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Katara to launch second Fath Al Khair trip to India 05 Aug 2015 - 03:01 am

Doha: The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) will launch the second Fath Al Khair voyage to India on November 20. General Manager Dr Khalid...

Greetings sent to Jamaica, Burkina Faso 05 Aug 2015 - 03:01 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Burkina Faso President Michel Kafando on...

Greetings sent to Jamaica, Burkina Faso 05 Aug 2015 - 03:01 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Burkina Faso President Michel Kafando on...

PSG men’s handball ends pre-season tour 05 Aug 2015 - 03:00 am

Doha: Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) men’s handball team is leaving after eight days of pre-season preparations. Players and staff had come to Doha for...

Silatech, PNB launch new tool for Palestinian entrepreneurs 05 Aug 2015 - 03:00 am

Doha: An analysis by Palestine for a New Beginning (PNB) and regional social initiative Silatech have produced an interactive map to enable more...

Dubai to build world’s largest indoor ski resort 05 Aug 2015 - 02:56 am

Dubai: Dubai, the Gulf state best known for its extravagant projects and scorching temperatures, announced yesterday it would build the world’s largest indoor...

Qatar backs Turkey over bombing 05 Aug 2015 - 02:54 am

Doha: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday expressed Qatar’s reservation over Arab League Secretary General Dr Nabil El Araby’s statement condemning Turkey for...

Unemployed Qataris keen on English but not private jobs 05 Aug 2015 - 02:51 am

DOHA: Young unemployed Qataris hunting for jobs are keen to learn English and master computer skills, suggests a ministerial survey. Despite this, not...

Head of Taliban office in Qatar steps down 05 Aug 2015 - 02:43 am

Kabul: The head of the Taliban’s Qatar-based political office has stepped down, a statement said, a high-profile resignation within leadership ranks highlighting growing...

Heat-related cases fewer this summer 05 Aug 2015 - 02:41 am

DOHA: There has been a significant fall in heat-related cases this year compared to last year as most construction and contracting companies that...

Kuwait attack suspect admits being in IS 05 Aug 2015 - 12:08 am

A Kuwaiti special forces vehicle is parked outside the palace of justice in Kuwait City on August 4, 2015. (AFP photo) KUWAIT: The...

US Evacuates 13,000 People As Fire Rages in San Francisco 04 Aug 2015 - 11:48 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: As many as 13,000 people have been ordered on Tuesday to evacuate their homes north of San Francisco as the biggest...

Seven killed, about 20 taken in suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon 04 Aug 2015 - 05:17 pm

YAOUNDE: At least seven people were killed and about 20 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on...

Mediterranean migrant deaths in 2015 pass 2,000: IOM 04 Aug 2015 - 03:59 pm

Volunteers from the Sant'Egidio charity community observe funeral rites next to some of the 13 coffins of migrants who died attempting the perilous...

Leftist shakes up UK's Labour 04 Aug 2015 - 03:26 pm

Jeremy Corbyn By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON: Reeling from their worst defeat in decades, senior figures in Britain's opposition Labour Party...

South China Sea tensions flare at Asia security talks 04 Aug 2015 - 01:45 pm

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signalled Beijing was in no mood to talk about the South China Sea during the Kuala Lumpur meeting...

Three Turkish soldiers killed in new suspected PKK attack 04 Aug 2015 - 01:22 pm

The PKK has been blamed for the deaths of 20 members of the Turkish security forces since the current crisis began in June...

Head of Taliban's political office quits as leadership rift deepens 04 Aug 2015 - 12:49 pm

Tayeb Agha Kabul: The head of the Taliban's Qatar-based political office has stepped down, a statement said, a high-profile resignation within leadership ranks...