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Qatar launches Syria aid campaign 27 Jan 2013 - 04:25 am

Doha: Under the directives of the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar has started a humanitarian aid campaign for...

Doha to host Geospatial Information Management forum 27 Jan 2013 - 04:25 am

Doha: Under the patronage of the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, Doha will...

A lesson in soccer 27 Jan 2013 - 04:24 am

A child plays with the French free style soccer player Sean Garnier on the sidelines of the semifinals of 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer...

DFI invites entries for Mena Grants 27 Jan 2013 - 04:24 am

DOHA: The Doha Film Institute (DFI) yesterday announced that submissions are now open for its Mena Grants 2013 Spring Session. The deadline for...

Erekat gives lecture on negotiations 27 Jan 2013 - 04:24 am

Doha: A course on negotiation skills organised by the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded here yesterday. Forty-five employees of...

Emir greets India on Republic Day 27 Jan 2013 - 04:23 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a greetings cable to the President of India on the...

EGYPT 27 Jan 2013 - 04:22 am

Eight children killed in Syria air strike 27 Jan 2013 - 03:40 am

BEIRUT: A regime warplane killed 16 people, half of them children, in a strike on the city of Manbij in the northern province...

Travellers to get vaccinations, medical advice at special clinics 27 Jan 2013 - 03:30 am

DOHA: People travelling out of Qatar will soon get vaccination in dedicated clinics at primary health care centres and the Hamad General Hospital....

30 killed in Egypt violence 27 Jan 2013 - 02:45 am

A protester throws a tear gas canister back at the riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square, in Cairo, yesterday. PORT SAID, Egypt:...

Dubai may open up business for Gulf residents 27 Jan 2013 - 02:41 am

DOHA: Dubai is planning to allow citizens from neighbouring GCC states to set up businesses in its territory with a foreign partner without...

First Steve Jobs movie gets red carpet premiere 27 Jan 2013 - 01:20 am

PARK CITY, Utah: The first movie about Apple’s legendary co-founder got a warm reception at its world premiere on Friday, just 15 months...

‘Not to publish’ Diana photo sells for $18,000, say auctioneers 27 Jan 2013 - 01:20 am

WASHINGTON: A previously unseen press photo of a teenaged Princess Diana that a London tabloid deemed too hot to publish has sold for...

Tattoos linked to hepatitis C 27 Jan 2013 - 01:20 am

NEW YORK: People seeking to get a tattoo should be picky about the parlor they have them done at, US researchers say in...

Women smokers face greater health risks than in past: Study 27 Jan 2013 - 01:19 am

WASHINGTON: Women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments linked to...

Pride, pomp mark Republic Day 27 Jan 2013 - 01:18 am

Soldiers march in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi yesterday. New Delhi: With millions taking part, India celebrated its 64th Republic Day...

At reception, president takes a break from protocol 27 Jan 2013 - 01:15 am

New Delhi: As a pleasant winter sun shone on the manicured lawns of the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Pranab Mukherjee mingled with dignitaries...

Five Indian sailors freed in Nigeria 27 Jan 2013 - 01:15 am

LAGOS: The five Indian crew members of an oil tanker who were kidnapped last month after heavily armed pirates stormed their vessel off...