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'Billion Style' as Psy reaches internet milestone 22 Dec 2012 - 10:37 am

SEOUL: Psy hailed his ascent to "Billion Style" Saturday, after the South Korean rapper's viral hit became the first video to break a...

China offers 72-hour visa-free stay for Qatari as of January 1 22 Dec 2012 - 10:20 am

DOHA: The Chinese authorities have granted a visa-free stay of up to 72 hours for the Qatari citizens while in transit via Beijing...

Pakistan mob burns man accused of desecrating Koran alive 22 Dec 2012 - 10:07 am

HYDERABAD, Pakistan: A mob broke into a Pakistani police station and burnt a man accused of desecrating the Koran alive, police said Saturday,...

Sri Lanka arrests 100 Chinese for currency fraud 22 Dec 2012 - 09:18 am

COLOMBO: Police in Sri Lanka have arrested 100 Chinese nationals for an online currency fraud scam in a string of night-time raids in...

US gun lobby urges armed police in every school 22 Dec 2012 - 08:50 am

WASHINGTON: The US most powerful pro-gun lobbying group is suggesting that armed police be deployed to every school in the country following a...

Philippines criminalises forced disappearances 22 Dec 2012 - 08:44 am

MANILA: Philippines has passed a landmark law that criminalises "enforced disappearances", a presidential spokesman said on Saturday, in a move hailed by human...

Shock and sadness as Irish minister found dead 22 Dec 2012 - 07:57 am

DUBLIN: The Irish political world was in shock Saturday after a member of Prime Minister Enda Kenny's government was found dead in circumstances...

Doha book fair disappoints all 22 Dec 2012 - 03:04 am

Some of the deserted stalls at the Doha International Book Fair at the Doha Exhibition Centre. Pictures: Kamutty VP by Raynald C Rivera...

North Koreans in Qatar mark Kim’s ascension to power 22 Dec 2012 - 02:56 am

Kim Jong-un (Photo courtesy: North Korean community in Qatar) DOHA: North Koreans in Qatar are a low-profile expatriate community. They hardly hold any...

Network to monitor quality of air in Doha 22 Dec 2012 - 02:55 am

A young citizen enjoys a clear evening on the Corniche. The Ministry of Environment plans to strike a balance between social and economic...

Winter solstice in Qatar 22 Dec 2012 - 02:55 am

The sun sets in Al Shamal yesterday, on the shortest day of this year. The duration of the day was 10 hours and...

Motorists warned of morning fog today 22 Dec 2012 - 02:54 am

DOHA: Weather forecasters have warned that the morning would be foggy today so motorists must take extreme precaution while driving, particularly on express...

Friday sermons focus on Mayan doomsday tale 22 Dec 2012 - 02:54 am

DOHA: Imams in several mosques across the country focused in their Friday sermons yesterday on the Mayan doomsday predictions for the day that...

Authorities draw flak over waterlogged areas 22 Dec 2012 - 02:24 am

A car seen wading through a huge puddle on a road in Doha after the incessant rains that lashed the country on December...

Nine Qatar banks among top 100 in Arab world 22 Dec 2012 - 02:19 am

DOHA: Nine banks from Qatar rank among the top 100 Arab banks, with their combined assets worth a staggering QR800bn ($220bn), and they...

Obama picks John Kerry as new secretary of state 22 Dec 2012 - 01:59 am

US President Barack Obama followed by Senator John Kerry D-MA enters the Roosevelt Room of the White House yesterday in Washington. WASHINGTON: US...

Waiting for visitors 22 Dec 2012 - 01:57 am

Many exhibitors seem to be unaware that Qatar has a large English-speaking population and many in the expatriate community have been living here...

Darb El Saai: A glimpse into the past 22 Dec 2012 - 12:27 am

by Kammutty VP The Qatar National Day celebrations displayed patriotic fervour with the entire nation bustling with much activity from the Corniche to...