Qatar

Ministry of Awqaf calls for sighting of Eid Al Fitr crescent 22 Jun 2017 - 07:11 pm

Doha: The Crescent Sighting Committee at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) has called upon all Muslims living in Qatar to...

Qatar Central Bank announces Eid Al Fitr holiday for banks 22 Jun 2017 - 07:07 pm

Doha: Qatar Central Bank has announced that next Sunday June 25, 2017 will be Eid al Fitr Holiday till Thursday June 29, 2017. ...

Some exchanges at Indian airports refuse Qatari Riyal. No such official order, embassy clarifies 22 Jun 2017 - 02:44 pm

Doha: Some money exchanges in Indian airports were not accepting Qatari riyals and now Reserve Bank of India has clarified that there is...

Ooredoo Group of companies share the spirit of Ramadan 22 Jun 2017 - 10:17 am

Ooredoo Group of companies have reached out to their communities this month, with a series of special initiatives designed to share the spirit...

Ooredoo first in region to launch CAT 16 technology 22 Jun 2017 - 09:08 am

Ooredoo yesterday announced that one of its 4.5G mobile network sites has been successfully upgraded to support a data speed of up to...

Woqod opens petrol station in Al Khor 22 Jun 2017 - 09:04 am

Woqod opened a new petrol station in Al Egda, Al-Khor area yesterday. This is the fourth station to be commissioned in 2017 after...

17 employees complete Qatar Museum programme 22 Jun 2017 - 08:47 am

Seventeen Qatar Museums (QM) employees became the fourth generation of graduates to complete Qreation Generation 4, QM’s most prestigious development programme designed to...

Qatar Charity projects benefit 10,000 in Gaza 22 Jun 2017 - 08:42 am

Qatar Charity ended two projects on providing aid to needy families and distributing zakat in Gaza Strip as part of a campaign of...

Stock market shrugs-off blockade 22 Jun 2017 - 08:32 am

Qatar’s stock market has returned to normalcy, shrugging off impact of blockade imposed on Qatar by some of its neighbouring countries. After witnessing...

Turkey offers building materials for 2022 projects 22 Jun 2017 - 02:08 am

The Ambassador of Turkey to Qatar, Fikret Ozer, has said that with his country’s support, Qatar would not face any kind of shortage...

Sheikha Hind visits Biobank 22 Jun 2017 - 02:08 am

Vice-Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF), H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, visited Qatar Biobank on Tuesday to know about...

Barwa Bank organises Iftar at Qatar Foundation for Elderly Care 22 Jun 2017 - 02:05 am

Barwa Bank organised an Iftar event for the residents at the Qatar Foundation for Elderly People Care (Ihsan), as part of its #WelcomeRamadanWithGoodness...

Emir and Canadian PM hold phone conversation 22 Jun 2017 - 02:02 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held this evening a telephone conversation with H E Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau....

Secretary-General of Foreign Ministry meets Italian envoy 22 Jun 2017 - 02:02 am

Foreign Ministry's Secretary-General Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met with Ambassador of the Italian Republic to the State of Qatar, Pasquale Salzano....

Qatar Airways celebrates success at Paris Air Show 22 Jun 2017 - 02:02 am

Qatar Airways is enjoying a week of success and celebration as Qatar’s Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti,...

Emir sends message to Russian President 22 Jun 2017 - 02:02 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday a written message to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin...

Cabinet nod to set up new labour dispute committee 22 Jun 2017 - 01:56 am

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

MoI lines up Eid events for workers 22 Jun 2017 - 01:56 am

The Ministry of Interior will organise various cultural and awareness programmes for expatriate communities and workers at Asian Town and Barwa Workers Sports...