Qatar

Population over 2.42 million last year 15 Mar 2016 - 01:50 am

DOHA: Qatar’s population at 2015-end was a little over 2.42 million, with households among them totalling 201,432. The number of people in the...

House rents on the rise despite slump 15 Mar 2016 - 01:49 am

Mat Green, Head of Research & Consulting UAE, CBRE Middle East. DOHA: Despite reports of market gloom, Qatar’s residential rental levels continued to...

PM opens mental health centre 15 Mar 2016 - 01:43 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and Minister of Public Health and HMC Managing...

Qatar reaffirms commitment to civic services 15 Mar 2016 - 01:39 am

Qatar’s Minister of Municipality and Environment, H E Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi DOHA: As the Arab world marks Arab Towns Organization Day...

2nd Qatar International Taekwondo Open 15 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Action from the 2nd Qatar International Taekwondo Open Championship at Aspire Zone in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Medal winners celebrate during the victory ceremony....

Temporary diversion on part of Al Shafi Street 14 Mar 2016 - 06:37 pm

Doha: The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ announced that it will implement a temporary traffic diversion on Al Shafi Street in Al Rayyan area....

When photographs meet sound and music 14 Mar 2016 - 03:03 pm

Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark standing in front of his exhibits. By Raynald C Rivera Technology and creativity are at the nexus...

Contemporary art exhibition from China opens 14 Mar 2016 - 02:21 am

Officials at the exhibition organised by Qatar Museums at Al Riwaq Gallery. Pic: Salim / The Peninsula DOHA: What About the Art? Contemporary...

HMC achieves the world’s first in academic health 14 Mar 2016 - 02:20 am

Minister of Public Health H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, also Managing Director, HMC, with HMC and Joint Commission International officials at...

HMC achieves the world’s first in academic health 14 Mar 2016 - 02:20 am

Minister of Public Health H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, also Managing Director, HMC, with HMC and Joint Commission International officials at...

Ashghal joins ‘Better Connections Programme’ 14 Mar 2016 - 02:20 am

Meshal Sultan Al Hitmi, Director, Shared Services Affairs, Ashghal, and Reem Al Mansouri, Assistant Undersecretary, Digital Society, Ministry of Transport and Communications, sign...

QTA invites students and graduates to Career Forum at Qatar University 14 Mar 2016 - 02:19 am

Visitors at Qatar Tourism Authority stand at the Career Fair at Hamad Bin Khalifa University last month. DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) is...

French-Syrian lensman to open ‘Aleppo’ exhibition at Katara 14 Mar 2016 - 02:17 am

FROM LEFT: Eric Chevallier, French Ambassador to Qatar; Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager, Katara; and Ammar Abd Rabbo during a press...

HBKU to hold translation forum 14 Mar 2016 - 02:17 am

Participants at a previous conference. DOHA: Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences has invited people with an interest in...

Public lecture on political Islam at GU-Q today 14 Mar 2016 - 02:16 am

Doha: Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) will host acclaimed scholar Dr Radwan Al Sayyed (pictured) for a public lecture ‘Political Islam: Today and...

Piano Lafitte twins open Francophonie Week 14 Mar 2016 - 02:15 am

Florence and Isabelle Lafitte are not just twins, they are also a pianist duet working for over 30 years with a repertoire that...

32nd GCC Traffic Week begins at Darb El Saai 14 Mar 2016 - 02:14 am

Staff Major-General Saad bin Jassim Al Khulaifi, Director-General, Public Security, and other officers during the opening of the 32nd GCC Traffic Week at...

Qatar University organises risk management workshops 14 Mar 2016 - 02:14 am

Participants at one of the workshops. Doha: Qatar University Information Technology Services (QU-ITS) held workshops on risk management to orient the department’s teams...