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Three members of a family show food poisoning symptoms: Ministry 18 Nov 2019 - 01:37 pm

Doha: Ministry of Public Health has launched a probe into suspected food poisoning cases after a father and his two children complained of...

Cloudy skies with scattered rain, may become thundery: Qatar Weather 18 Nov 2019 - 08:57 am

Weather inshore until 6pm will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times with chance of scattered rain that may be thundery at times,...

Traffic Department marks road traffic victims day 17 Nov 2019 - 12:27 pm

Doha: The General Directorate of Traffic commemorated today the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims under the slogan “life is not...

Traffic radars will be linked to Metrash; motorists can view violations immediately 16 Nov 2019 - 01:41 pm

DOHA: The General Directorate of Traffic is working on to link all the traffic radars (cameras) with Metrash2 app so as to upload...

Rain to continue from Saturday with noticeable drop in temperatures 14 Nov 2019 - 12:38 pm

Doha: Qatar Meteorology Department in its weather report for the weekend predicted that today and tomorrow there will be scattered clouds with moderate...

Qatar to organise 12-day hot air balloon festival in December 14 Nov 2019 - 11:34 am

Doha: The first edition of the Qatar Balloon Festival will see 30 hot air balloons from across the world filling up the Qatar...

MET warns of atmospheric instability by middle of next week 13 Nov 2019 - 01:13 pm

Doha: Chances of scattered rain are expected to continue during the coming days. “In the coming days, there will be a chance of...

Things to do this weekend in Qatar (Nov 14-16, 2019) 13 Nov 2019 - 11:29 am

As the weather cools down, a lot of fun things are happening this weekend from food festivals to film festivals and lots more... ...

List of prayer grounds around Qatar for Istisqaa Prayers 12 Nov 2019 - 07:11 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Awqaf published a list of mosques and prayer grounds where there will be Istisqaa prayers on Thursday morning at...

DEAP invites volunteers for mangrove beach clean up 12 Nov 2019 - 05:11 pm

Doha: Doha Environmental Actions Project (DEAP) Qatar along with the Torba Farmers Market is conducting a mangrove and beach cleanup on Friday, November...

Artificial lakes set up to hold excess rainwater 11 Nov 2019 - 07:21 pm

Ashghal has set up several artificial lakes to contain the excess rainwater at project sites and on important highways such as the Shamal...

‘Najm Al Ghafr’ brings colder nights in Qatar 11 Nov 2019 - 06:57 pm

The ‘13 Days’, which heralds the arrival of winter, kicked off from November 11, the Department of Meteorology announced. With ‘Najm Al Ghafr’--...

MoI launches e-visa for tournaments and cultural events 11 Nov 2019 - 12:43 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Interior launched today an e-portal to issue visas for those interested in visiting the country for specific tournaments or...

Over 4million gallons of rainwater removed from across Qatar 11 Nov 2019 - 09:13 am

Doha: The teams of the Rainfall Emergency Committee at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment yesterday has removed over four million gallons of...

TN Seshan, India’s reformer election czar, dies aged 86 10 Nov 2019 - 08:12 pm

The man who reformed elections in India, TN Seshan, died on Sunday, aged 86, at his residence in Chennai, TheNewsMinute.com reports. Tirunellai Narayana...

Wet roads & fog: traffic safety tips from ministry 10 Nov 2019 - 06:15 pm

As the rainy season starts, the Ministry of Interior has provided some safety tips to motorists. Driving in rainy condition may be dangerous...

Strong wind and low visibility in most parts of Qatar 10 Nov 2019 - 12:57 pm

Doha: Qatar Weather on its twitter account warned residents of strong winds which resulted in a decrease in horizontal visibility. The department said...