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Putting people before profits 29 Dec 2012 - 02:54 am

Qatar has enacted many laws to promote private businesses and diversify its predominantly energy-based economy. But when it comes to curbing monopolistic trade...

Playing in water 29 Dec 2012 - 02:53 am

Children riding their tricycle in a waterlogged street at Old Airport area yesterday. Heavy rains early yesterday morning left many areas waterlogged.Abdul Basit

Industrial Area to get QR193m labour camp 29 Dec 2012 - 02:52 am

By Isabel Ovalle DOHA: A new compound for over 3,200 expatriate workers will be built shortly in the Industrial Area. Spanish company Ecisa...

Two children regain hearing 29 Dec 2012 - 02:52 am

DOHA: Thanks to the generosity of two Qatari citizens two children from Egypt and Pakistan have regained their hearing. The beneficiaries are a...

Task force to prevent spread of infectious diseases 29 Dec 2012 - 02:51 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) and the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning are planning to set up a joint task...

Thousands take part in City Center’s first Starlight Shopping extravaganza 29 Dec 2012 - 02:50 am

DOHA: Thousands of customers of City Center Doha (CCD) yesterday stayed at the shopping mall till 4am for the “First Starlight Shopping” which...

Key Indian welfare group helps distressed workers 29 Dec 2012 - 02:47 am

From left, P S Sasikumar, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of India; Baby Kurien, Vice President of the Indian Community Benevolent...

Runaway worker reveals woes 29 Dec 2012 - 02:45 am

Jaiprakash talking to the media at the Indian embassy yesterday. Salim Matramkot DOHA: Not all runaway workers escape their sponsors in search of...

Free medical camp on Jan 4 29 Dec 2012 - 02:44 am

DOHA: The Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF) will hold a medical camp for low-income workers on January 4 at the Premium Care Polyclinic...

Enjoying the cool climes at Katara 29 Dec 2012 - 02:43 am

DOHA: As weather in Doha turns pleasant, people prefer to stay outdoors thronging some of the frequently visited spots in the city including...

Blood donation drive on Jan 4 29 Dec 2012 - 02:43 am

DOHA: Aster Medical Centre in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation, will hold a blood donation drive on January 4 from 2pm. The Blood...

1991 Gulf War hero Norman Schwarzkopf dies 29 Dec 2012 - 02:20 am

WASHINGTON: Norman Schwarzkopf, the US general who drove Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991 as commander of the lightning campaign known as...

Qatar Airways awarded Saudi aviation licence 29 Dec 2012 - 02:15 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) has awarded carrier licences to Qatar Airways and Gulf Air, the Saudi state news...

Qaradawi makes fervent plea for unity in Egypt 29 Dec 2012 - 02:12 am

Qatar-based Islamic scholar Sheikh Yousuf Al Qaradawi delivering Friday sermon before a rally in solidarity with the Syrian people, at Al Azhar mosque...

Stranglehold of Monopoly 29 Dec 2012 - 02:10 am

Qatar enforced a law in 2006 to curb monopolistic business practices and encourage fair competition in line with its goal of becoming a...

Hercules handover 28 Dec 2012 - 09:57 pm

A chaplain (left) blesses a refurbished C-130B plane during a handover of the first ever locally maintained air and ground assets as part...

Manila objects to China’s gunboat 28 Dec 2012 - 09:57 pm

MANILA: The Philippines yesterday said it “strongly objects” to China’s deployment of a new patrol vessel in the South China Sea, where the...

Military checking if person in Net video is kidnap victim 28 Dec 2012 - 09:57 pm

MANILA: The military is validating whether the Caucasian on an Internet video posted last Christmas was Warren Rodwell, the Australian national kidnapped by...