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World Customs Organisation Secretary-General arrives 13 Jan 2013 - 04:51 am

Doha: World Customs Organisation (WCO) Secretary-General Kunio Mikuriya arrived in Doha yesterday on a two-day visit. While in Doha he will be briefed...

ibq launches credit card promotion 13 Jan 2013 - 04:51 am

DOHA: The International Bank of Qatar (ibq) announced the launch of its new year-long credit cards promotion offering all ibq credit cardholders superb...

QU signs MoU for CO2 project 13 Jan 2013 - 04:39 am

Officials of Qatar University and Oryx GTL sign the memorandum of understanding. DOHA: Qatar University (QU) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with...

QR20bn shopping malls to come up 13 Jan 2013 - 04:38 am

An artist’s impression of the Doha Festival City. DOHA: Qatar will soon have more cozy shopping malls and commercial complexes with at least...

Fisherman given one year in jail for crossing border 13 Jan 2013 - 04:36 am

DOHA: A criminal court has sentenced a fisherman to a year in jail after he ventured into the Qatari territorial waters with his...

Renowned diabetes specialist joins HMC 13 Jan 2013 - 04:33 am

DOHA: The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has brought in a renowned diabetes specialist and endocrinologist to support its efforts to tackle the rising...

Hakkasan restaurant to open at St Regis Doha on January 16 13 Jan 2013 - 04:32 am

Doha: Hakkasan, the Michelin-starred, modern Cantonese fine dining restaurant, is to open doors in Doha on January 16 at The St Regis Doha. ...

National Library to move to new building soon 13 Jan 2013 - 03:33 am

DOHA: The Qatar National Library (QNL) (Dar Al Kutb), the oldest public library in Qatar will be moving to a 14-storey building near...

Emir receives telephone call from Erdogan 13 Jan 2013 - 03:30 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received yesterday a telephone call from Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of...

Many killed in hostage rescue bid 13 Jan 2013 - 03:29 am

A man talks to a Somali soldier who was among several who boarded a pick-up truck that was targeted with a roadside bomb...

Hosni Mubarak questioned over gifts worth millions 13 Jan 2013 - 03:28 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak was yesterday questioned over gifts worth millions of Egyptian pounds allegedly received from the country’s flagship state...

Somali pirates free three Syrian hostages without ransom 13 Jan 2013 - 03:28 am

MOGADISHU: Somali pirates have released three Syrian hostages held in captivity since 2010 without payment of any ransom, government officials said yesterday. The...

Amnesty concerned over Tunisia draft charter 13 Jan 2013 - 03:28 am

TUNIS: Amnesty International expressed concern yesterday over Tunisia’s draft constitution, saying the text contains ambiguous provisions that fail to uphold international human rights...

Bahrain Shias protest jailing of 13 activists 13 Jan 2013 - 03:27 am

MANAMA: Thousands of Shias demonstrated near Manama yesterday in a new protest against an appeals court upholding jail terms for 13 activists on...

Russia rejects Assad ouster precondition 13 Jan 2013 - 03:26 am

Syrian soldiers loyal to President Bashar Al Assad are seen in Khan Al-Hariri district in Aleppo yesterday. MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Russia voiced support yesterday for...

Strong show of support for Iraqi prime minister 13 Jan 2013 - 03:25 am

BAGHDAD: Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in central Baghdad yesterday to back Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, as the latest in weeks of anti-government...

Fresh clashes in Tunisia over living conditions 13 Jan 2013 - 03:25 am

BEN GUERDANE, Tunisia: Clashes again broke out yesterday between residents and police in Ben Guerdane near Tunisia’s border with Libya after nearly a...

Fire kills 13 in Bahrain workers’ housing block 13 Jan 2013 - 03:25 am

MANAMA: A fire in a three-storey block housing Asian workers in the Bahraini capital killed at least 13 people, the state BNA news...