Qatar

Emir appoints envoys to Iraq, UAE and Poland 11 Sep 2015 - 02:11 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Emiri Decision No. 43 of 2015, appointing Zayed Saeed Rashid Al...

Berlin meet hails Qatari initiative 11 Sep 2015 - 02:11 am

Berlin: Qatar chaired a round table meeting in the German capital on Wednesday to discuss an initiative to establish a fund to finance...

Oil slump no threat to $1bn Mall of Qatar 11 Sep 2015 - 02:07 am

ROME: The developer behind the huge shopping mall under construction in Qatar sees no risk to the $1bn project from the low oil...

Oil summit proposal under study: Al Sada 11 Sep 2015 - 02:06 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with GCC Ministers of Energy at Emiri Diwan yesterday. The ministers called on Emir...

Schools allowed to call police to handle violence 11 Sep 2015 - 02:05 am

DOHA: Education authorities in Qatar will now allow school managements to call in the police to deal with student violence. The Supreme Education...

Emir appoints ambassadors to Iraq, UAE, Poland 10 Sep 2015 - 05:17 pm

DOHA: The Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday issued a set of Emiri Decisions appointing three envoys—Zayed Saeed Rashid...

Qatar Armed Forces issues precautionary warning 10 Sep 2015 - 05:01 pm

DOHA: Qatar Armed Forces General Command today issued a precautionary warning to people who frequent to the marine shooting range (O.B.D-28), located east...

Emir forms National Human Rights Committee 10 Sep 2015 - 04:20 pm

DOHA: The Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday issued an Emiri decision forming the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC)....

QM outlines slew of events this Autumn 10 Sep 2015 - 08:39 am

Hala Al Khalifa BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: A Turkish Festival and Bazaar, an exhibition by a globally renowned artist, and the kick-off...

Vodafone Qatar named ‘Best Telecom Company’ at Arabian Business Awards 10 Sep 2015 - 08:38 am

An official receiving the Arabian Business Qatar Awards 2015 at a ceremony held at Grand Hyatt on Tuesday. DOHA: For the second year...

PM meets New Zealand’s Trade Minister 10 Sep 2015 - 08:38 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met yesterday with New Zealand’s Trade Minister Tim...

WISE jury convenes in Doha 10 Sep 2015 - 08:37 am

Members of the WISE Team (from left) Stavros N Yiannouka and Dr Asmaa Al Fadala, Director of Research, WISE, with members of the...

QU’s first medical students visit HMC 10 Sep 2015 - 08:36 am

Medical students attending one of the lectures. DOHA: More than 70 students from the inaugural class of Qatar University’s (QU) new Medical College...

QTA chief leads team to UN travel meet 10 Sep 2015 - 08:36 am

DOHA: A Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) delegation, led by its Chairman Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi (pictured), headed to Medellin, Columbia, on Thursday...

Football tournament from Sept 17 10 Sep 2015 - 08:34 am

Shamsudheen Olakara, president, QIFFl Jamal Darjani, Spornsorship Officer-QFA;, Mohammed Shameen, General Secretary; Sara Odeh, and Dr Wandoor Aboobacker during the press conference in...

Artist donates paintings to Katara 10 Sep 2015 - 03:26 am

The Cultural Village Foundation-Katara has received 50 copies of the painting “Al Shaddad” from Qatari artist Sheikha Athbah bin Thamer Al Thani. The...

QR20,000 fine for misuse of drinking water 10 Sep 2015 - 03:24 am

Doha: Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday chaired the Cabinet’s regular weekly meeting...

HMC urges parents to monitor signs of childhood cancers 10 Sep 2015 - 03:19 am

DOHA: With September being the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is urging parents to closely monitor their children’s health by...