Qatar

ICONIC ropes in Varun Dhawan as brand ambassador 21 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Bollywood star Varun Dhawan DOHA: ICONIC, the youngest fashion destination from the stable of retail conglomerate Landmark Group has signed a two year...

Weather forecast in Qatar for tonight 20 Aug 2016 - 05:23 pm

Doha: Weather inshore tonight until 6.00 am Sunday will be relatively humid with some clouds and hazy to misty at some areas later. ...

Qatar Olympic Committee celebrates Barshim’s silver in Bayt Qatar 20 Aug 2016 - 02:10 am

Qatar Olympic Committee President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and Secretary-General Dr. Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari join Barshim and other...

HEC Paris students gain insights during trips to France and Germany 20 Aug 2016 - 02:09 am

The students at HEC Paris main campus. DOHA: The Strategic Business Unit Management (SBUM) Class of 2017 Cohort 1 at HEC Paris in...

Health & safety practitioners in high demand 20 Aug 2016 - 02:06 am

Leo S Dote, President of Philippine Association of Safety Engineers (PHASE) – Qatar, addressing the First PHASE Construction Occupational Safety and Health Summit...

Complaints by three people must to register food poisoning cases 20 Aug 2016 - 02:04 am

By Sidi Mohamed DOHA: Some people, who experience stomach pain after eating at restaurants, fear about food poisoning as the number of such...

New civil defence centre in Al Wakrah to open next year 20 Aug 2016 - 02:03 am

DOHA: A new civil defence centre under construction in Al Wakrah is expected to open during the second quarter of next year. The...

Social security beneficiaries up 20 Aug 2016 - 02:03 am

DOHA: Data from the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics shows that the number of social security beneficiaries increased in June to 12,...

Emir congratulates President of Afghanistan 20 Aug 2016 - 01:54 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to President of Afghanistan, Dr. Mohammad Ashraf...

Premier meets US Ambassador 19 Aug 2016 - 03:51 pm

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met US Ambassador to Qatar Dana Shell...

Hotels gear up to welcome more tourists; 1.05 million visit Qatar in first 4 months 19 Aug 2016 - 03:34 pm

Photo courtesy: qatartourism.gov.qa By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Amid stiff competition with the opening of several new hotels across the city, the hospitality industry...

236 students from Qatar among 2,800 to graduate from London School of Marketing 19 Aug 2016 - 03:21 pm

Representative image. Courtesy: London School of Marketing DOHA: A total of 236 students from Qatar are among 2,800 from across the world to...

beIN to broadcast next four Olympic Games 19 Aug 2016 - 03:13 pm

Nasser Al Khelaifi (left), Chairman and CEO, beIN Media Group, and IOC President Thomas Bach at the agreement signing ceremony. DOHA: The International...

Al Amari creates laugh riot at Doha Comedy Festival 19 Aug 2016 - 03:11 pm

Fans enjoying the show at Qatar National Convention Center last night. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula Doha: Qatari stand-up comedian Hamad Al...

Qatari students shine in TAMUQ exams 19 Aug 2016 - 03:06 pm

Dr. Sandra Nite from Aggie STEM and the Department of Mathematics at Texas A&M’s main campus in College Station, Texas, US, conducting the...

Diversion on Al Aziziya Street from tomorrow 19 Aug 2016 - 03:05 pm

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will implement traffic diversion on Al Aziziya Street, between Ibn Aamer Street and Umm Al Kharj Street...

Kuwait Speaker highlights historic relations with Qatar 19 Aug 2016 - 03:03 pm

Doha: Kuwait’s National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al Ghanim praised close ties between Qatar and his country and said the strategic relationship is...

UN team briefed on ozone layer protection efforts 19 Aug 2016 - 03:03 pm

Doha: Experts from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme yesterday praised Qatar’s progress with respect to the...