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Banks warn of fraudulent emails, sites 23 Apr 2013 - 02:57 am

DOHA: Banks here have warned customers not to disclose online any information about their accounts, credit cards or automated teller machine (ATM) PIN...

Advisory Council holds weekly session 23 Apr 2013 - 02:57 am

Doha: The Advisory Council held Monday its regular weekly session under its Speaker H E Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi. At the outset...

Indian Embassy closed tomorrow 23 Apr 2013 - 02:56 am

Doha: The Embassy of India will remain closed tomorrow on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, a press release issued by the mission said...

Experts on Iran and Saudi meet at QU seminar 23 Apr 2013 - 02:56 am

Doha: Qatar University (QU) and the Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB) hosted a one-day workshop with international experts, examining the relations of...

QMA launches bus service 23 Apr 2013 - 02:54 am

Officials of Qatar Museums Authority and Occidental Petroleum of Qatar during the launch of the free shuttle bus service between the Museum of...

FCB Fan Zone invites football buffs 23 Apr 2013 - 02:53 am

Fans try out their football skills at the Qatar Foundation—FC Barcelona Fan Zone. DOHA: Football enthusiasts are once again invited to celebrate the...

Experts take part in QFI Earth Day meet 23 Apr 2013 - 02:41 am

From Left: Executive Director of QEERI, Dr Rabi Mohtar, Dr Emily Pidgeon of Conservation International, Research Scientist at QEERI, Dr Rodrigo Riera, Moza...

Safety robot on duty 23 Apr 2013 - 02:40 am

A safety robot deployed by a contracting company near the Doha Exhibition Center to alert commuters about ongoing road works in the area.Qassim...

Kahramaa honours winners of green contest 23 Apr 2013 - 02:36 am

The Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah presenting an award to Mohammed Rashid Mubarak...

Q22 to unveil workers’ charter tomorrow 23 Apr 2013 - 02:36 am

DOHA: Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee (Q22) will announce its “workers’ charter” and preparations for workers to stay safe and healthy during construction of...

GUN LAWS THREAT BOSTON TERROR MARATHON TEXAS WACO NEWS VIOLENCE ARMS WEAPONS 23 Apr 2013 - 02:34 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: SCHRANK Source: Sunday Business Post - Dublin, Ireland Keywords: COLOR GUN LAWS THREAT BOSTON TERROR MARATHON TEXAS WACO NEWS VIOLENCE...

Abbas in Turkey 23 Apr 2013 - 02:28 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, yesterday. Turkey expressed its dismay at the way US Secretary...

Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike 23 Apr 2013 - 02:27 am

RAMALLAH: A Palestinian prisoner held by Israel has agreed to end an on-off hunger strike yesterday which has lasted for over eight months...

Kuwaiti politician gets bail in insult case 23 Apr 2013 - 02:26 am

Kuwaiti opposition leader and former MP Musallam Al Barrak with supporters as he leaves the court in Kuwait City, yesterday. KUWAIT: A prominent...

Saudi sponsors to pay for deporting illegal workers 23 Apr 2013 - 02:25 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will make sponsors and employers of foreigners working illegally in the country pay the cost of deporting them, under new...

Over 100 dead in army capture of Syria town 23 Apr 2013 - 02:25 am

BEIRUT: More than 100 people have been found dead in a town near the Syrian capital of Damascus after a five-day operation to...

Mursi in crisis talks with judges over reform 23 Apr 2013 - 02:25 am

CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi held crisis talks with the country’s top judges yesterday after the justice minister resigned over demands by the...

Saudi Shura Council calls for weekend change 23 Apr 2013 - 02:24 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council, which advises the government on new laws, has recommended changing the country’s official weekend to Friday and Saturday...