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Doha: Submissions for the Katara Prize for Manuscripts and Archaeological Sites have been extended to Sept. 30 instead of June 30, the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) announced.

The move would allow numerous applicants to finalize their research…

Doha: HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day.

According to Qatar News Agency, the gesture…

An earthquake measuring 5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit eastern Philippines on Monday.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that the earthquake occurred 31 km Southeast of the Municipality of Balangiga in eastern Phili…