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Over 500 brands on display at jewellery expo 24 Feb 2015 - 06:03 am

DOHA: Over 500 brands from 25 countries are participating at the 12th Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition (DJWE) which opened yesterday at the...

Dabka dance festival at Katara 24 Feb 2015 - 06:02 am

DOHA: Katara is set to celebrate the popular Levantine Arab folk dance Dabka through the Dabka Festival to be held on Thursday and...

Emir congratulates Sultan of Brunei 24 Feb 2015 - 05:56 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to H M Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of...

Labour Minister meets Moroccan delegation 24 Feb 2015 - 05:55 am

Doha: Minister of Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr Abdullah bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met yesterday with a delegation from the Ministry...

College of Law releases journal of printed articles 24 Feb 2015 - 05:55 am

Doha: Qatar University College of Law (QU-LAWC) recently released a print version volume of selected articles published in its journal, the International Review...

QU-CENG team for Shell Eco-Marathon 24 Feb 2015 - 05:54 am

DOHA: Two student teams from Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) will take part in the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Asia, an energy efficiency...

Doha Bank extends its dining offers 24 Feb 2015 - 05:54 am

Doha: Doha Bank is expanding its “Dine with Doha Bank Cards,” an exclusive savings programme launched last year featuring offers and discounts from...

QMIC launches personal solution for Android phones 24 Feb 2015 - 05:53 am

DOHA: The Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) announced the official launch of its Salamtek Advanced Personal Solution (for Android operating devices), for minimising...

Sponsorship changes soon, say lawyers 24 Feb 2015 - 04:24 am

DOHA: Now that the new labour law is out, the much-awaited new sponsorship and exit permit rules can be expected soon, say lawyers....

Hospital for communicable diseases to open this year 24 Feb 2015 - 04:20 am

DOHA: The specialised hospital for communicable diseases at the Hamad bin Khalifa Medical City will open by the end of this year, an...

220 tonnes of sand removed 24 Feb 2015 - 04:06 am

The public hygiene department at the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning removed 220 tonnes of sand from the Ras Laffan highway, accumulated...

Temperature to rise from today 24 Feb 2015 - 04:02 am

DOHA: The cold spell that the country has been experiencing over the past three days is expected to start receding by this evening,...

Emir arrives in Washington 24 Feb 2015 - 03:57 am

Washington: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived last evening in Washington on an official visit to the United States...

PM meets Afghan security official 24 Feb 2015 - 03:36 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met yesterday with Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser Mohammad...

Afghan central bank branch employees raid their own bank and run 23 Feb 2015 - 11:13 pm

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Staff at a branch of Afghanistan's central bank in southern Kandahar province may have got away with as much as 81...

U.S., Iran positive after nuclear talks, say much left to do 23 Feb 2015 - 11:01 pm

GENEVA: The United States made some progress in talks with Iran on its nuclear program and managed to "sharpen up some of the...

Israel cuts power to 2 Palestinian cities over debt 23 Feb 2015 - 09:13 pm

Nablus, Palestinian Territories--Israel on Monday cut off power to two Palestinian cities in the northern West Bank for an hour over unpaid electricity...

Four killed in twin suicide bombings south of Damascus 23 Feb 2015 - 09:09 pm

Damascus--Two simultaneous suicide attacks killed four people and wounded 13 on Monday in southern Damascus near a Shiite shrine, Syria's state news agency...