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HMC’s fourth liver transplant a success 17 Jul 2013 - 05:20 am

Dr Yousef Al Maslamani, Consultant and Head of the Organ Transplantation Department at HMC (fourth left), Dr Abdulla Al Ansari, Consultant Surgeon and...

Vegetables were cheaper in June: CPD 17 Jul 2013 - 05:18 am

DOHA: Vegetables became marginally cheaper in June from a year earlier, while fish prices dropped as much as eight percent in a month...

200 families benefit from Rota’s Ramadan project 17 Jul 2013 - 05:18 am

Rota volunteers busy packing groceries. DOHA: Reach Out To Asia (Rota) has distributed groceries to 200 needy families in Qatar as part of...

Egyptian envoy visits Msheireb Enrichment Centre 17 Jul 2013 - 05:16 am

The Egyptian ambassador to Qatar, Mohammed Morsy, being briefed by Engineer Abdulla Hassan Al Mehshadi, Chief Executive Officer at Msheireb Properties and Mohammed...

Hotels concerned over driving licence curbs on workers 17 Jul 2013 - 05:16 am

DOHA: A number of hotel managers are worried of the recent decision to ban labourers from having driving licence, saying this would create...

Women get insurance cover at Ahli Hospital 17 Jul 2013 - 05:15 am

DOHA: Qatari women over the age of 12 years will be able to get themselves registered at the Al Ahli Hospital under the...

Ooredoo Mobile Money customers get free calls 17 Jul 2013 - 05:15 am

Doha: Ooredoo Mobile Money customers can enjoy free calling minutes every time they make an international transfer, thanks to a new promotion from...

Ramadan Thoughts: Ramadan, the Quran and us 17 Jul 2013 - 05:14 am

By Mansoor Ahmed The month of Ramadan is a time when we, despite the struggle, keep ourselves away from that which is otherwise...

Ramadan Thoughts: Mending habits and developing character 17 Jul 2013 - 05:14 am

By Sadullah Khan Ramadan is the month of heightened Allah-consciousness, of attaining taqwa (piety), of training ourselves to be the best we can...

Syria death toll 5,000 a month 17 Jul 2013 - 05:13 am

UNITED NATIONS: Five thousand people a month are dying in Syria’s war, which has now generated the worst refugee crisis since the 1994...

Aleppo varsity strips Erdogan of PhD 17 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Aleppo University has stripped Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of an honorary doctorate citing his support for Syrian rebels and...

Rebels reinforce Damascus suburb 17 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels poured reinforcements into a key Damascus suburb yesterday in an attempt to push back government troops who have renewed their...

Four clerics appointed to Guardian Council 17 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

TEHRAN: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday appointed four clerics to Iran’s powerful Guardian Council, a body dominated by ultra-conservatives that interprets the...

Bahrain arrests three for attack on MP’s home 17 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

DUBAI: Bahraini authorities have arrested three “terrorists” who allegedly hurled firebombs at the home of a Shia lawmaker without causing casualties even though...

Turkish police arrest 30 over anti-govt protests 17 Jul 2013 - 05:11 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish police arrested about 30 people here yesterday after briefly detaining more than 1,000 in a widening crackdown after weeks of violent...

EGYPT TANK WHEEL CHANGE MORSI PROTESTS ARAB SPRING 17 Jul 2013 - 05:10 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR EGYPT TANK WHEEL CHANGE MORSI PROTESTS ARAB SPRING 070813 Provider: CartoonArts...

New Saudi rules to protect domestic workers’ rights 17 Jul 2013 - 03:42 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced yesterday new rules to protect the rights of foreign domestic workers, most of whom are from South Asia, but...

Qatari rider killed in motorcycle crash 17 Jul 2013 - 03:41 am

The damaged motorbike involved in the accident at Abu Hamour late on Monday night. (Abdul Basit) DOHA: A teenaged Qatari rider is reported...