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Syria a big challenge for GCC states: Expert 23 May 2013 - 03:47 am

By Azmat Haroon Doha: Syria will be the biggest challenge for the Gulf countries, where too many different agendas have collided, turning the...

HMC and PHCC hold health awareness expo 23 May 2013 - 03:46 am

Students and officials during the health awareness expo held at Khawla Bint Al Azwar Independent Primary School for Girls. DOHA: School students were...

Sports-themed films on show from tomorrow 23 May 2013 - 03:45 am

Dr Christian Wacker (left), Director and Chief Curator, Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, and Yusuf Hayat, Deputy CEO, The Youth Company, addressing the...

Qatar Airways gets three cargo planes 23 May 2013 - 03:45 am

Qatar Airways’ Airbus A330-200F freighter. DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo has welcomed three new Airbus A330-200F freighters to its fleet of seven aircraft. The...

Katara holds workshop on strategic management 23 May 2013 - 03:44 am

Dr David P Norton (left), one of the world’s leading thinkers in strategic performance management, and Dr Khalid Al Jaber, Adviser to General...

Expert shares strategy to tackle obesity 23 May 2013 - 03:43 am

Alide Chase, Senior Vice President at US healthcare organisation Kaiser Permanente, speaking at the Forum. DOHA: Lifestyle, social and emotional factors need to...

ictQATAR invites public views for radio spectrum policy 23 May 2013 - 03:43 am

Doha: Qatar’s telcoms sector regular yesterday announced the launch of a public consultation on a draft radio spectrum fees policy and fees schedule....

Sponsorship deal 23 May 2013 - 03:42 am

Manar Almuraikhi (left), Sponsorship Analyst at Ooredoo, and Ghanim Al Mohannadi, Chairman and Founder of QSports League, exchange sponsorhip agreements during a signing...

Sheikh Mohammed – first Qatari to conquer Everest 23 May 2013 - 03:41 am

DOHA: Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Thani, Reach Out To Asia (Rota) brand ambassador, has become the first Qatari to summit the world’s...

SYRIA WEAPONS RUSSIA PUUTIN GIFT 052213 23 May 2013 - 03:40 am

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Strong winds, unstable weather until Saturday 23 May 2013 - 03:26 am

DOHA: Strong dust winds are expected to lash the country beginning today, according to the Meteorology Department. Northwesterly winds blowing at speeds ranging...

Assad urged to step down 23 May 2013 - 03:25 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry holds a news conference with Jordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Amman, yesterday. AMMAN: Major powers urged...

40,000 bogus accounts on social media in Arab world 23 May 2013 - 03:21 am

DOHA: There are at least 40,000 bogus user accounts on social networking sites, including Twitter and Facebook, in the Arab world and their...

Al Jazeera far ahead of other Arabic channels, says survey 23 May 2013 - 03:20 am

Doha: An independent research has shown that Al Jazeera Arabic is the most watched pan-Arab news channel. According to audience data produced for...

PM says new world order is emerging 23 May 2013 - 03:18 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani addressing the opening session of the fourth...

Sheikha Moza receives ICRC president 23 May 2013 - 03:14 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser talking with Peter Maurer (second right), President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). They...

High time for Shura Council polls 23 May 2013 - 03:06 am

There are only a few weeks to go before June 30, 2013, the date given in Emiri decision No.18 of 2010 as the...

Theft of intellectual property rights 23 May 2013 - 03:05 am

We have an effective agency for the protection of intellectual property rights in Qatar. This body makes significant efforts to safeguard these rights...