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Garangao celebrations tonight 23 Jul 2013 - 03:10 am

DOHA: Garangao, a festival for children on the 14th day of Ramadan in the region, will be celebrated today. In the evening, children,...

Qatari students complete internship at QFCRA 23 Jul 2013 - 03:10 am

DOHA: Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Regulatory Authority celebrated the completion of its annual Summer Internship Programme on Banking Supervision and Regulatory Affairs, and...

Ramadan thoughts: The concept of worship in Islam 23 Jul 2013 - 03:08 am

By Sayyid Abul A’ala Mawdudi Ibadah (act of worship) is an Arabic word derived from abd (a slave) and it means submission. It...

Ramadan Thoughts: Reward for reading the Quran 23 Jul 2013 - 03:08 am

By Dr Mohammad Qatanani Reciting the Quran is one of the best good deeds a Muslim can do. Also, it is a great...

QA opens two Holiday Shops in GCC 23 Jul 2013 - 03:06 am

Qatar Airways staff help customers book their vacation at a Holiday Shop. Doha: Qatar Airways Holidays, the airline’s leisure division, has begun expanding...

Garangao at Katara tonight 23 Jul 2013 - 03:05 am

Children taking part in last year’s Garangao in Katara. DOHA: Katara will recreate the traditional feel of Garangao celebrations, giving children the opportunity...

Alrabaa visit kids at HMC 23 Jul 2013 - 03:04 am

Alrabaa with Ooredoo’s delegation and HMC staff. Doha: Ooredoo’s Alrabaa (Friends) and a group of volunteers visited the children’s ward at Hamad Medical...

IQPC launches awards for construction successes 23 Jul 2013 - 03:04 am

Doha: In recognition of the groundbreaking efforts of the construction industry in Qatar, IQPC has launched the Qatar Contractors Forum Awards that will...

Commercial Bank ‘Win with Pin’ winners named 23 Jul 2013 - 03:03 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank has announced 20 winners of iPhone 5s under its ‘Win with Pin’ promotion for using debit cards, said a press...

Norwegian set free in rape case 23 Jul 2013 - 03:02 am

Marte Dalelv (right) from Norway, embraces an unidentified woman at the Norwegian Seamen’s Centre in Dubai. DUBAI: A Norwegian woman sentenced to prison...

Israel poised to free ‘around 80’ prisoners 23 Jul 2013 - 03:02 am

JERUSALEM: Israel is poised to decide on the release of around 80 long-serving Palestinian prisoners ahead of renewed peace talks, an Israeli official...

Kuwait court acquits three ex-MPs of insulting emir 23 Jul 2013 - 03:02 am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s appeals court yesterday overturned a three-year jail term on three former opposition MPs and acquitted them from the charge of...

UAE buys 2 French Helios surveillance satellites 23 Jul 2013 - 03:01 am

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates ordered two military surveillance satellites from France yesterday, in a deal worth more than ¤700m ($913.2 m)....

Bahrain mosque blast suspects charged 23 Jul 2013 - 03:01 am

DUBAI: Bahrain’s prosecutor yesterday charged three men arrested in connection with a car bombing outside a Sunni mosque with forming a “terror” group,...

AU probes rival Sudan rebel allegations 23 Jul 2013 - 03:01 am

KHARTOUM: African nations began an investigation yesterday into allegations by Sudan and South Sudan that they are supporting rebels operating in each other’s...

Gulf rights groups assail abuse of women activists 23 Jul 2013 - 03:00 am

KUWAIT CITY: A number of Gulf-based rights groups and activists yesterday strongly condemned Gulf states over mistreatment of women activists that included sexual...

Lebanon regrets EU blacklisting: PM 23 Jul 2013 - 02:59 am

A picture taken on November 11, 2009, shows Hezbollah fighters, holding up Lebanese flags and the yellow flag of the militant Shia group,...

Hezbollah blacklisted in several countries 23 Jul 2013 - 02:59 am

BEIRUT: The European Union added the military wing of Lebanon’s Hezbollah to its list of international terrorist groups yesterday. The group was already...