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Kulluna to focus on heart health 30 Apr 2013 - 03:57 am

from left: Senior Cardiology Consultant, Dr Omar Al Tamimi, President of ConocoPhilips-Qatar, Gary Sykes, Chief of Communications and Chief of Staff for the...

Schedule of ‘Mubadara’ announced 30 Apr 2013 - 03:56 am

The Director of Operation, Ammar Benaissa, and Marketing Associate, Fatima Al Kharaz, during the media roundtable yesterday. Kammutty VP DOHA: Injaz Qatar, a...

Solar-powered lamps for Salwa-Mesaieed highway 30 Apr 2013 - 03:55 am

The new Salwa-Mesaieed highway, with two lanes in each direction, and an 8m median with a protective fence. DOHA: For a first in...

DCMF plans to release annual report today 30 Apr 2013 - 03:53 am

DOHA: The Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) will today release its first annual report on the challenges facing journalists and their profession...

Advisory Council holds meeting 30 Apr 2013 - 03:53 am

Doha: The Advisory (Shura) Council yesterday held its ordinary weekly meeting session under its Speaker H E Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi. At...

Millennium forum to review results 30 Apr 2013 - 03:52 am

Nasser bin Abdul Aziz Al Nassr, High Representative for the Alliance of Civilization, addressing the opening of the Forum of the Millennium Development...

Local firms come forward to ‘Educate A Child’ 30 Apr 2013 - 03:52 am

DOHA: Several organisations yesterday signed agreements with ‘Educate A Child’ initiative to support children deprived of education around the world and bring quality...

Arab Spring enhanced EU-GCC ties 30 Apr 2013 - 03:50 am

Officials taking part in a seminar to promote EU-GCC dialogue on foreign policy issues at Qatar University yesterday. Shaival Dalal By Azmat Haroon...

Katara DFI Cinema to screen award-winning Disconnect 30 Apr 2013 - 03:49 am

A scene from the Golden Globe winning film, Disconnect. DOHA: Disconnect, which stars Golden Globe winner Jason Bateman, will be screened next month...

TEDxYD, Bloomsbury to promote reading habit 30 Apr 2013 - 03:49 am

DOHA: TEDxYouth@Doha (TEDxYD) and Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) have launched Laysh: To read or not to read, a bilingual online reading initiative...

Disney’s 100 Years of Magic coming to Doha 30 Apr 2013 - 03:47 am

Officials during the announcement of Disney On Ice celebrates 100 of Years of Magic show in Doha. DOHA: ‘Disney on Ice celebrates 100...

Ashghal honours team behind Salwa Road calligraffiti 30 Apr 2013 - 03:45 am

Officials from Ashghal and Qatar Museums Authority with the team behind the Salwa Road calligraffiti murals project at a ceremony. DOHA: The Public...

Huge increase in visitors from Qatar to Thailand 30 Apr 2013 - 03:42 am

DOHA: There was huge increase in the number of visitors from Qatar to Thailand last year, according to a Thai tourism official. Chalermsak...

ASSAD AL BASHAR SYRIA OBAMA RED LINE FLAG 30 Apr 2013 - 03:42 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR ASSAD AL BASHAR SYRIA OBAMA RED LINE FLAG 042813 Provider: CartoonArts...

Workers protest 30 Apr 2013 - 03:33 am

Workers shout slogans against the government during a protest along Mohamed Mahmoud street near Tahrir Square in Cairo yesterday. The Egyptian Union of...

Dubai jails Britons on drug charges 30 Apr 2013 - 03:33 am

DUBAI: A Dubai court sentenced three Britons to four years in jail on drug charges yesterday, a decision that may overshadow a visit...

Brotherhood out for revenge on judiciary: Amr Moussa 30 Apr 2013 - 03:32 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood is trying to exact revenge on the judiciary for years of imprisonment and political exclusion, but is attacking...

Gunmen hold Libyan ministry under siege 30 Apr 2013 - 03:32 am

TRIPOLI: Dozens of gunmen kept Libya’s foreign ministry under siege for a second day yesterday, as violence spread when police officers firing their...