Qatar

Doha International Book Fair opens 30 Nov 2016 - 10:47 pm

The 27th Doha International Book Fair opened on a high note yesterday at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). The event was opened...

RAF to hold global summit on SALI 30 Nov 2016 - 10:44 pm

As part of its ongoing initiative 'SALI,' aimed at improving the healthcare facilities in deprived areas worldwide, Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for...

Qatar e-Nature Schools Contest launched 30 Nov 2016 - 10:42 pm

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Sasol and Friends of the Environment Centre (FEC) yesterday announced launching 2017 edition of the Qatar...

Ministry & CNA-Q renew comprehensive deal 30 Nov 2016 - 10:40 pm

A new three-year Comprehensive Agreement was signed between the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and College of the North Atlantic in Canada,...

Ajyal film festival opens 30 Nov 2016 - 10:39 pm

The fourth Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by Doha film Institute (DFI), opened yesterday with the screening of the Kazakh film The Eagle...

Qatar biggest Arab investor in Tunisia 30 Nov 2016 - 10:37 pm

Tunis: Qatar tops the Arab countries in terms of investment in Tunisia, Qatari ambassador to Tunisia, Abdullah bin Nasser Al Hamidi said yesterday....

Amnesty ends today 30 Nov 2016 - 10:35 pm

The Search and Follow-Up Department at the Ministry of Interior is set to tighten the noose on those violating the residency law by...

Kahramaa bags international awards 30 Nov 2016 - 10:32 pm

Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has bagged two international awards “Asia’s Best Materiality Reporting” and “Asia’s Best Stakeholder Reporting” at 2016...

High-quality Qatari vegetables to be marketed through Al Meera 30 Nov 2016 - 10:30 pm

From today, the residents of Qatar will be able to enjoy real flavour and freshness of locally produced high-quality vegetables as two ministries...

EAA and Gavi in new partnership 30 Nov 2016 - 10:30 pm

Education Above All Foundation (EAA) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have announced a new partnership to improve children’s health through community outreach and...

Ooredoo: Over 1 million followers on social media 30 Nov 2016 - 10:27 pm

Ooredoo has yesterday announced that it has surpassed the “one million followers” milestone on its social media pages, as the company continues to...

Amnesty period for illegal residents ends tomorrow (December 1) 30 Nov 2016 - 08:45 pm

Doha: The three-month amnesty announced by the government for expatriates staying illegally to leave the country without facing legal consequences will end on...

OPEC agrees to cut output to push up oil price 30 Nov 2016 - 08:17 pm

VIENNA: OPEC has agreed to cut its oil production for the first time in eight years, ending a strategy of high supply that...

OPEC President H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy and Industry, and OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo address a news conference after a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austr

Exhibition at Fire Station to display works of Picasso and Giacometti 30 Nov 2016 - 01:44 pm

Over 120 works by Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti, two of the most important artists of the 20th century, will be shown for...

New set of Qatar-specific parameters for assessing metabolic syndrome 30 Nov 2016 - 01:33 pm

A recent research has helped devise a new set of Qatar-specific parameters for assessing metabolic syndrome. Qatari men with a waist circumference of...

Woqod to refill metal cylinders till mid-2017 30 Nov 2016 - 01:22 pm

QATAR Fuel company (Woqod) clarified yesterday that its exchange offer on Shafaf cylinders will end on December 31, as scheduled. However, it is...