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QF gives boost to power, water conservation drive 22 Apr 2013 - 04:02 am

DOHA: Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation...

JEM thanks Emir 22 Apr 2013 - 03:59 am

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed Abdullah Al Mahmoud with JEM leader Mohammed Beshar Ahmed...

Wedding expo gets bigger this year 22 Apr 2013 - 03:57 am

Qatar Expo CEO, Hadi A Ali (second left) and Executive Assistant Manager of The Ritz Carlton Doha, Belal Al Kadry (third right), along...

Minister receives credentials of envoys 22 Apr 2013 - 03:01 am

The Assistant Foreign Minister for Services Affairs H E Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa yesterday received the credentials of Non-resident Ambassadors Ismail Tama...

Kahramaa to mark first year of Tarsheed campaign today 22 Apr 2013 - 03:00 am

DOHA: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) will mark the first anniversary of its ongoing national campaign for conservation and efficient use...

Al Baker outlines investment opportunities 22 Apr 2013 - 02:59 am

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker addressing a discussion panel in Berlin. DOHA/BERLIN: Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker...

Qatar puts transport on top of its priorities: Report 22 Apr 2013 - 02:59 am

Doha: Upgrading its domestic transport system is among Qatar’s investment priorities in the decade, funding at least $70bn worth of projects that have...

Emir, Dy Emir send congratulations to Italy president 22 Apr 2013 - 02:58 am

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad...

Impact of modernisation on Arab cities discussed 22 Apr 2013 - 02:57 am

Some of the international experts who took part in Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies second international symposium. DOHA: Impact of globalisation and modernisation...

BOSTON TERRORISM WINNERS LOSERS MARATHON RACE 22 Apr 2013 - 02:55 am

Group: ViewsAmerica Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR BOSTON TERRORISM WINNERS LOSERS MARATHON RACE 041713 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New...

Egypt’s justice minister resigns 22 Apr 2013 - 02:49 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky (pictured), has resigned in protest at “an assault” on the judiciary by President Mohammed Mursi’s Islamist backers,...

Erdogan told to delay Gaza trip 22 Apr 2013 - 02:48 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (right), and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. ISTANBUL: The United...

Regime forces kill 85 in Damascus 22 Apr 2013 - 02:48 am

AMMAN: Syrian forces and militiamen loyal to President Bashar Al Assad killed at least 85 people yesterday, including women and children, when they...

Paramilitaries mutiny in Darfur 22 Apr 2013 - 02:47 am

The US charge d’affaires to Sudan Joseph Stafford speaks during a press conference with the Director of US Aid in Sudan, Barry Pormm,...

Alkhatib again threatens to quit 22 Apr 2013 - 02:46 am

DAMASCUS: Syrian opposition chief Ahmad Moaz Alkhatib is determined to step down in the face of what he sees as world “inaction” as...

US-Israel arms deal sends Iran clear signal: Hagel 22 Apr 2013 - 02:46 am

TEL AVIV: A major US arms deal with Israel sends Iran a “very clear signal” that military action remains an option to stop...

German films dominate Jazeera fest 22 Apr 2013 - 02:20 am

Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival Director Abbas Arnaout (sixth left) with jury members at the awards ceremony at the Doha Sheraton yesterday....

Asian gets 40 lashes for drinking 22 Apr 2013 - 02:18 am

DOHA: A lower criminal court here has sentenced a young Asian Muslim to 40 lashes and fined him QR500 after he was found...