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Yellow is the new red on China’s roads 03 Jan 2013 - 04:26 am

BEIJING: Drivers in China are seeing red over a new crackdown on running through intersections when the lights are yellow. While announcing new...

UK album sales slumped last year despite digital gains 03 Jan 2013 - 04:25 am

LONDON: Total album sales in Britain fell 11.2 percent in 2012 despite a sizeable rise in digital downloads, official figures released yesterday showed....

Sidra Medical Centre honours scholarship students 03 Jan 2013 - 04:09 am

DOHA: Sidra Medical and Research Centre honoured the next generation of health care professionals at its inaugural Sidra Excellence Awards ceremony yesterday. A...

Website ads dent used car showroom sale 03 Jan 2013 - 03:54 am

A used car market in the Salwa Road area. DOHA: The increasing popularity of social websites advertising used car sales has dealt a...

30 detainees embrace Islam at Search and Follow Up Dpt 03 Jan 2013 - 03:51 am

Detainees listen to their Islamic teachers. Doha: As part of the efforts of the Ministry of Interior in spreading Islamic culture and awareness...

Al Shamal banks on tourism to boost population 03 Jan 2013 - 03:03 am

Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, Chairman of Qatar Tourism Authority, and Hussain Ibrahim Al Fadala, Director of Al Shamal Municipality at a press...

Delay in new airport opening affects Jet Airways business 03 Jan 2013 - 03:02 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Jet Airways, one of India’s premier private carriers, is reportedly losing business due to indefinite delay in the opening...

Warm weather causes chill in sales of winter clothing, heaters 03 Jan 2013 - 02:53 am

The deserted section of room heating products at a mall. (Kammutty VP) By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: With a relatively unusual warm weather experienced...

Closure of U-turn in Mesaimeer hits schools 03 Jan 2013 - 02:53 am

DOHA: A private school in Mesaimeer area, that remains badly hit by the traffic congestion on the Wakra-Abu Hamour Road has approached the...

Food inspected at Doha Trade Fair 03 Jan 2013 - 02:52 am

Doha: Doha Municipality yesterday announced it conducts supervision and inspection of all food products at the Doha Trade Fair (DTF) 2013, which opened...

Israel completes key part of razor-wire fence 03 Jan 2013 - 02:50 am

A panoramic view of part of the border fence Israel has completed to separate itself from Egypt (left) somewhere in a mountainous region...

UAE arrests wrong, says Brotherhood 03 Jan 2013 - 02:49 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said yesterday some of its members had been wrongfully arrested in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on allegations of helping...

Jewellery shops face deadline on CCTVs 03 Jan 2013 - 02:00 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior has asked jewellery shops to install surveillance cameras in their premises, as a year’s time given to them...

Court settles spat with DNA tests 03 Jan 2013 - 01:58 am

DOHA: In a landmark judgment, Qatar’s highest court has settled a marathon legal battle in which a man denied he was married to...

Controversial firm continues operations despite complaints 03 Jan 2013 - 01:54 am

Sanjeeve Nathan BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Country Club, a controversial company which describes itself as India’s largest leisure infrastructure conglomerate, is continuing with...

PSG beat Lekhwiya 03 Jan 2013 - 01:54 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s Nene (left) of Brazil fights for the ball with Lekhwiya’s Marcelo Tavares during their friendly soccer match in Doha yesterday. The...

First batch of Syria refugees lands in Doha 03 Jan 2013 - 01:53 am

One of the Syrian refugee families at the VIP lounge of the Doha International Airport last night. -- QASSIM RAHMATULLAH BY MOHAMED OSMAN...

Teacher forces student to go barefoot due to colour of shoes 03 Jan 2013 - 01:47 am

DOHA: A girl student of an Independent Primary School was forced by her teacher to take off her shoes and go barefoot the...