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Dutch sports business delegation visits Doha 20 Apr 2013 - 03:08 am

John Groffen, Ambassador of Netherlands; Major General Dr Saif Ali Al Hajri, Managing Director, G4S Qatar; former football player Ronald de Boer, the...

Spark Digital holds talk on Google’s influence 20 Apr 2013 - 03:07 am

DOHA: Spark Digital, a digital media agency in Qatar, recently held a talk on ‘How to Use Google and How Google Uses You’...

US artist captures environment’s rhythm on canvas 20 Apr 2013 - 03:06 am

DOHA: American artist Lisa Mounteer Watson has opened an exhibition in Doha. The expo, Chronofusion, is being held at Inter-Continental Doha The City...

500 ‘Hit the Building’ at Al Riwaq 20 Apr 2013 - 03:05 am

Visitors splashing colours on the wall of Al Riwaq Exhibition Space yesterday. DOHA: More than 500 people enjoyed the Hit the Building event...

PEF delegation meets Pakistan Ambassador 20 Apr 2013 - 03:04 am

The Ambassador of Pakistan Syed Hassan Raza received a delegation from the Pakistan Engineering Forum (PEF) and discussed plans to establish a technical...

Grand Heritage to open this year in West Bay 20 Apr 2013 - 02:22 am

By Isabel Ovalle DOHA: A new five-star hotel will open its doors in Doha’s financial district this year. The Bin Samikh Tower, located...

Kids’ couture 20 Apr 2013 - 02:20 am

by Qassim Rahmatullah The 14th annual fashion show organised by Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar featured a children’s collection designed by sophomore students....

Gold Souq awaits customers 20 Apr 2013 - 02:19 am

Doha: Although sales of gold jewellery have shot up in the city, shops in Souq Waqif’s Gold Souq are still awaiting customers. A...

Low-income expat workers top buyers 20 Apr 2013 - 01:48 am

BY AZMAT HAROON and FAZEENA SALEEM Doha: Low-income workers are the largest buyers of gold jewellery in Qatar, accounting for nearly three-fourth of...

Cashing in on price fall 20 Apr 2013 - 01:45 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB Taking advantage of a sharp fall in prices of gold, many people in Qatar have gone on a gold buying...

LOSING GLITTER 20 Apr 2013 - 01:43 am

Now that gold prices have been falling, leading to a mad rush for the precious metal in the country, the question uppermost in...

BOSTON TERROR LADY LIBERTY STATUE VIOLENCE GUNS NRA WEAPONS MARATHON 20 Apr 2013 - 12:24 am

Group: KAL Credit: KAL Source: The Economist - London, England Keywords: COLOR BOSTON TERROR LADY LIBERTY STATUE VIOLENCE GUNS NRA WEAPONS MARATHON 041913...

Pakistan’s Musharraf in police custody 19 Apr 2013 - 08:55 pm

Supporters of Pervez Musharraf’s party All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) shout slogans during a protest as Islamabad High Court ordered his arrest, in...

Bird fight 19 Apr 2013 - 08:53 pm

Afghan men watch partridges fight during a competition at a local park in Kabul, yesterday.

Earthquake victims clamour for aid 19 Apr 2013 - 08:53 pm

MASHKAIL: Pakistani earthquake victims burnt tyres at angry protests yesterday, accusing the government of failing to provide adequate relief three days after their...

Afghani gunmen kill 13 policemen 19 Apr 2013 - 08:53 pm

Kabul: Armed gunmen killed 13 policemen in Southern Afghanistan, officials here said yesterday. The gunmen were allegedly from Taliban. Several news agencies reported...

German troops to remain in Kabul 19 Apr 2013 - 08:52 pm

BRUSSELS: Germany’s offer to station 600-800 troops in Afghanistan after Nato’s combat role ends next year could encourage others to step up to...

$840m for dam project 19 Apr 2013 - 08:52 pm

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has agreed to provide $840m for the Tarbela Dam extension project after the Ministry of Water and Power accepted...