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UCQ to train healthcare professionals 27 Jun 2015 - 04:25 am

Healthcare providers attend a training session. DOHA: University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ), the country’s sole academic institution for the nursing profession, has...

Qatar Mission to UN holds event on future of Syria 27 Jun 2015 - 04:24 am

Geneva: Qatar’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva organsied an event ‘Syria after tyranny: The achievement of a democratic and...

QTA begins inspection of Ramadan tents, events at hotels 27 Jun 2015 - 04:24 am

DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has begun inspection of Ramadan tents, hotels and other tourism establishments to assess quality and compliance with local...

Minister inaugurates Fereej Aspire 27 Jun 2015 - 04:23 am

Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari with other officials . Doha: Minister of Culture, Arts...

High insurance costs discussed 27 Jun 2015 - 04:23 am

DOHA: The Services and Facilities Committee of the Advisory Council discussed sharp increase in the cost of health insurance schemes under Seha due...

Qatar, Sudan emerge victorious in first round of Embassies Tournament 27 Jun 2015 - 04:22 am

Officials with one of the winning teams. Doha: The first round of Aspire Zone Embassies Tournament being held as part of Ramadan Sports...

Jaidah Automotive, RAF distribute 300 Iftar meals 27 Jun 2015 - 04:21 am

A volunteer hands over an Iftar box to a motorist. Doha: Jaidah Automotive has partnered with Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian...

Bank names campaign winners 27 Jun 2015 - 04:20 am

Commercial Bank officials with the two winners of the summer loan campaign. Doha, Qatar: Commercial Bank has announced the sixth pair of winners...

Gulf English School wins ‘Most Active Eco School’ Award 27 Jun 2015 - 04:20 am

Doha: Gulf English School (GES) has won ‘The Most Active Eco School’ Award at the annual award ceremony for ‘Green Programme for Schools’. ...

Qatar ranked third in world natural gas reserves 27 Jun 2015 - 04:19 am

Qatar ranked third in world natural gas reserves DOHA: Qatar ranks third in the world in terms of natural gas reserves, said a...

LEBANON ROUMIEH LEAKS PRISON 27 Jun 2015 - 04:18 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR LEBANON ROUMIEH LEAKS PRISON 062515 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New...

Vatican inks first treaty with ‘State of Palestine’ 27 Jun 2015 - 04:03 am

Vatican’s Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher (right) shakes hands with Palestinian Foreign minister Riad Al Malki after the signing of a historic...

Aljazeera cameraman killed in Syria 27 Jun 2015 - 04:02 am

Doha: A 19-year-old Aljazeera cameraman was killed yesterday while covering fighting in the Syrian province of Daraa, news channel said in a statement....

Kuwait, Tunisia attacks kill 64 27 Jun 2015 - 01:45 am

Security forces and worshippers gather outside Imam Sadeq Mosque following the blast in Al Sawaber, Kuwait City, yesterday. 27 killed, 227 wounded as...

RAF hosts over 2,000 Sri Lankans for Iftar 27 Jun 2015 - 01:43 am

Members of Sri Lankan community attend an Iftar organised by RAF at Al Arabi Stadium in Doha yesterday. DOHA: The Sheikh Thani Bin...

IS kills 164 civilians in assault on Syria's Kobane 26 Jun 2015 - 11:33 pm

Beirut : The Islamic State group killed 164 civilians in its offensive on the Kurdish town of Kobane, in what a monitor Friday...

Indonesian anti-drugs chief warns against foreign male friends 26 Jun 2015 - 06:26 pm

Jakarta---Indonesia's anti-narcotics chief Friday warned women in the country to be careful when dating foreigners, suggesting they could be tricked into becoming drug...

Iran says major problems remain in nuclear talks 26 Jun 2015 - 06:23 pm

Tehran---Iran said on Friday there were still "some major problems" in finalising a nuclear agreement with world powers as the clock ticks down...