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Tokyo stocks close 0.10pc higher 29 May 2013 - 09:20 am

TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended 0.10 percent higher on Tuesday after a choppy trading session with investor sentiment brightened by upbeat...

Wal-Mart fined $110m over hazardous waste 29 May 2013 - 09:11 am

WASHINGTON: Wal-Mart was hit with $110 million in US federal and state fines Tuesday after pleading guilty to criminal charges of mishandling hazardous...

New vaccine protects kids against hand, foot and mouth disease 29 May 2013 - 08:03 am

LONDON: Chinese scientists have developed the first vaccine to protect children against a virus called enterovirus 71, or EV71, that causes the common...

Six suicide attackers killed in Afghanistan 29 May 2013 - 08:02 am

KABUL: Afghan security forces killed six suicide bombers who attacked the Panjshir provincial governor's office early Wednesday, officials said, in an assault on...

Many not happy with HMC outpatient services: survey 29 May 2013 - 02:57 am

DOHA: Patients are less satisfied with the services at the Hamad General Hospital, especially its outpatient department, compared to other hospitals run by...

Qatar Airways moulding future leaders 29 May 2013 - 02:56 am

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker (second left) with Airline Personnel Directors’ Council outgoing executive vice-president, Manfred Merz (left), incoming executive vice-president, Bernhard...

Local firms discuss CSR activities 29 May 2013 - 02:54 am

General Manager of ExxonMobil Qatar, Bart Cahir, and Qatargas Chief Executive Officer, Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, at the Corporate Social Responsibility conference...

Contracts are a hurdle for mega projects: Expert 29 May 2013 - 02:52 am

General Manager of MEED Cost Indices, Emil Rademeyer, addressing the Qatar Transport Conference. Salim Matramkot DOHA: Despite the huge opportunities Qatar’s multi-billion...

Qatar to get cyber crime law soon 29 May 2013 - 02:52 am

DOHA: The Minister of Justice H E Hasan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim has said that a new law on cyber crime will be...

Top honours for QNCC 29 May 2013 - 02:51 am

Officials at the Middle East Event Awards 2013 in Dubai. DOHA: Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) won the Best Events Venue award at...

Road diversion in Al Khor from today 29 May 2013 - 02:47 am

DOHA: Two lanes of the road leading to Al Thakhira roundabout and Al Khor industrial area will be closed for 10 days beginning...

EQ, SDC research on micro businesses 29 May 2013 - 02:45 am

CEO of EQ, Noora Al Mannai, and SDC MD, Amal Al Mannai, signing the MoU. DOHA: Enterprise Qatar (EQ), an arm of the...

Villaggio fire victims remembered 29 May 2013 - 02:44 am

Friends and well-wishers of Villaggio fire victims gather to pay their respects during a memorial service on the first anniversary of the blaze,...

Cinematography workshop set 29 May 2013 - 02:44 am

DOHA: Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) Gulf Film Development will host the fourth instalment of ‘Akkas Cinema: DFI Cinematography Workshop’ from June 9 to...

US documentary to highlight Qatar’s growth 29 May 2013 - 02:44 am

DOHA: Recent developments in Qatar’s expanding economy will be highlighted in a new documentary airing on Fox 5 New York in the US...

Four new cinemas ahead of Eid Al Fitr 29 May 2013 - 02:43 am

from left: MD of Green Facility Management, Amer Maqboul, GM of Grand, Abbas Mohammed Khan, Chairman of Regency Group Grand Mall, Shamsudheen bin...

Ashghal announces two traffic diversions on Dukhan Road 29 May 2013 - 02:42 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced a traffic diversion on Dukhan Road between the existing interchanges at Al Wajba and Al...

SIS students excel at CBSE 29 May 2013 - 02:42 am

DOHA: Students of the Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS) fared well in the CBSE International (CBSE-i) Class X examinations held recently. Of the four...