Qatar

Qatar Airways launches eighth route to Saudi 04 Sep 2015 - 12:26 am

Qatar Airways senior officials, dignitaries and airport staff during the welcoming ceremony at Abha International Airport. DOHA: Qatar Airways has launched a new...

Privilege Club rewards FC Barcelona fans 04 Sep 2015 - 12:24 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways, the official airline of FC Barcelona, announced the launch of the FCB Fan Club exclusively for Privilege Club members. The...

Second Launch conference from December 1 04 Sep 2015 - 12:23 am

Elizabeth Fleming, Founder of Launch Doha: Launch, a series of associated learning events for Qatari nationals that focuses on developing the country’s future...

Aspetar honours Ramadan contest winners 04 Sep 2015 - 12:20 am

DOHA: Aspetar held ceremony to honour the winners of its Ramadan competition as part of the ‘Step into Health’ (SIH) programme recently. The...

Wage delays down 30pc ahead of WPS 03 Sep 2015 - 01:54 am

BY FAZEENA SALEEM DOHA: Violations by private companies regarding delayed payment of wages to workers have come down by 30 percent even before...

Malls fined for not installing CCTV cameras 03 Sep 2015 - 01:53 am

DOHA: A misdemeanour court has fined several shopping complexes between QR10,000 ($2,746) and QR50,000 ($13,731) for not installing CCTV cameras in their premises. ...

QC relief for Yemeni refugees in Somalia 03 Sep 2015 - 01:53 am

Somali returnees from Yemen living in Mogadishu, Hargeisa, and Bosaso are also beneficiaries of Qatar Charity’s relief project. DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has...

QU students complete QPMC internship 03 Sep 2015 - 01:50 am

Qatar University students with Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) officials. DOHA: A summer-long internship programme conducted by Qatar Primary Materials Company’s (QPMC) that...

GYC stresses youth’s role in humanitarian action 03 Sep 2015 - 12:50 am

From Left: Ashanta Osborne, IFRC chair Youth Commission, Ahmad AlHendawi, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Youth, Essa Al Mannai, ROTA Executive...

Committees to settle real estate disputes 03 Sep 2015 - 12:44 am

DOHA: High-profile committees are being formed that would look into disputes between owners of building and other real estate projects and contractors to...

Ooredoo extends Mobile Money promotion to Philippines 03 Sep 2015 - 12:41 am

DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday announced its QR1 Money transfer fee promotion with Ooredoo Mobile Money has been extended until September 30, 2015. Also the...

Qatar Turkey 2015 launches photographic exhibition 03 Sep 2015 - 12:21 am

Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari and Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Demirkan watching the photographic exhibition...

Court fines establishments for faulting security norms 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Misdemeanor court has fined a number of commercial complexes to the tune of QR 10,000 to 50,000 as they faulted safety and...

Strong mid-day dusty winds to continue tomorrow 02 Sep 2015 - 06:39 pm

DOHA: Northwesterly winds will continue tomorrow (Thursday) becoming strong at some places by afternoon both inshore and offshore with dust causing the visibility...

Road accident 02 Sep 2015 - 05:48 pm

A bus collided with a truck. DOHA: A bus and truck collided this evening on Al Wakra road at Barwa signal. No causalities...

Expats gain from currency depreciation 02 Sep 2015 - 01:56 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Nepalese, Indian and Philippine currencies have depreciated the most against dollar-pegged Qatari riyal due to recent concerns about global...

Qatar keen to exploit youth potential: Minister 02 Sep 2015 - 01:55 am

H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Cooperation (right), visiting the exhibition as part of...

QU admits 3,000 students 02 Sep 2015 - 01:54 am

Qatar University students during orientation programme. DOHA: A total of 3,000 students were admitted at the Qatar University for the new academic year...