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Annual Pure Bred Arabian Horse Race 08 Feb 2013 - 03:18 am

The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani giving the Golden Sword to H E Sheikh Hamad bin Mishaal bin...

‘Not easy for Qatar to change laws overnight’ 08 Feb 2013 - 02:50 am

Jan Egeland (centre), Director for Europe, Human Rights Watch (HRW), addressing the media at a press conference in Doha, yesterday. With him are,...

Qatar’s budget surplus at $26bn in Q2 08 Feb 2013 - 02:47 am

DOHA: Qatar’s state budget turned a hefty surplus of QR94.6bn ($26bn) in the second quarter (July to September) of the current fiscal year...

Emir calls for unity among Islamic states 08 Feb 2013 - 02:44 am

Cairo: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday called on Muslim countries to form a unified vision to face...

Qatar Youth Hostels Association hosts Omani volunteers 07 Feb 2013 - 02:48 pm

DOHA: The Qatari Youth Hostels Association (QYHA) is currently hosting the visiting Omani volunteer team "HIMAM" which is visiting Qatar to get familiarized...

Philippine Muslims to walk free after bungled arrests 07 Feb 2013 - 02:33 pm

MANILA: Eighteen Philippine Muslims wrongly accused of kidnapping and beheading Christian missionaries are to be freed from prison, where some have languished for...

Fall 2013 admissions for Texas A&M University at Qatar open until 1 March 2013 07 Feb 2013 - 02:02 pm

DOHA: Texas A&M University at Qatar’s admissions process for the Fall 2013 semester will remain open through 1 March 2013. All prospective students...

Qatar Exchange down 0.13% 07 Feb 2013 - 01:50 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Thursday 11.61 points or 0.13% to 8,757.59 points from the previous closing of 8,727.83 points. The volume...

Yemen weapons depot blast kills 10 civilians 07 Feb 2013 - 01:02 pm

SANAA: An accidental blast at an ammunition depot in an army camp killed 10 civilians in Yemen's northwestern Haja province on Thursday, a...

NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan 07 Feb 2013 - 12:34 pm

KABUL: A NATO helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday but there were no fatalities, an ISAF spokesman said, while the Taliban claimed...

Nearly 6,000 Rohingya refugees enter Thai waters 07 Feb 2013 - 12:09 pm

BANGKOK: Almost 6,000 Rohingya boat people fleeing communal violence in western Myanmar have illegally entered Thai waters since October, an army spokesman said...

55 die as Damascus rocked by fighting, shelling: NGO 07 Feb 2013 - 12:02 pm

BEIRUT: Rebel belts around Damascus were rocked by fighting and heavy shelling for a second straight day on Thursday as the army pressed...

Get vaccinated against influenza urges HMC 07 Feb 2013 - 11:26 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Thursday issued an advisory to citizens and residents to visit its primary healthcare centers in Qatar and get...

Iran aims to send first astronaut by 2018 07 Feb 2013 - 11:26 am

TEHRAN: Iran plans to send its first astronaut into space by 2018. According to Iranian Mehr News Agency (MNA), a senior official in...

Qatari crude prices for January 07 Feb 2013 - 11:25 am

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) has announced the official prices of Qatar onshore and offshore crudes for January 2013. QP set the onshore crude...

Blasts around Iraq kill 2, injured 4 07 Feb 2013 - 11:23 am

BAGHDAD: Two members of the Awakening forces were killed and a third was wounded today in an armed attack on a checkpoint northwest...

Flu epidemic sweeps Iraq 07 Feb 2013 - 11:23 am

BAGHDAD: A flu epidemic gripping Iraq has infected around 500 people and killed 11, Iraq's Minister of Health Majid Hamad Amin Jamil revealed. ...

Gulf's mixed takaful rules hurting margins, ratings 07 Feb 2013 - 11:21 am

SYDNEY: Inconsistent regulation across the Gulf's takaful (Islamic insurance) industry is hurting profit margins and credit ratings, while leaving the door open to...