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Barshim makes Qatar proud at Rio 18 Aug 2016 - 12:22 am

Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim celebrates after winning the silver medal in Men’s High Jump Final at Olympic Stadium in Rio yesterday. By Rizwan...

Abu Samra border post to speed up procedures for travellers 18 Aug 2016 - 12:19 am

Murshid Shaheen Al Kuwari, Director, Land Customs Department. By Sidi Mohamed DOHA: Abu Samra border post will soon speed up procedures for travellers...

RAF helps 286 Yemen cancer patients 18 Aug 2016 - 12:16 am

Some of the beneficiary patients at the national centre for the treatment of tumours. DOHA: Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services...

CIRS offers grants for research on forced migration in Mideast 18 Aug 2016 - 12:15 am

The grants by CIRS at GU-Q will support field projects. DOHA: Georgetown University in Qatar’s (GU-Q) Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)...

THE One unveils autumn/winter collection 18 Aug 2016 - 12:13 am

The nature trend is big in décor this season in with THE One’s new autumn/winter 2016 home fashion collection. Doha: The nature trend...

Florida students learn about Qatar’s healthcare 18 Aug 2016 - 12:13 am

Forty healthcare MBA students from Florida International University in the US visited Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) as part of international residency and a...

Emir greets Gabon President on Independence Day 18 Aug 2016 - 12:12 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba on...

Emir congratulates Indonesia President on National Day 18 Aug 2016 - 12:12 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Indonesia President Joko Widodo on his...

Green areas to be rehabilitated 18 Aug 2016 - 12:11 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment has launched projects to rehabilitate green areas by planting more trees and protecting them in the...

Gaza civil servants’ salaries paid through Qatar grant 18 Aug 2016 - 12:11 am

Palestinian employees queue at the Omer El-Mokhtar Post Office to receive their overdue salaries in Gaza City, Gaza on August 17, 2016. (Ashraf...

Humanitarian aid delivered in Yemen 18 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Sana’a: Two Aircraft carrying 50 tonnes of medicines and medical supplies arrived in Sana’a international airport, said World health Organisation (WHO) yesterday. According...

Qatar Exchange index continues its upward swing 18 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha/DUBAI: Qatar Exchange index (QE) continued its upward swing, adding 37.63 points, or 0.33 percent, extending Tuesday’s 2.2 percent rise when the bourse...

Ford plans self-driving car for ride share fleets in 2021 18 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

PALO ALTO/DETROIT: Ford Motor Co plans to offer a fully automated driverless vehicle for commercial ride-sharing in 2021, the automaker announced, expanding its...

Vodafone rewards its best retailers 18 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar recently held an event to honour its best retailers’ achievers. Under the Vodafone Al Mumayaz Program and in line with...

Qatari’s historical adventure among three books picked for Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize 18 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Three fiction titles published by Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) have been selected to compete for the 2016 Saif Ghobash...

Qatar Airways & Vueling Airlines in code-sharing deal 18 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has announced a code-share partnership with Vueling Airlines, offering passengers enhanced travel across Europe from yesterday. QA passengers can...

Qatar-Russia ties discussed 18 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi yesterday met Russian President’s Special Representative for the Middle East...

DPS-MIS team shines at World Scholar’s Cup Mini Global round 18 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

The team with their coach-cum-debate coordinators at the event. Doha: A DPS-Modern Indian School delegation of 34 students rocked at the World Scholar’s...