Qatar

Qatar’s envoy to India presents credentials 13 Oct 2016 - 01:35 am

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee received yesterday credentials of Mohamed bin Khatir Al Khatir as Qatar’s Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to India. The Ambassador...

Dr Al Kawari meets Chinese vice-minister 13 Oct 2016 - 01:34 am

Beijing: H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, Cultural Adviser at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar’s candidate to the post of Director...

Ihsan organises workshop for elderly women 13 Oct 2016 - 01:30 am

DOHA: Qatar Foundation for Elderly People Care (Ihsan) organised an awareness workshop for elderly women under the title ‘My strength is my investment’...

First concrete poured at West stand of Al Rayyan Stadium 13 Oct 2016 - 01:28 am

DOHA: Al Rayyan Stadium, proposed host venue through to the quarter-finals for the 2022 World Cup, achieved a milestone yesterday as the first...

QIFF football tournament starts today 13 Oct 2016 - 01:25 am

Doha: The tenth football tournament conducted by QIFF for the Western Union City Exchange Trophy will start today at Doha Stadium. SKIYA Thiruvananthapuram...

QRCS concludes World Elderly Day events 13 Oct 2016 - 01:23 am

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded its celebrations of the International Day of Older Persons 2016, observed globally on October 1....

Minister meets British envoy 13 Oct 2016 - 01:22 am

Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi with British Ambassador to Qatar...

RAF sends QR750,000 in aid for refugees in Chad city 13 Oct 2016 - 01:18 am

DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has dispatched fresh humanitarian aid worth QR750,000 to the Moyen-Chari, a city of...

Cabinet okays draft law to ban littering in public areas 13 Oct 2016 - 01:16 am

DOHA: The State Cabinet yesterday approved a draft law that bans leaving waste in public areas, even if it is privately owned. The...

Kahramaa launches Snapchat account 13 Oct 2016 - 01:14 am

DOHA: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has announced its new account on Snapchat under the following code “KAHRAMAA.Live” for developing communications...

Blindfolded dinner in the dark to mark World Sight Day 13 Oct 2016 - 01:12 am

DOHA: As World Sight Day 2016 is being marked today with Qatar Creating Vision, an initiative supported by Qatar Fund for Development and...

Breast cancer awareness drive tomorrow 13 Oct 2016 - 01:11 am

DOHA: Qatar National Library (QNL), in collaboration with the National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR), Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) and Primary...

WISH to publish health education report 13 Oct 2016 - 01:10 am

DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) is preparing to publish a report focusing on the challenges of health professional education in...

Call for unified tourism strategy 13 Oct 2016 - 01:09 am

DOHA: Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani yesterday called on GCC countries to adopt a unified...

Emir greets King of Spain on National Day 13 Oct 2016 - 01:08 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday a cable of congratulations to King Felipe VI of Spain on...

Qatar Airways to operate daily flight to Luxor 13 Oct 2016 - 01:05 am

Doha: Qatar Airways will be operating a daily service between Doha and Egypt’s tourist destination of Luxor from October 30, the carrier said...

NU-Q to launch study on Qatar’s foreign aid 13 Oct 2016 - 01:03 am

DOHA: The Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) is set to begin a research project on different aspects of Qatar’s foreign aid to developing...

DFI launches Youth Acting Workshop 13 Oct 2016 - 01:00 am

DOHA: Doha Film Institute (DFI) recently kicked off its ‘Youth Acting Workshop’ under the mentorship of Tunisian director and actress Afef Ben Mahmoud....