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Ooredoo launch in Qatar by mid-March 28 Feb 2013 - 02:33 am

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Thani, Ooredoo Chairman and Leo Messi. Doha: Qtel is expected to appear with its new brand name...

Check-in at new airport 28 Feb 2013 - 02:31 am

People line up before check-in counters during a trial of Hamad International Airport (HIA) yesterday. Conducted jointly by Qatar Civil Aviation Authority and...

Qatar helps free Swiss hostage 28 Feb 2013 - 02:27 am

Assistant Foreign Minister H E Ali bin Fahad Al Hajiri and the Swiss Ambassador Martin Aeschbacher receiving Sylvia Abrahat this morning. (Kammutty VP)...

Media should act responsibly: Emir 28 Feb 2013 - 01:55 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on...

SOCCER CORRUPTION FOOTBALL BALLL WORMS APPLE SPORTS 28 Feb 2013 - 01:55 am

Group: BusinessViews Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR SOCCER CORRUPTION FOOTBALL BALLL WORMS APPLE SPORTS 022613 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Need for balanced population growth 28 Feb 2013 - 01:50 am

In the wake of Qatar’s economic boom, the number of foreign workers has markedly increased in all fields. As a result, the country’s...

Dangers facing Gulf states 28 Feb 2013 - 01:48 am

Anyone who has been reading newspapers in the GCC states and watching foreign television channels would feel fearful for the Arabian Gulf region....

There should be maximum age limit for GCC rulers 28 Feb 2013 - 01:47 am

The constitutions of many countries stipulate a minimum age of candidacy for the post of president. For example, the constitutions of Brazil, India...

Give Qataris a chance to prove journalistic mettle 28 Feb 2013 - 01:47 am

I have deep respect for the efforts newspaper owners and editorial staff put in to make newspapers more appealing and reader-friendly despite the...

King Hamad Bin Isa of Bahrain meets Arab League Chief 27 Feb 2013 - 02:58 pm

MANAMA: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain has conferred here with Secretary-General of the Arab League Dr. Nabil Al Arabi who...

Bahrain court jails 7 Shiites for 10 years, acquits 13 27 Feb 2013 - 02:48 pm

DUBAI: A Bahraini court on Wednesday jailed seven Shiites for 10 years after finding them guilty of attempting to murder policemen during protests...

Israel's Oil Refineries CEO to step down 27 Feb 2013 - 02:47 pm

JERUSALEM: Oil Refineries (ORL), Israel's biggest refiner, said on Wednesday Chief Executive Officer Pinchas Buchris plans to step down once a successor is...

Battles rock Damascus province: NGO 27 Feb 2013 - 02:22 pm

BEIRUT: Fierce battles pitting Syria's army against rebels rocked towns near Damascus on Wednesday as the regime renewed its campaign to suppress the...

Ex-Kadhafi PM critical after torture in Libya 27 Feb 2013 - 02:06 pm

TUNIS: Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmudi, the last premier of deposed Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, is in critical condition after being tortured in a Libyan prison,...

Taliban attack on Afghan police kills at least 16 27 Feb 2013 - 02:05 pm

KABUL: A Taliban attack on an Afghan police checkpost in the country's troubled east has left at least 16 people dead, officials said...

Emotional Pope bids farewell "with profound serenity" 27 Feb 2013 - 02:05 pm

VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict bade an emotional farewell at his last general audience on Wednesday, saying he understood the gravity of his decision...

Qatar Exchange down 0.94pc 27 Feb 2013 - 02:01 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Wednesday 80.81 points or 0.94 percent to 8,491.56 points from the previous closing of 8,572.37 points. The...

Thailand says to be taken off money-laundering blacklist 27 Feb 2013 - 01:37 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand, Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, should soon be taken off a list of countries that do not meet international standards in the...