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Rota to build sports centre for Palestinian child refugees 25 Jun 2015 - 09:55 am

Palestinian children play a game at Nahr El Bared refugee camp in Lebanon. Doha: Reach Out To Asia’s (ROTA) Goodwill Ambassador and social...

Iran's Zarif to join nuclear talks Saturday 25 Jun 2015 - 09:45 am

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Tehran---Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Vienna on Saturday to join a final push for...

US military jet crashes in Arizona: officials 25 Jun 2015 - 09:42 am

Washington---A US military plane crashed late Wednesday in Arizona, reportedly rupturing a gas line and sparking a large fire, officials said. Emergency crews...

WCMC-Q launches new training programme 25 Jun 2015 - 09:40 am

Dr Dora Stadler, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean for Continuing Professional Development at WCMC-Q, and Deema Al Sheikhly, Director of Continuing...

Angry at Uber cabbies block Paris airports, train stations 25 Jun 2015 - 09:34 am

Paris---French cab drivers angry at competition from taxi app Uber on Thursday blocked access to Paris airports and train stations as they protested...

IS reenters battleground town of Kobane 25 Jun 2015 - 09:32 am

Beirut---Islamic State group fighters reentered the Syrian Kurdish battleground town of Kobane on Thursday, detonating a suicide bomb and battling Kurdish forces, a...

Doha College pupils get adventure awards 25 Jun 2015 - 09:19 am

Three of the Doha College students who received the Gold awards. DOHA: A total of 115 students who volunteered in Nepal and Vietnam,...

Emir hosts Iftar banquet 25 Jun 2015 - 09:16 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hosted an Iftar banquet in honour of senior officers of the Armed Forces and...

Two food products banned 25 Jun 2015 - 09:15 am

Doha: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) yesterday issued a circular to ports to ban the entry of two food products — instant...

Ooredoo’s Mozaic TV launches nine free series during Ramadan 25 Jun 2015 - 09:14 am

DOHA: Ooredoo’s Mozaic TV is screening nine popular Arabic series for free to mark Ramadan. Among the series is Thahab wa awda, starring...

Qatar contemporary art expo in Ankara ends today 25 Jun 2015 - 09:14 am

Ankara: Contemporary Qatari Art Exhibition featuring 46 works representing three generations of Qatari artists in the Turkish capital Ankara ends today. It is...

Fifth year of Ramadan website celebrated 25 Jun 2015 - 09:14 am

Doha: For the fifth year running, Vodafone Qatar has partnered with iLoveQatar.net on a website for all things Ramadan in the country, at ...

Silatech to train 1,000 Sudan entrepreneurs 25 Jun 2015 - 09:13 am

Doha: Silatech has signed an agreement with Sudan Rural Development Company to provide entrepreneurship training for 1,000 Sudanese youth. Signed by Raed Al...

Winners of QNB campaign named 25 Jun 2015 - 09:13 am

Doha: QNB has announced the winners of its Fund Transfers campaign, which ran from March 25 to June 7, 2015. Twelve winners were...

Team formed for fiber optic network projects 25 Jun 2015 - 09:12 am

Doha: Minister of Municipality and Urban Planning H E Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani issued a ministerial decision to form...

Cabinet nod to civil defence council 25 Jun 2015 - 09:12 am

Doha: Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani chaired the Cabinet’s regular meeting at Emiri...

Emir issues decree to adjourn Shura 25 Jun 2015 - 09:12 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued Decree No. 37 of 2015 adjourning the 43rd regular session of the...

France to study building two N-reactors in Saudi 25 Jun 2015 - 09:05 am

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (right), exchanges documents with Dr Hashim Yamani, the President of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy...