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Dust returns 06 Apr 2015 - 02:47 am

Towers in West Bay as seen through a haze of dust after Doha was lashed by strong winds accompanied by dust yesterday. Poor...

Rogue Nepal recruiters to be punished 06 Apr 2015 - 02:44 am

DOHA: Qatar and Nepal have vowed to punish manpower agencies in the Himalayan nation if they illegally charge Qatar-bound Nepalese workers money. Qatar...

Changes to traffic law on the cards 06 Apr 2015 - 02:31 am

DOHA: Car owners putting stickers on their vehicles offering them for sale and leaving them in public places like grounds, parking lots or...

Nigeria frees Al Jazeera journalists 06 Apr 2015 - 02:28 am

Doha: Two Al Jazeera television journalists who had been detained by the Nigerian military since March 24 have been freed, the broadcaster said...

Full-fledged paediatric hospital to be set up 06 Apr 2015 - 02:11 am

DOHA: There is a plan to set up a full-fledged paediatric hospital in Qatar that will eventually replace the Paediatric Emergency Center (PEC)...

GCC national jailed for fighting with police 06 Apr 2015 - 02:09 am

DOHA: A Criminal Court has sentenced a young GCC national to a year and three months in jail and fined her QR18,000 for...

Yemen rebels ready for talks, advance in Aden 06 Apr 2015 - 02:08 am

Yemenis dig through the rubble of a building, reportedly targeted by Shia Houthi rebels yesterday in the Crater district of Aden. The rebels...

Man gets jail for stealing purse from car 06 Apr 2015 - 01:30 am

DOHA: A criminal court has sentenced a Pakistani to six months in jail for snatching a lady’s purse from a car at a...

Online fancy car numbers auction set 06 Apr 2015 - 01:29 am

DOHA: Online auction for some special car numbers begins tomorrow, the Traffic Department has said. The auction through Metrash 2 will begin at...

Minister meets Kyrgyz Mufti 06 Apr 2015 - 01:29 am

Doha: Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H E Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak Al Thani yesterday met the Mufti of Kyrgyzstan, Sheikh Maqsad...

Deals with four private schools to open branches in Lusail City 06 Apr 2015 - 01:24 am

DOHA: The Lusail City has signed agreements with four private schools to open their branches in the new city. Minister of Finance H...

Language Centre invites applications for summer courses 06 Apr 2015 - 01:22 am

DOHA: The Language Centre at the Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII) of Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation, is...

SCH to assess environmental impact on mother-child health 06 Apr 2015 - 01:19 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) is planning to conduct a study to assess early-life exposure to a wide range of environmental,...

IRAN NUCLEAR CO2 EMISSIONS MAP AGREEMENT USA 06 Apr 2015 - 01:18 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR IRAN NUCLEAR CO2 EMISSIONS MAP AGREEMENT USA 040115 Provider: CartoonArts International / The...

Pope condemns indifference to jihadist atrocities against Christians 05 Apr 2015 - 08:59 pm

Vatican City--Pope Francis condemned indifference and "complicit silence" to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the wake of...

Gunmen kidnap Romanian security guard from Burkina Faso mine 05 Apr 2015 - 08:43 pm

Ouagadougou--Gunmen on Saturday kidnapped a Romanian security officer working at a mine in northern Burkina Faso and fled with him towards the border...

Aspetar Develops a First Aid Dental Kit in the Middle East 05 Apr 2015 - 08:35 pm

DOHA: For the first time in the Middle East, Aspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital has introduced a first aid dental kit that...

Summit could bring historic Obama-Castro meeting 05 Apr 2015 - 08:30 pm

Washington--Barack Obama will attend a Summit of the Americas in Panama this week, a gathering that could see the first substantive meeting between...