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Nepalese throng embassy for passports 02 May 2015 - 05:54 am

A long queue of visitors at the Nepalese embassy yesterday to collect new and renewed passports.Abdul Basit DOHA: A large number of Nepalese...

NU-Q announces Dean’s List 02 May 2015 - 05:53 am

Northwestern University in Qatar students named in the fall semester Dean’s List. DOHA: Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) has announced its fall semester...

Mowasalat organises Spring Festival 02 May 2015 - 05:52 am

Members of the organising committee, winners in competitions, judges and volunteers were honoured during Mowasalat’s Spring Festival for its staff. DOHA: Mowasalat recently...

Court overturns man’s 15-year jail sentence 02 May 2015 - 05:50 am

DOHA: A higher criminal court here has overturned the ruling of a lower court sentencing a GCC national to 15 years in jail...

SCH updating data on medical practitioners 02 May 2015 - 05:50 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has asked all private and public healthcare facilities in the country to provide information about any...

CMU-Q, Qatar First Bank in tie-up 02 May 2015 - 05:50 am

DOHA: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and Qatar First Bank (QFB) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to begin bilateral collaborations in...

Uber, QC in charity initiative 02 May 2015 - 05:21 am

Doha: Smartphone technology company Uber has partnered with Qatar Charity, an organisation dedicated to providing vital support to orphans, vulnerable families and people...

Education conference to begin today 02 May 2015 - 05:20 am

Doha: The first Conference on Education 2015, being organised by the Supreme Education Council (SEC) in coordination with the Faculty of Education at...

Dr Ahmad M Hasnah is HBKU president 02 May 2015 - 05:20 am

Doha: H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has appointed Dr Ahmad M Hasnah...

Call for GCC cooperation to stop spread of MERS 02 May 2015 - 05:16 am

DOHA: A three-day international workshop on MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) concluded here on Wednesday with a call to strengthen co-operation between the...

Police use tear gas on Turkey protesters 02 May 2015 - 05:14 am

Police use a water cannon against protesters in Besiktas neighbourhood of Istanbul yesterday. ISTANBUL: Turkish police yesterday used water cannon and tear gas...

Rebels battle Syrian army in Latakia 02 May 2015 - 05:12 am

Residents walk amid debris at a site damaged by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria’s President...

Yemen fuel shortage to halt relief, warns UN 02 May 2015 - 05:11 am

Yemenis inspect houses which were allegedly destroyed by Saudi-led coalition forces targeting Houthi rebels’ positions in Sana’a yesterday. Aden: The UN and Red...

NEPAL EARTHQUAKE HANDS 02 May 2015 - 05:09 am

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR NEPAL EARTHQUAKE HANDS 042815 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York...

Thousands of workers to get IT training 02 May 2015 - 05:05 am

DOHA: Some 10,000 construction workers and other blue-collar expats are to be provided training in the use of computers and information technology (IT)...

Protest against Milan Expo 02 May 2015 - 05:03 am

Anti-riot policemen run in front of a burning car during a rally against Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy, yesterday. Italy opens the Milan...

Afghan team heads to Doha for Taliban talks 02 May 2015 - 05:02 am

KABUL: An Afghan delegation is heading to Qatar for “open discussions” with representatives of Taliban insurgents over the next few days aimed at...

Security Council fails to back Russian appeal on Yemen 02 May 2015 - 05:01 am

Supporters of Pakistan's religious hardline party, Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) shout slogans during a rally in support of Saudi-led bombing campaign against the...