Saturday, April 26, 2025
7:13 AM
Doha,Qatar
About Us REGISTER Login
Gulf Independent - US-warship
C3
A quick guide to Qatari customs and traditions SPORT

A quick guide to Qatari customs and traditions

Can you imagine a traditional Qatari house of the 1970s shorn of any modern-day comforts? Well, you can see it for real now.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thousands attend Koirala’s cremation INTERNATIONAL

Thousands attend Koirala’s cremation

Thousands of mourners attended the state funeral of former Nepal prime minister Sushil Koirala yesterday who was cremated with Hindu rites by the side of a sacred river in the capital, Kathmandu.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar, a lucky venue for all my campaigns, says Indian athlete SPORT

Qatar, a lucky venue for all my campaigns, says Indian athlete

Ace Indian athlete and the country’s lone World Athletics Championship medallist Anju Boby George has lauded Qatar’s administrators for dedicating the second Tuesday of February as National Sport Day.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Woman guilty of encouraging terror acts INTERNATIONAL

Woman guilty of encouraging terror acts

A British woman who travelled to Syria with her young child has been convicted of being a member of Islamic State (IS) and encouraging acts of terror on social media.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar’s Frijns qualifies 5th for GT3 opening race CULTURE

Qatar’s Frijns qualifies 5th for GT3 opening race

Qatar’s Charlie Frijns enjoyed a strong qualifying session to secure fifth position for Round 4’s opening race of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East at the Dubai Autodrome yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Toyota to buy remaining Daihatsu shares for $3bn ECONOMY

Toyota to buy remaining Daihatsu shares for $3bn

Toyota Motor, the world’s largest automaker, said it would buy out the rest of minivehicle unit Daihatsu Motor Co – an all-stock deal worth about $3bn and part of its strategy to strengthen its push into compact cars for emerging markets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Toddler, woman die of cold en route to Greece INTERNATIONAL

Toddler, woman die of cold en route to Greece

A five-year-old girl and a woman died of cold yesterday as they tried to reach Greece by sea, as the flow of migrants heading for Europe resumed following a lull due to high winds, police sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The Chinese investors who matter most are losing faith in stocks ECONOMY

The Chinese investors who matter most are losing faith in stocks

Hua Jie, a 56-year-old retiree in China’s Sichuan province, hasn’t been this downbeat on the nation’s stock market since she began investing more than a decade ago.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New Zealand thrash Sri Lanka with Guptill, Munro blitz CULTURE

New Zealand thrash Sri Lanka with Guptill, Munro blitz

New Zealand blitzed the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka in Auckland on Sunday with a whirlwind display by Martin Guptill and Colin Munro to set up a nine-wicket win.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Stability benefits Premier League clubs: Wenger CULTURE

Stability benefits Premier League clubs: Wenger

Arsene Wenger says the climate in Premier League football is “more destabilising than ever before” and, when the Arsenal manager looks around at England’s other big clubs, the point is strongly reinforced.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Yemeni forces advance closer to rebel-held capital ASIA

Yemeni forces advance closer to rebel-held capital

Yemeni government forces were within 40 kilometres of the rebel-held capital as they pressed their advance against rebels in disregard of a UN-brokered ceasefire, military sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Marriage, movie marathons as The Force Awakens INTERNATIONAL

Marriage, movie marathons as The Force Awakens

An Australian couple got married on Thursday as they waited in line for the first US public showings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016