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Qatar tops Mideast in consumer rights 04 Oct 2015 - 01:38 am

Qatar tops Mideast in consumer rights DOHA: Qatar has been selected as the best country in protection of consumer rights in the Middle...

SEC endorses Go Robot programme for another two years 03 Oct 2015 - 05:29 pm

Officials at the signing ceremony. DOHA: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maersk Oil Qatar (MOQ),...

DFI promoting Qatari film market: CEO 03 Oct 2015 - 01:45 am

From right: DFI CEO Fatma Al Remaihi, Entube General Manager Khalid Hassan Al Remaihi, QTV General Manager Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Thani Al Thani...

190 stamps, 220 coins and currencies auctioned as part of GCC exhibition 03 Oct 2015 - 01:44 am

A set of an old Qatari stamp on display. DOHA: A total of 190 stamps and 220 coins and banknotes have been auctioned...

MoI bans smoking inside winter camps this year 03 Oct 2015 - 01:42 am

File Picture DOHA: Smokers among winter campers will have to venture out of their tents every time they feel the urge to light...

Relief work in Yemen to go on for years 03 Oct 2015 - 01:35 am

File picture DOHA: Having already provided humanitarian assistance in war-ravaged Yemen on a large scale, Qatar is coordinating with GCC peers to ensure...

Emir’s condolences offered to Saudi King 03 Oct 2015 - 01:31 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani conveyed condolences of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim...

Weather expected to improve from Tuesday 03 Oct 2015 - 12:58 am

DOHA: With the onset of October, some improvement in the weather can be expected from Tuesday, a weather forecaster said yesterday. The weather...

Qatar backs efforts to build cultural bridges 03 Oct 2015 - 12:55 am

New York: Qatar has reaffirmed support for all initiatives to build bridges between different cultures and societies and said these will have a...

Doha keen to join ACT Group 03 Oct 2015 - 12:52 am

New York: Assistant Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said Qatar supports the initiative...

Sri Lankan envoy convenes workshop 03 Oct 2015 - 12:51 am

Sri Lankan Ambassador Prof Dr W M Karunadasa Doha: The new Sri Lankan Ambassador Prof Dr W M Karunadasa took part in a...

Industrial cybersecurity workshop held 03 Oct 2015 - 12:50 am

Speakers Ayman Al Issa and Samuel Linares with ISA Qatar President Nilangshu Dey and other officials at the event. Doha: Qatar Section of...

Play time 03 Oct 2015 - 12:46 am

A Somalian youth plays cricket with his Pakistani friends at Airport Park in Doha yesterday. Salim Matramkot

New associate dean for academic affairs at NU-Q 02 Oct 2015 - 05:46 pm

DOHA: Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) has welcomed Dr D Charles Whitney (pictured) as new Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Whitney is a...

MathAlive debuts in Qatar 02 Oct 2015 - 05:43 pm

Minister of Education and Higher Education and Supreme Education Council Secretary-General H E Dr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi tours the exhibition,...

WISE unveils five projects to join 2015-2016 Accelerator Programme 02 Oct 2015 - 05:40 pm

DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a leading international initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), has revealed five projects that will join...