Qatar

IBQ hosts MEED Qatar Projects gala dinner and Qatar Leadership Award 17 Mar 2016 - 02:34 am

Officials at the award ceremony. Doha: International Bank of Qatar (ibq) hosted Qatar Leadership Award and gala dinner at MEED Qatar Projects 2016...

Qatar ‘committed to women’s empowerment’ 17 Mar 2016 - 02:33 am

New York: Minister of Administrative Development and Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jaffali Al Nuaimi has underlined...

Hamad International Airport among 10 best in the world 17 Mar 2016 - 02:32 am

DOHA: Hamad International Airport (HIA) has been acknowledged as the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ by the 2016 Skytrax World Airport Awards...

Customs displays seized items 17 Mar 2016 - 02:26 am

DOHA: The General Authority of Customs’ pavilion at the 32nd GCC Traffic Week is drawing visitors in large numbers to the display of...

Oil producers to meet in Doha on April 17 17 Mar 2016 - 02:21 am

DOHA: Minister of Energy & Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, (pictured) who is also the current President of the...

NHRC’s 2015 report to be out soon 17 Mar 2016 - 02:18 am

DOHA: Qatar’s human rights watchdog plans to urge the government to take steps to ensure further promotion of human rights. The National Human...

Emir chairs 2022 World Cup panel meet 17 Mar 2016 - 02:09 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday chaired at the Emiri Diwan the first meeting in 2016 of the Board...

Rights panel honours three winners of martyr Ali Hassan Al Jabir awards 16 Mar 2016 - 06:00 pm

Doha: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) yesterday honoured three winners of the Fifth Edition of the martyr Ali Hassan Al Jabir awards. ...

Keeping up the linguistic heritage of Qatar 16 Mar 2016 - 12:47 pm

At the end of the two-day forum, participants presented a series of achievable recommendations designed to address some of the challenges facing the...

OPEC, non-OPEC producers to meet in Doha on April 17: Qatari minister 16 Mar 2016 - 12:13 pm

File photo of the Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada Doha, March: OPEC members and key...

Weather forecast for the day: Rain with strong wind 16 Mar 2016 - 09:54 am

Raining at Salwa road in the morning. (Photo: Abdul Basit) Doha: The weather forecast for Qatar valid until 6pm Wednesday: Inshore will be...

The Peninsula Editor-in-Chief meets US Press Attache 16 Mar 2016 - 02:08 am

Dr Khalid Al-Shafi, Editor-in-Chief, The Peninsula, yesterday met Sacha Fraiture, Press Attache, US embassy, at the newspaper’s office and discussed cooperation. Fraiture praised...

60 complaints against telecom firms in 4 days 16 Mar 2016 - 02:08 am

Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti visiting a booth the CRA set up from March 12 until...

Qatar University outlines new policies 16 Mar 2016 - 02:06 am

DOHA: Qatar University (QU) yesterday outlined the new policies related to admission, summer courses and readmission for undergraduate students. The minimum high school...

Region ‘rich in its cultural offerings’ 16 Mar 2016 - 02:06 am

H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson, Qatar Museums, speaking at the event. (BELOW) Some of the guests...

French-Syrian lensman opens expo 16 Mar 2016 - 02:05 am

Prominent French-Syrian photojournalist Ammar Abd Rabbo (right) with French Ambassador Eric Chevallier at the opening of his solo exhibition ‘Alep… À Elles, Eux,...

QA chief highlights ‘Creative Airport’ 16 Mar 2016 - 02:04 am

H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson, Qatar Museums, and other guests attending the panel discussion at 2016...

Qatar Airways concludes successful participation at ITB Berlin 16 Mar 2016 - 02:03 am

Visitors at Qatar Airways’ stand at the event. DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) concluded a successful appearance at the world’s largest travel and tourism...