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Railway scandal: CBI files charge sheet 03 Jul 2013 - 08:49 am

New Delhi: Former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla is among the 10 accused named by the CBI in a charge...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 03 Jul 2013 - 08:47 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Wednesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Munde’s nephew quits BJP, joins NCP 03 Jul 2013 - 08:39 am

Mumbai: In a jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, its legislator Dhananjay Munde, nephew of senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde, quit...

Drone attack kills 17 in Pakistan's Waziristan region 03 Jul 2013 - 08:21 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A U.S. drone strike killed at least 17 people in Pakistan's restive border region early on Wednesday, Pakistani security officials said,...

Suntory unit shares rise 2.09pc in Tokyo debut 03 Jul 2013 - 08:20 am

TOKYO: Shares in Suntory's food-and-beverage unit rose more than two percent on their debut in Tokyo Wednesday, after the Japanese drinks giant raised...

Pakistan could soon end Afghan war 03 Jul 2013 - 08:20 am

KABUL: Pakistan could end the Afghan war "in weeks" if it were serious about peace, and is complicit in US drone strikes despite...

Emir receives greetings 03 Jul 2013 - 03:16 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with a member of the Central African Republic ministerial delegation who visited the...

MoI to hold seminar for expatriate communities 03 Jul 2013 - 03:13 am

DOHA: The Public Relations Department at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) will organise an ‘Introductory Seminar’ on Sunday, 6.30pm, at the conference hall...

Emir reconstitutes Qatar Investment Authority 03 Jul 2013 - 03:13 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued yesterday Emiri decisions No. 74 and 75 of 2013, restructuring the...

Technical presentation 03 Jul 2013 - 03:11 am

Dr Abdullah Mohamed Al Ajmi during a technical presentation on ‘Value for Money in Construction Projects’, organised by Qatar Society of Engineers, at...

DFI to hold masterclass in acting and directing 03 Jul 2013 - 03:10 am

DOHA: Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) Gulf Film Development will be hosting an acting and directing masterclass following the screening of the award-winning film...

Child Health Notebook soon 03 Jul 2013 - 03:10 am

DOHA: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation and the Supreme Council of Health, will soon make the...

GCC cartoon exhibition brings together popular caricaturists 03 Jul 2013 - 03:08 am

Qatari cartoonist Sultan Al Subaie receiving a memento. DOHA: Famous caricaturists from all over the Gulf region are participating at the Third GCC...

DFI to hold masterclass in acting and directing 03 Jul 2013 - 03:08 am

DOHA: Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) Gulf Film Development will be hosting an acting and directing masterclass following the screening of the award-winning film...

Call for paradigm shift in education 03 Jul 2013 - 03:03 am

Dr Mohamed Ally of Athabasca University, Canada, gives a presentation during iEARN Qatar Conference at Qatar National Convention Center yesterday. Shaival Dalal BY...

Three-day partial closure of roundabout 03 Jul 2013 - 02:57 am

Dr Mohamed Ally of Athabasca University, Canada, gives a presentation during iEARN Qatar Conference at Qatar National Convention Center yesterday. Shaival Dalal Doha:...

Commercial Bank offers Ramadan vehicle loan 03 Jul 2013 - 02:56 am

DOHA: Commercial Bank has announced the launch of a vehicle loan offer with a discounted rate of 2.4 percent as a Ramadan offer...

Over 30,000 visit Kulluna heart health stand 03 Jul 2013 - 02:54 am

Gary Sykes, President of ConocoPhillips Qatar, the founding sponsor of Kulluna, and Director of Hamad International Training Centre and Chairman of the Kulluna...