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Page 1/12 Tradition, festivity mark Garangao celebrations
By Jaber Al Musallam
Doha: Thousands of children celebrated Garangao last night across Qatar, visiting houses to recite traditional songs and collect nuts and sweets in return.
The festival, which began yesterday, traditionally marks the middle of Ramadan and usually goes on for several days a [more...]
Posted on:9/5/2009 Mass Iftar held for Indonesian community
DOHA: Indonesian Ambassador to Qatar Rozy Munir called on his countrymen during a mass Iftar yesterday to improve their work ethic and sense of responsibility and at the same time respect Qatari laws and regulations.
The ambassador relayed this message to more than a thousand Indonesian community [more...]
Posted on:9/5/2009 City Center celebrates Garangao
Doha: City Center Doha yesterday hosted the first day of Garangao, a celebration that coincides with the middle of the holy month of Ramadan.
In what has become one of City Center’s most popular traditions in recent years, the mall welcomed Qataris and residents, especially children, to celebrat [more...]
Posted on:9/5/2009 Nearly 122 die of shock, commit suicide after Indian leader’s death
Hyderabad: As many as 122 people across the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh reportedly died of shock or committed suicide after the death of their chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, prompting his lawmaker son Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to appeal to the people to be stoic and brave.
“I appeal [more...]
Posted on:9/5/2009 Air strike kills 90 in Afghanistan
KUNDUZ: A US warplane summoned by German troops fired on hijacked fuel trucks in Afghanistan before dawn yesterday, killing as many as 90 people in an incident that could trigger a backlash against NATO.
NATO initially said it believed the casualties were all Taliban fighters, but later acknowled [more...]
Posted on:9/5/2009 Palestinians, Lebanese ‘forced out of UAE’
GAZA: A number of Palestinians and Lebanese Shias have been forced to leave the United Arab Emirates in recent months, Palestinian and Lebanese officials said yesterday.
Hussam Ahmed, head of the Refugee Affairs Department in the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by the Islamist group Hamas, said h [more...]
Posted on:9/5/2009 H1N1 virus hasn’t turned deadlier: WHO
GENEVA: H1N1 flu has killed at least 2,837 people but is not causing more severe illness than earlier and the virus has not mutated, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday.
The United Nations agency is monitoring the strain, commonly known as swine flu, to detect any mutation which mi [more...]
Posted on:9/5/2009 Animals hit by fire at shelter find new homes
DOHA: Almost all the animals that survived a fire that ravaged Qatar Animal Welfare Society’s animal shelter (QAWS) on Thursday, have found foster homes.
At least 25 cats, two dogs and a couple of rabbits were killed when the QAWS facility, Qatar’s sole animal welfare shelter, was devastated [more...]
Posted on:9/5/2009 Two imprisoned for drug possession
Doha: The Criminal Court has sentenced two Gulf nationals to two years’ imprisonment, and a fine of QR20,000 each after they were convicted of possession of narcotics while trying to enter the country.
The case goes back to last July, when the two offenders were caught at the Abu Samra border tr [more...]
Posted on:9/5/2009 Education in the air: Playwright producing QU radio programme
DOHA: The Qatar University has recently started a radio programme in Arabic called “Educational Affairs,” which discusses problems related to education in the country and the Gulf.
The weekly programme, which is aired every Saturday, invites students and experts for a dialogue on education.[more...]
Posted on:9/5/2009
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