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QIB motivates customers to spend abroad with Visa 12 Jun 2013 - 02:12 am

Doha: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading Islamic financial institution, has launched a special “International Summer Spends” promotion, in which customers have the...

Ooredoo says 200 4G sites now operational 12 Jun 2013 - 02:11 am

DOHA: Qatar’s telecoms leader Ooredoo has reached a milestone in the rollout of 4G network across the country, doubling the number of base...

Aspire lures people to walk more in malls 12 Jun 2013 - 02:11 am

Officials during the signing ceremony of Aspire Zone Foundation’s health drive yesterday. DOHA: Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) has partnered with Villaggio and Landmark...

Orientalist Museum donates QR12,000 to Qatar Charity 12 Jun 2013 - 02:10 am

Officials of the Orientalist Museum and Qatar Charity during the donation. DOHA: The Orientalist Museum has donated QR12,000 to Qatar Charity, raised through...

Concerts in tribute to Egypt singer 12 Jun 2013 - 02:10 am

DOHA: Qatar Music Academy will hold two free Arab music concerts on Thursday at 6.35pm at the Museum of Islamic Art Atrium and...

Healthcare to get QR38bn boost 12 Jun 2013 - 02:07 am

The Minister of Health H E Abdulla bin Khalid Al Qahtani, speaking at an event to mark the completion of two years of...

One in five suffers from mental illness: Official 12 Jun 2013 - 02:06 am

Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at Hamad Medical Corporation Dr Suhaila Ghuloum, during her presentation.Abdul Basit By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Qatar will soon have a...

QFBA briefs ministries on development products 12 Jun 2013 - 02:06 am

Doha: Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), the financial services training provider, held a briefing session in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy...

QFB launches region’s first metal MasterCard 12 Jun 2013 - 02:05 am

DOHA: Qatar First Bank (QFB), Qatar’s first independent Shariah-compliant bank regulated by QFC Regulatory Authority, yesterday announced the launch of the first Shariah-compliant...

MONITORED CALL SPYNG INTELLIGENCE PRIVACY CIA USA TERRORISM SAFETY SECURITY 12 Jun 2013 - 02:02 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: CLEMENT Source: National Post - Toronto, Canada Keywords: COLOR MONITORED CALL SPYNG INTELLIGENCE PRIVACY CIA USA TERRORISM SAFETY SECURITY 061013...

Heavy rains 12 Jun 2013 - 01:57 am

A commuter jumps from a bus during heavy rains at a bus stop in Kochi and (right) a woman carrying her child through...

Coal allocation: Case against Jindal, others 12 Jun 2013 - 01:56 am

New Delhi: Industrialist-lawmaker Naveen Jindal and former minister of state for coal Dasari Narayana Rao are among those against whom the Central Bureau...

I won’t forget days spent in jail: Sreesanth 12 Jun 2013 - 01:56 am

New Delhi: Fast bowler S Sreesanth, who was released from Tihar jail yesterday on bail, said the last 27 days have taught him...

Increase in Haj quota urged 12 Jun 2013 - 01:56 am

New Delhi: India has sought a hike in the Haj quota and also requested Saudi Arabia to reconsider its decision of slashing the...

72,000 apply for Emergency Certificates in Saudi 12 Jun 2013 - 01:56 am

New Delhi: India said yesterday that it is looking to help its expatriate workers in Kuwait who would be affected by the Gulf...

Roses minus thorns developed 12 Jun 2013 - 01:55 am

Palampur: Every rose has its thorn. The saying seems to have lost its meaning in Himachal Pradesh. The Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology...

Qatar tops in density of millionaires 12 Jun 2013 - 01:40 am

DOHA: Qatar has the world’s highest density of millionaires. According to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), more than 14...

GCC to act against Hezbollah members 12 Jun 2013 - 01:37 am

RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council said it will take measures against members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah over the movement’s military intervention against Syrian rebels....