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QNRF selects winners of undergraduate research programme 01 Mar 2013 - 05:21 am

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) announced winners of its 13th Undergraduate Research Experience Programme (UREP), with participation from 68 Qatari students, the...

Family Affairs Council aims to reduce divorce rate by 15pc 01 Mar 2013 - 05:20 am

DOHA: Many youngsters in Qatar are not educated about married life, because families fail to pass over this knowledge to their young members,...

Hollande, Putin discuss Syria amid strain 01 Mar 2013 - 05:19 am

MOSCOW: French President Francois Hollande said new partners were needed to broker talks on ending the Syria crisis and Vladimir Putin promised to...

22 killed in Iraq bomb blasts 01 Mar 2013 - 05:16 am

BAGHDAD: At least 22 people were killed in a series of blasts in Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad yesterday, police sources said, as Iraq’s...

22 killed in Iraq bomb blasts 01 Mar 2013 - 05:16 am

BAGHDAD: At least 22 people were killed in a series of blasts in Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad yesterday, police sources said, as Iraq’s...

Syria rebels take control of Aleppo mosque 01 Mar 2013 - 05:15 am

BEIRUT: Rebels seized control of the historic Umayyad Mosque in Syria’s second city of Aleppo yesterday after several days of fierce clashes that...

Why do we need Islam? 01 Mar 2013 - 05:15 am

By Daud Matthews Man first came to earth with knowledge. He was not ignorant. He had been taught by God. It was only...

Virtues of Islamic faith 01 Mar 2013 - 05:12 am

By Shahul Hameed Islam (an Arabic word derived from the root s-l-m) encompasses the concepts of peace and submission. The virtues of Islam...

Banks closed on Sunday 01 Mar 2013 - 04:26 am

DOHA: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has announced that Sunday, March 3, 2013 will be a holiday for all banks and financial institutions under...

Marzouki testifies in Belaid killing probe 01 Mar 2013 - 04:23 am

Tunisian protesters hold placards shouting slogans during a demonstration on February 23, 2013 on the Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis. TUNIS: Tunisian President...

Bangla death verdict sparks riots, 34 die 01 Mar 2013 - 03:47 am

DHAKA: At least 34 people were killed in Bangladesh in a wave of violence yesterday as Islamists reacted furiously to a ruling that...

Advanced food lab urged 01 Mar 2013 - 03:45 am

DOHA: The horsemeat scandal in Europe has triggered calls for setting up an advanced central laboratory in the country that can carry out...

Qatar Airways to feature on FC Barcelona jerseys 01 Mar 2013 - 03:33 am

DOHA: The agreement that will see Qatar Airways feature as the main sponsor on FC Barcelona’s jerseys will be unveiled on Monday, the...

Sheikha Moza discusses EAC projects in Geneva 01 Mar 2013 - 03:27 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres at the UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, yesterday....

Syria talks turning point: PM 01 Mar 2013 - 03:25 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani with US Secretary of State John Kerry,...

Environment Minister meets Australian Minister of Agriculture 28 Feb 2013 - 02:32 pm

DOHA: The Minister of Environment HE Abdullah Bin Mubarak Bin Oboud Al-Modhadimet here today with the Australian Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.44pc 28 Feb 2013 - 01:48 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area Thursday adding 37.02 points (or 0.44 percent) to advance to 8,528.58 points from 8,491.56 Wednesday....

Private equity firm buys HMV in HK and Singapore 28 Feb 2013 - 01:38 pm

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong-based private equity firm on Thursday agreed to buy music retail chain HMV's Hong Kong and Singapore businesses, hoping...