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Qatar, Moldova agree to waive visas 11 Dec 2012 - 05:01 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani and Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat witness...

QMA expo to narrate history of the Olympics 11 Dec 2012 - 05:01 am

DOHA: QMA’s Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum is organising “The Olympics – Past & Present”- the largest exhibition of its kind showing both...

QCRI to hold ‘Arabic YouTube Tweetup’ 11 Dec 2012 - 05:00 am

DOHA: As part of its Ethraa initiative to increase and enrich Arabic content online, Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) has partnered with Taghreedat,...

Q22, FIFA officials review stadia construction 11 Dec 2012 - 04:57 am

The Secretary General of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, Hassan Al Thawadi, the Technical Director, Yasir Al Jamal, and Senior Adviser to the...

National fervour 11 Dec 2012 - 04:56 am

Residents buying products to celebrate National Day from a leading supermarket in Doha yesterday. As December 18 approaches, chairs, lights and sound systems...

Mena firms prefer to hire interns: Survey 11 Dec 2012 - 04:54 am

DOHA: Many companies in the Middle East and North Africa region prefer to hire interns to spot the best talents for future employment...

Daughter plans to make film on Malcolm X 11 Dec 2012 - 04:53 am

DOHA: Ilyasah Shabazz (pictured), daughter of Malcolm X, the celebrated African-American leader and civil rights activist, is seeking support from Qatar for a...

QA’s luxury jet displayed at Dubai show 11 Dec 2012 - 04:45 am

Dubai: Qatar Airways’ (QA) luxury jet arm Qatar Executive will have a leading presence at one of the year’s most prestigious air shows...

Doha Bank, China UnionPay join hands for ATM, POS transactions 11 Dec 2012 - 04:44 am

The CEO of Doha Bank, Dr Seetharaman, at a press conference to announce the launch of a partnership between Doha Bank and China...

Brainless Mursi 11 Dec 2012 - 04:43 am

North Korea a looming problem for whoever wins South vote 11 Dec 2012 - 04:41 am

By Jack Kim Whoever wins South Korea’s Dec. 19 presidential election will likely find that spiky and unpredictable North Korea is as ready...

Ecuador considers asylum for Assad 11 Dec 2012 - 04:32 am

SaoPaulo/brussels: Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, in an interview published here yesterday, said his country would consider granting asylum to his embattled Syrian counterpart...

Mursi gives army security powers in referendum 11 Dec 2012 - 04:31 am

An army tank is stationed in front of the Presidential Palace in Cairo yesterday. CAIRO: Egypt’s Islamist president has asked the army to...

Tunisian police, militants clash near Algeria border 11 Dec 2012 - 04:30 am

KASSERINE, Tunisia: A Tunisian policeman was killed in clashes with gunmen in Kasserine on the border with Algeria yesterday, a security source said,...

Hundreds of protesting Sudanese call for revolution 11 Dec 2012 - 04:30 am

KHARTOUM: Hundreds of Sudanese called for “revolution” yesterday, the second day of protests in support of four dead students originally from the conflict-plagued...

Cyberattacks on Gulf infrastructure rising 11 Dec 2012 - 04:30 am

DUBAI: The former chief of the United Arab Emirates’ air force said his country’s advanced cyber infrastructure made it a favourite target for...

Bahrain tries 8 policemen for torture 11 Dec 2012 - 04:29 am

DUBAI: Bahrain’s public prosecution said yesterday it charged eight policemen with torturing detainees in the wake of last year’s crackdown on Shia-led protests....

Bahrain activist’s daughter jailed for one month 11 Dec 2012 - 04:21 am

DUBAI: A Bahraini court yesterday sentenced the daughter of prominent opposition activist Hadi Al Khawaja to one month in jail for taking part...