Qatar

Traffic diversion on several streets in Industrial Area 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced that streets 658, 656, 654 and 660 in Doha Industrial Area will be closed from...

20 Qatar Airways flights a week to Riyadh from Thursday 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has announced that it will operate 20 flights a week to and from Riyadh from Thursday, increasing services by...

Festival deals to inspire world explorers 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways’ (QA) popular Travel Festival is back, giving travellers across the world the opportunity to enjoy dream deals to inspiring places....

RAF hands over 15 homes in Gaza 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Participants at the homes handover ceremony. DOHA: Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has handed over some 15 housing units...

QDF and QRCS sign $12m deal to support Syrians 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Officials from Qatar Development Fund and Qatar Red Crescent Society exchanging documents. Doha: Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS)...

Premier visits Kuwait; holds talks with officials 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

LEFT: Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Jaber Al...

CMU-Q alumni honoured 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) alumni Asma Saeed Al Kuwari, Maryam Al Semaitt and Abdulla AlKhenji were awarded for best three startup...

The helping hand of the law 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A traffic police officer helping a motorist after his sedan car broke down on Ahmed Bin Ali Street near Hamad Medical City yesterday....

HBJ Foundation to build hospital in Marrakesh 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation (HBJ Foundation) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Marrakesh State of Morocco to...

Qatar regional HQ of Gusi Peace Prize International 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

By Raynald C Rivera DOHA: Gusi Peace Prize International, an award-giving body which recognizes individuals and groups who have contributed to global peace...

Doha College students celebrate results 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha College IGCSE students celebrate their exceptional results. DOHA: Doha College is celebrating another set of results as its students performed remarkably well...

HIA to charge QR35 user fee from December 1 as part of expansion 29 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Passengers seen at the Hamad International Airport. (File photo: Kammutty) By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Passengers leaving Qatar through Hamad International Airport (HIA) from...

Petrol will be cheaper by 5 dirhams in September 28 Aug 2016 - 04:42 pm

DOHA: Petrol prices will go down by 5 dirhams from September 1, according to the new price list issued by the Ministry of...

Kenyan security guard in Qatar dreams to become a running star 28 Aug 2016 - 10:14 am

Kenyan runner Michael Douglas Ongeri poses for a photo on August 16, 2016 in Doha. (AFP / Karim JAAFAR) Six days a week,...

Emir congratulates Moldova President on Independece Day 28 Aug 2016 - 12:33 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Moldova’s President Nicolae Timofti on his...

FM meets UN envoy for Yemen 28 Aug 2016 - 12:32 am

Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani yesterday met UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed. Talks...

Expatriate groups step in to help amnesty seekers 28 Aug 2016 - 12:31 am

DOHA: Several expatriate organisations have come out to help their community members benefit from a three-month amnesty in Qatar which takes effect from...

Technology helps Customs detect banned goods 28 Aug 2016 - 12:31 am

The Peninsula DOHA: With the introduction of sophisticated inspection methods and techniques, the seizure of drugs and other prohibited materials at Hamad International...