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Top medics to take part in Aspire forum 06 Nov 2012 - 04:27 am

DOHA: Aspire-Med, one of three conferences included in this year’s Aspire4Sport congress and expo, has confirmed a range of world-renowned experts and decision...

Qtel chief to talk about technology at SFS-Q lecture 06 Nov 2012 - 04:26 am

Doha: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) is set to host Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani, Chairman of Qtel...

QU to host annual regional research forum 06 Nov 2012 - 04:26 am

Doha: Qatar University (QU) will host the fourth annual conference of the Middle East and North Africa Association for Institutional Research (MENA AIR)...

Traffic Department to train expat groups on road safety 06 Nov 2012 - 04:26 am

DOHA: The Traffic Department has launched a new initiative to train members of different expatriate communities who can support in its ongoing traffic...

Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee signs agreement with Interpol 06 Nov 2012 - 04:22 am

The Minister of State for Interior Affairs and the Chairman of Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee’s Security Committee H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser...

Qatar Airways playing crucial role in economic growth: CEO 06 Nov 2012 - 04:21 am

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker (centre), with former Saudi Ambassador to the US Prince Turki Al Faisal (right), during the 21st Annual...

DTFF to focus on diverse aspects of film making 06 Nov 2012 - 04:21 am

Doha: Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF), the cultural celebration of Doha Film Institute (DFI), will highlight the diverse aspects of filmmaking – from...

Pakistan president to woo investments 06 Nov 2012 - 04:21 am

Doha: The President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, is arriving here on a two-day official visit today and top of his agenda is...

WISE to announce several new projects 06 Nov 2012 - 04:20 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: The fourth World Innovation Summit for Education is likely to make several announcements about new projects, besides launch of...

3.5pc increase in country’s sports facilities 06 Nov 2012 - 04:20 am

Doha: The number of sport facilities in Qatar increased by 3.5 percent over one year, according to latest data released by the Qatar...

Emir visits exhibition 06 Nov 2012 - 04:02 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at the 1001 Inventions Exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art yesterday. The...

Ministry, CMC members spar over projects 06 Nov 2012 - 04:00 am

DOHA: Senior officials of the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning have been privately accusing Central Municipal Council (CMC) members of taking the...

Blasts kill two Asians in Bahrain 06 Nov 2012 - 03:59 am

Police investigators collect evidence at the site of a bombing where an immigrant Asian worker was killed in Gudaibiya a suburb of the...

Rise to e-media challenge, Al Attiyah tells newspapers 06 Nov 2012 - 03:55 am

General Manager of Dar Al Sharq, Abdullatif Al Mahmoud (right), presenting a memento to Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, H...

Qatar Stock Exchange up 0.01% 05 Nov 2012 - 02:43 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange was slightly up on Monday adding 0.50 points (or 0.01%) to advance to 8,565.34 points from 8,564.84 Sunday. The volume...

One killed, 13 injured in car bombing south eastern Turkey 05 Nov 2012 - 02:38 pm

ANKARA: A car explosion targeting a police vehicle killed one person and injured 13 others eastern province of Hakkari’sSemdinli district center, South Eastern...

Mubadala seeks to alter terms on $3.4 bln in bonds 05 Nov 2012 - 02:24 pm

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi's state-owned investment fund Mubadala is seeking bondholders' consent to alter certain contract terms on outstanding bonds worth about $3.4 billion. ...

Kuwait's Kipco Q3 net profit down 7 pct - statement 05 Nov 2012 - 02:19 pm

DUBAI: Kuwait Projects Company (Kipco), the country's largest investment company by assets, posted a 7 percent drop in third-quarter net profit, it said...