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Registration for Haj to begin in Shaaban: Awqaf Ministry 18 May 2014 - 04:57 am

Doha: The Haj and Umrah Affairs Department at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has announced that registration for the pilgrimage season ...

Katara website wins Arab shield award 18 May 2014 - 04:56 am

Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti (right) receiving the award from Pierre Moukarzel. DOHA: The website www.katara.net of Katara, the Cultural Village, won...

Ooredoo’s paperless initiative 18 May 2014 - 04:56 am

Doha: Ooredoo yesterday announced the second phase of its paperless initiative, to phase-out all paper based billing options, as the company pushes forward...

HMC, CCQ sign MoU for healthcare education 18 May 2014 - 04:56 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and the Community College of Qatar (CCQ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see increased...

Ooredoo wins Best Mena Operator Award 18 May 2014 - 04:55 am

Doha: Ooredoo received the Best Operator of Communication Services in the Middle East and North Africa award at the awards ceremony of TMT...

Turkey mine rescue ends; death toll 301 18 May 2014 - 04:55 am

Women push against the shields of riot police in Soma in the western Turkish province of Manisa yesterday. SOMA: Turkey yesterday declared rescue...

Syrian army pushes Daraa offensive 18 May 2014 - 04:54 am

Members of the Civil Defence look for survivors after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad,...

Islamists pledge ‘law, freedom, justice’ 18 May 2014 - 04:53 am

BEIRUT: Syria’s biggest Islamist rebel groups yesterday promised “a state of law, freedom and justice,” just months after the largest among them had...

Ban slams water cuts in Aleppo 18 May 2014 - 04:53 am

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned rebels on Friday for cutting water supplies to the besieged northern Syrian city of Aleppo,...

Israel hints at back-channel talks with Palestinians 18 May 2014 - 04:53 am

JERUSALEM: A senior member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government hinted yesterday that Israel was involved in back-channel contacts with Palestinian and Arab...

Seven die in Iraq; poll results due 18 May 2014 - 04:53 am

BAGHDAD: Attacks in and around Baghdad and north Iraq killed seven people yesterday, pushing the 2014 death toll to more than 3,500, according...

Sudan ex-PM arrested 18 May 2014 - 04:52 am

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s state security yesterday arrested opposition leader and ex-premier Sadiq Al Mahdi after he reportedly accused a counter-insurgency unit of rape and...

Egypt prosecutor criticises death sentences 18 May 2014 - 04:52 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s public prosecutor has appealed against the mass death sentences issued by a provincial court, which had caused an international outcry, state...

Seven Qaeda militants, soldier killed in Yemen 18 May 2014 - 04:51 am

ADEN: Yemeni forces killed seven Al Qaeda militants in separate clashes yesterday while a soldier died in a firefight as the army pressed...

India can make any ‘decisive’ leader indecisive 18 May 2014 - 04:49 am

By Pankaj Mishra The ascent of an apparently decisive man as India’s next prime minister has been greeted euphorically by the country’s stock...

Saudi to ban Dutch firms over Islam ‘insult’ 18 May 2014 - 04:30 am

The Dutch government distanced itself from Geert Wilders’ actions at the time, pointing out that the populist firebrand is not part of the...

Media urges triumphant Modi to reach out to Muslims 18 May 2014 - 04:28 am

NEW DELHI: Indian newspapers yesterday urged prime minister-elect Narendra Modi to reach out to Muslims and avoid the temptation of triumphalism after the...

CPD confiscates 7,200 beauty products 18 May 2014 - 03:49 am

Doha: The Consumer Prote-ction Department, in a raid conducted yesterday, has confiscated 7,200 beauty products with tampered expiry date from a store. The...