, Dr Moataz Bashah. By Azmat Haroon Doha: Nearly 3,000 people are waiting to undergo...

Kuwaitis vote yet again 28 Jul 2013 - 02:32 am

A Kuwaiti woman casts her ballot in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kuwait City yesterday. KUWAIT: Kuwaitis voted for the...

Islamists defiant after Cairo carnage 28 Jul 2013 - 02:32 am

CAIRO: The 37 men had converged on the Egyptian capital from across the nation to show their support for deposed president Mohammed Mursi....

Another death from MERS in Saudi 28 Jul 2013 - 02:32 am

DUBAI: A Saudi man has died of the coronavirus Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the Saudi Health Ministry said yesterday, raising to 39...

MIDEAST PEACE TALKS KERRY ISRAEL PALESTINE DESERT DESTINATION TWO STATE SOLUTION 28 Jul 2013 - 02:31 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR MIDEAST PEACE TALKS KERRY ISRAEL PALESTINE DESERT DESTINATION TWO STATE...

Ramadan Thoughts; Worldly life is only a transition 28 Jul 2013 - 02:27 am

By Amal Stapley Where is your focus? What do you spend most of your time thinking about? What are your main topics of...

Ramadan Thoughts: Predictions in the Quran The exploration of space 28 Jul 2013 - 02:26 am

Predictions in the Quran The exploration of space Humanity’s exploration of space was accelerated with the Soviet satellite Sputnik on 4 October 1957,...

Ramadan Thoughts: Islam : Basic Facts 28 Jul 2013 - 02:26 am

Obligatory prayers Prayer in Islam, is worship of Allah the Almighty, Praising and Thanking Him, acknowledging His Sovereignty and committing oneself to obey...

Syrian forces make gains in Homs 28 Jul 2013 - 02:25 am

BEIRUT: Regime forces backed by Hezbollah now control half of the Khaldiyeh district of Homs after ousting rebels in fierce fighting in the...

Chemical arms talks ‘productive’ 28 Jul 2013 - 02:25 am

BEIRUT: The United Nations and Syria said yesterday that negotiations between Damascus and the UN chemical weapons investigator were “productive”, but did not...

Coalition’s UN visit shows divisions 28 Jul 2013 - 02:25 am

UNITED NATIONS: The main Syrian opposition has called on the UN Security Council to apply greater “international pressure” on President Bashar Al Assad...

Libya PM to reshuffle cabinet, cut ministries after killings 28 Jul 2013 - 02:25 am

TRIPOLI: Libya’s prime minister said he would reshuffle the cabinet and reorganise the government to cope with the “urgent” situation in the country...