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Minister receives UK Foreign Secretary 21 Feb 2013 - 05:36 am

Doha: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah received UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and a...

Qatari novelist offers creative writing class 21 Feb 2013 - 05:35 am

Doha: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) and the Katara Art Centre are organising a historical Novel Writing Workshop, led by bestselling Qatari author...

Qatar Airways touches down in Cambodia 21 Feb 2013 - 05:33 am

Secretary of State of Cambodia Tekreth Samrach (right) presents a gift to Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker after the arrival of the...

Qatar Airways sponsors London career fair 21 Feb 2013 - 05:19 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways continues its drive to recruit young Qatari students by sponsoring an annual career fair in London this weekend. The event,...

350 students to take part in model UN meet 21 Feb 2013 - 05:15 am

DOHA: Over 350 high school students from 20 local schools and 40 international schools representing at least 25 countries will converge in Doha...

Al Meera to open first Geant hypermarket 21 Feb 2013 - 05:13 am

DOHA: Al Meera Consumer Goods Company will open its first Geant hypermarket at Hyatt Plaza on Sunday with a promiss to offer competitive...

Creative designers and artisans present Arab-inspired works at Katara exhibition 21 Feb 2013 - 04:41 am

Visitors look at artworks during the ‘Contempoary Perspective in Middle East Crafts’ at Katara Art Centre yesterday. (Shaival Dalal) BY RAYNALD C RIVERA...

Popular tea shop on Corniche closed 21 Feb 2013 - 04:39 am

A view of the closed-down Al Fawz Restuarant on the Corniche near Sheraton Park, yesterday. (Shaival Dalal) DOHA: The popular tea stall near...

Over 8m scrap tyres to be removed from Umm Al Afai 21 Feb 2013 - 04:38 am

Doha: More than eight million scrap tyres will be removed from a dumping ground in Umm Al Afai area. The scrap tyres, which...

Horse meat 21 Feb 2013 - 04:38 am

Le Printemps sale talks with Qatari investors 21 Feb 2013 - 02:45 am

A view of the Printemps department store in Paris, yesterday. RREEF, Deutsche Bank’s real estate investment unit, said that it had started exclusive...

Two jailed for using forged ration coupons 21 Feb 2013 - 02:43 am

Doha: The Criminal Court sentenced two Asians to one year in jail for trying to buy subsidised food items using forged ration coupons...

Speedboat race ‘lacked security’ 21 Feb 2013 - 02:39 am

DOHA: Several fellow racers yesterday alleged that there was a lack of security measures during the Pleasure Boat Race at Katara beach last...

$100m Qatar aid to Syrian opposition 21 Feb 2013 - 02:27 am

The Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with British Foreign Secretary William Hague in Doha yesterday....

Religion and state in Arab Spring 21 Feb 2013 - 02:23 am

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Islamists have taken power in most Arab Spring countries following the revolutions that toppled autocrats. Islamists now rule in...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.24pc 20 Feb 2013 - 02:21 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange in the green area Wednesday adding 21.41 points (or 0.24 percent) to advance to 8,801.31 points from 8,779.90 Tuesday....

Air Asia and India's Tata propose joint airline 20 Feb 2013 - 02:11 pm

MUMBAI: Asia's largest low-cost carrier AirAsia on Wednesday announced plans to invest in an airline joint venture with India's giant Tata conglomerate and...

GE to invest over $300 million on technology in Indonesia 20 Feb 2013 - 02:09 pm

JAKARTA: US conglomerate General Electric said Wednesday it planned to invest more than $300 million over five years to develop new technologies in...