Qatar

Weather Bureau warns of strong wind and poor visibility 30 May 2017 - 09:36 am

Doha: Weather forecast for Qatar valid until 6pm Tuesday inshore will be hot daytime with slight dust to blowing dust at places daytimes,...

Two Qatari contractors awarded 2022 training sites contract 30 May 2017 - 12:09 am

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has awarded the contract to build the team training sites for the 2022 FIFA World...

Special Ramadan dish 30 May 2017 - 12:09 am

A man preparing Harees, a traditional Arabic dish made of wheat and meat, at a house in Doha. Many people go to collect...

Qatari products to be displayed prominently 30 May 2017 - 12:09 am

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce, in cooperation with shopping malls and large retail outlets, has unveiled the “National Product” initiative. Under this...

Beggars using social media to solicit alms 30 May 2017 - 12:09 am

Beggars have begun using non-traditional approaches to draw pity, such as social media channels WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook, said a senior Ministry of...

Sidra using IBM solutions for computing and storage 30 May 2017 - 12:00 am

IBM yesterday announced the deployment of its IBM solutions as the compute and storage infrastructure for Sidra Medical and Research Center (Sidra). Sidra,...

Customs seize 23kg of marijuana and over 4,700 narcotic tablets 29 May 2017 - 11:55 pm

Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Jamal, Chairman of the General Authority of Customs, has appreciated four employees of Customs at Hamad International Airport and...

Mobile app for translating Quran into Spanish 29 May 2017 - 11:55 pm

The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has launched a mobile app for translation of Holy Quran into Spanish. The users can also...

590 cases treated at HGH on third day of Ramadan 29 May 2017 - 11:55 pm

At least 590 cases were treated at the Emergency Department of Hamad General Hospital (HGH) on the third day of Ramadan including those...

Extradition of Saudi citizen as part of international agreements 29 May 2017 - 11:55 pm

An official source at Qatar's Foreign Ministry said in response to Amnesty International's statement, that the State of Qatar extradited the Saudi citizen...

Katara hosts expo on eight countries 29 May 2017 - 11:49 pm

An exhibition on cultures and traditions of eight countries including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, India, Morocco, Indonesia, Palestine and the Philippines continues to...

Turkey officials in Qatar discuss farm cooperation 29 May 2017 - 11:46 pm

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment and Turkey's Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock recently held a meeting to discuss ways of cooperation...

Over 800 join AlUtrujah Holy Qur'an Contest 29 May 2017 - 11:46 pm

The Qur’anic Botanic Garden (QBG) has launched the final round of its AlUtrujah Holy Qur’an Contest, which began on May 28 and will...

Quran memorisation contest winners awarded 29 May 2017 - 11:46 pm

Doha Academy honoured 52 students for their performance in “The 14th Sheikh Faleh bin Nasser Holy Quran Memorization Contest”. 12 winners received cash...

AAB conducts anti-counterfeit spare parts awareness drive 29 May 2017 - 11:41 pm

Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co. W.L.L., (AAB) the sole distributor for Toyota & Lexus vehicles in Qatar, conducted anti-counterfeit spare parts awareness programme...

KidZania signs deal with Al Siddiqi Retail 29 May 2017 - 11:40 pm

KidZania and Al Siddiqi Retail, the owner of “Almotahajiba”, the leading brand for the design and production of Abayas, have signed a partnership...

150kg of fish destroyed in Al Khor & Al Dakhira municipalities 29 May 2017 - 11:40 pm

One hundred fifty kilogrammes of fish unfit for human consumption has been destroyed by health control section at Al Khor & Al Dakhira...

WCM-Q Grand Rounds explores changing world of medical education 29 May 2017 - 11:40 pm

The innovations in learning science and technology that are driving changes in medical education were explained at the latest installment of WCM-Q’s Grand...