Japan’s folk culture to come alive at Katara show on October 22

SANTHOSH CHANDRAN DOHA A TWO-DAY theatre and dance fest organised by Japan’s Human and Cultural Exchange General Incorporated Association with the support of Qatar’s Ministry of Culture Arts and Her…

Israeli PM welcomes fresh EU sanctions against Iran

AFP JERUSALEM ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday praised the European Union for the latest round of sanctions imposed on Iran, but reserved judgment on whether or not they would ha…

Syrian jets bomb rebel bases despite UN ceasefire call

AFP DAMASCUS WARPLANES unleashed a wave of raids in Syria’s north on Tuesday, aiming to dislodge rebels whose seizure of a key highway has prevented reinforcements from reaching the main battlegroun…

Egypt’s top court criticises draft constitution

AP CAIRO EGYPT’S highest court lashed out on Tuesday at an Islamist-led panel tasked with writing the country’s new constitution, saying that some of the proposed provisions undercut the court’s man…

MIA window on Islamic legacy in science opens today

CATHERINE W GICHUKI DOHA TWO exhibitions that explore and celebrate the legacy of scientific innovation in the Muslim civilisation opened on Tuesday at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA). ‘1001 Inventi…

Qatar Holding wins QFII status to invest in China

REUTERS SHANGHAI CHINA’s securities regulator granted investment licences Qatar Holding to and six other overseas institutional investors in September, allowing them to buy Chinese stocks and bonds.…

Breast cancer cases rise 17% in one year

LANI ROSE R DIZON DOHA THE number of breast cancer cases in Qatar has risen by 17 percent from 134 in 2010 to 161 in 2011, a Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) official said on Tuesday. The total numbe…
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