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Over 1,000 join online diabetic support network 20 May 2013 - 02:27 am

DOHA: More than 1,000 diabetics from Qatar and other countries in the region have registered with the ‘My Diabetes Story Community’, an online...

Aeronautical College celebrates graduation of new batch 20 May 2013 - 02:27 am

Doha: Qatar Aeronautical College yesterday celebrated the passing out of a new batch of 130 graduates including pilots, engineers and air traffic controllers...

Fish hatchery in Al Khor soon 20 May 2013 - 02:27 am

DOHA: A fish hatchery with a huge production capacity will be set up in Al Khor soon to meet the growing demand of...

Qatar, Burundi sign air transport agreement 20 May 2013 - 02:26 am

Doha: Qatar and the Republic of Burundi yesterday inked the final signature on the Air Transport Agreement which was initialed in March 2010....

HMC staff to get IHI Open School training 20 May 2013 - 02:26 am

Participants in the Middle East Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare in Doha, organised by the HMC and IHI recently. DOHA: Healthcare professionals...

Georgetown student wins HBKU honour 20 May 2013 - 02:25 am

Indeewaree Thotawattage of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar, who was named student leader of the year for her outstanding performance,...

DFI adds two more festivals to calendar 20 May 2013 - 02:24 am

Fatma Al Remaihi DOHA: The annual slate of Doha Film Institute (DFI) will now include two festivals: Qumra Film Festival, focused on first-...

CNA-Q hosts charity art and photography auction 20 May 2013 - 02:23 am

DOHA: College of the North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q) is hosting a Charity Art and Photography Auction on Wednesday in celebration of a decade of...

Al Nahdi Group joins Nojoom Programme 20 May 2013 - 02:22 am

Doha: Nojoom members can get ready for the summer heat and protect their vehicles by redeeming their Nojoom Points for car film products...

Hezbollah militants step up Syria battle 20 May 2013 - 02:22 am

Free Syrian Army fighters prepare to launch a rocket in Deir Al Zor. AMMAN: Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside...

Emir to open 13th Doha Forum today 20 May 2013 - 02:12 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will open the 13th Doha Forum today in presence of a number...

Emir meets Indian minister 20 May 2013 - 02:11 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram in Doha yesterday. Talks dealt with bilateral...

Several farms being used for other purposes 20 May 2013 - 02:09 am

DOHA: Many agricultural farms in the country for which the government provided land on long-lease at a nominal rent, are being misused by...

Jihadist groups seize Syrian oil wells 20 May 2013 - 01:42 am

A makeshift oil refinery site in al-Mansoura village, al-Raqqa province. Photograph: Reuters Damascus: The EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions to aid...

Saudi vegetable seller kills self 20 May 2013 - 01:40 am

One of the Saudi vegetable vendor (file picture) RIYADH: A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh...

Dubai workers launch rare strike over wages 20 May 2013 - 01:29 am

DUBAI: Thousands of workers employed by Dubai’s largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work yesterday to back wage demands, a rare labour...

Extreme climate change predictions ‘may be wrong’ 20 May 2013 - 01:18 am

London: Some of the most extreme predictions of global warming are unlikely to materialise, new scientific research has suggested, but the world is...

Troop training 20 May 2013 - 01:17 am

Members of the Palestinian security forces take part in a training session in the West Bank city of Jericho, yesterday.