Qatar

DFI CEO: New golden age for Arabic cinema 28 Feb 2016 - 01:36 am

Fatma Al Remaihi, CEO, DFI, addressing a media roundtable at DFI building at Katara. Pic: Baher / The Peninsula By Raynald C Rivera ...

QU pharmacy students complete training in Scotland 28 Feb 2016 - 01:36 am

From left: Sandra Hutchinson, Alya Babiker, Lord Provost, Shorouq Haikal, and Prof Lesley Diack during a meeting. DOHA: Students at Qatar University (QU)...

Qatar donors sponsor 150 Syrian refugee families in Turkish city 28 Feb 2016 - 01:35 am

Officials at the event. Sanaullah Ataullah DOHA: A group of donors from Qatar has sponsored 150 Syrian refugee families in the Turkish city...

1,000MW solar power firm to be set up soon 28 Feb 2016 - 01:32 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: A solar power company with a capacity of 1,000 megawatt will be formed soon. The joint venture between Qatar...

Licences of 9 engineering consultancies revoked 28 Feb 2016 - 01:30 am

DOHA: Tightening its grip on engineering consultancies, the government has cancelled the licences of at least nine errant firms and detected 87 violations...

Weather forecast for tonight 27 Feb 2016 - 06:24 pm

Doha: Weather inshore tonight until 06:00 a.m. on Sunday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with a chance of scattered rain maybe thundery...

School Career Day attracts over 340 Qatari students 27 Feb 2016 - 01:41 am

Participants at the School Career Day organised by Qatar Career Fair. DOHA: Over 340 high school students from 24 Independent schools attended the...

Ooredoo launches three-day data promotion 27 Feb 2016 - 01:40 am

DOHA: Ooredoo has re-launched its Happy Data Days promotion this month due to popular demand, offering all Hala and Shahry customers up to...

beIN adds 6 new channels in partnership with Discovery 27 Feb 2016 - 01:39 am

Yousef Al Obaidly, Deputy CEO of the beIN Media Group and JB Perrette, President of Discovery Networks International, during the signing ceremony. Syed...

Scattered rains likely today 27 Feb 2016 - 01:35 am

DOHA: The Met office has forecast unstable weather and said there are chances of scattered rains, possibly with thunder, in some parts of...

Friendship festival 27 Feb 2016 - 01:34 am

The Annual Friendship Festival held at the American School of Doha yesterday. Pic/Baher Amin

Dairy and juice producers received higher prices 27 Feb 2016 - 01:33 am

DOHA: Local producers of items such as juices and dairy products as well as cement and grain processors got more prices for their...

International conference on law and Medicine begins tomorrow 27 Feb 2016 - 01:33 am

DOHA: The International conference on “Law and Medicine” will begin tomorrow at Qatar University (QU)with the participation of QU College of Law, College...

Qatar to launch medicine vending machines soon 27 Feb 2016 - 01:30 am

DOHA: Automated self-service kiosks vending doctor-prescribed medicines may replace pharmacies at major healthcare facilities in the country soon. The new Women’s Hospital is...

Al Khor Park attracts visitors 27 Feb 2016 - 01:26 am

Hundreds of people queuing at the entrance of the recently reopened Al Khor Park yesterday. The 240,000sqm park which opened last week has...

Emir visits Doha Jewellery and Watches Expo 26 Feb 2016 - 03:25 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition 2016 organised by Qatar Tourism Authority at the...

Qatar Environment Day marked 26 Feb 2016 - 03:24 am

Children walk with posters highlighting the need to protect the environment. DOHA: Qatar marked its annual environment day yesterday under the theme ‘No...