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Former Indian minister E. Ahamed passes away 31 Jan 2017 - 11:59 pm

Kerala MP E. Ahamed passed away. The death of former Indian minister of states for external affairs has officialy been confirmed by hosptal...

WhatsApp to help track your friends; some finds it scary 31 Jan 2017 - 07:58 pm

New York: Instant messaging app WhatsApp is working on a feature that will track the live location of members, allowing users to track...

Education centre in Qatar issues fake certificates to students 31 Jan 2017 - 05:10 pm

Doha: Many students from an education centre have complained that they were cheated by the centre by offering fake certificates, Al-Sharq reported. Most...

Petrol, diesel to cost more from February 1 30 Jan 2017 - 07:28 pm

DOHA: Petrol prices will go up by 5-10 dirhams from February 1, according to the new price list issued by the Ministry of...

Exit permits to be issued for free; no more printouts: MoI 30 Jan 2017 - 05:47 pm

Doha: Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced that exit permits for expatriate workers to leave the country will be issued free of charge. Moreover,...

Cold wave to hit Qatar by weekend: Met 30 Jan 2017 - 05:11 pm

Doha: Weather charts indicate that Qatar will be hit by a cold wave during the weekend. This cold spell is due to the...

Passport index 30 Jan 2017 - 02:55 pm

The latest passport Index is based on cross-border access of national passports. It assigns a "visa-free score" according to the number of countries...

How many countries can you visit visa-free with your passport? 30 Jan 2017 - 02:43 pm

Dubai: A German passport is the strongest and Afghanistan passport is the weakest in ranking of world's passports by a global advisory firm....

Qatar Airways issues US travel alert for citizens of banned countries 28 Jan 2017 - 07:15 pm

Doha: Qatar Airways, which flies to around 15 American cities, is advising passengers bound for the United States from seven newly banned Muslim...

Qatar launches online service for expats to calculate end of service payment 28 Jan 2017 - 11:08 am

Update: The link to the ministry’s website is updated with new URL DOHA: The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs has...

Wife and son of Saudi cleric Salman Al Ouda die in road accident 26 Jan 2017 - 04:18 pm

Doha: In a tragic accident on Wednesday night wife of renowned Saudi Arabian cleric Salman al-Ouda and one of their children died. The...

Resident on trial for killing his colleague with a punch on his face 26 Jan 2017 - 03:08 pm

Doha: A man is under trail for killing his colleague with a punch on his face. Al Sharq newspaper reported that incident was...

Fine for checking mobile at traffic signals not true: Report 25 Jan 2017 - 07:00 pm

Doha: A rumour has been doing the rounds of social media that motorists will be fined QR150 for using mobile phone at traffic...

India asks Qatar to start airline or invest in one in India: Report 25 Jan 2017 - 11:13 am

Doha: Indian government has asked Qatar to start an airline in India or invest in one during a bilateral meeting, an Indian newspaper...

iPhone 6S recalled in Qatar for shutdown issue 24 Jan 2017 - 04:20 pm

Doha: Ministry of Economy and Commerce has announced a recall of iPhone 6S because of some technical issues. In a tweet the ministry...

Photos and Video: Dream comes true for Qatari miracle child Ghanim Al-Muftah; performs Umrah 23 Jan 2017 - 06:51 pm

Doha: Ghanim Al-Muftah, often dubbed the Qatari “miracle child” for having overcome the physical limits imposed by rare Caudal Regression Syndrome which impaired...