Qatar

FM in Turkmenistan 02 Sep 2016 - 12:26 am

Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani yesterday met Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Policy Affairs and Foreign Minister...

Erdogan meets Qatar’s A-G 02 Sep 2016 - 12:24 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday met Qatar’s Attorney-General H E Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al Marri on the sidelines of the launch...

Flyboarding at Katara Beach 02 Sep 2016 - 12:22 am

A water sport enthusiast enjoying flyboarding at the Sports For All Summer Festival at Katara Beach yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula

Many expats show up on first day of amnesty 02 Sep 2016 - 12:15 am

By Sanaullah Ataullah and Sidi Mohamed DOHA: Many expatriates staying in the country illegally have turned up at the Search and Follow-Up Department...

Unlicensed supermarket shut down 02 Sep 2016 - 12:14 am

DOHA: Al Khor-Al Dhakhira Municipality has permanently shut down a supermarket operating without licence at an animal farm in Al Khor. The municipality’s...

Turkish embassy marks 94th Victory Day 02 Sep 2016 - 12:11 am

Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi with Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Demirok, diplomats, members of the Turkish community...

Dr. Al Marri meets officials in Turkey 02 Sep 2016 - 12:09 am

Qatar’s Attorney-General H E Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al Marri and Qatar’s Ambassador to Turkey Salem bin Mubarak Al-Shafi holding talks with officials...

‘Sports For All Summer Festival’ opens at Katara Beach 02 Sep 2016 - 12:04 am

Inflatable slides at the festival at Katara Beach. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula By Raynald C Rivera DOHA: As the mercury starts...

Landmark Group gears up for soft opening at Mall of Qatar 02 Sep 2016 - 12:02 am

The mall will premiere the world’s first resident troupe offering entertainment with 52 weeks of headline shows. Doha: Mall of Qatar and Landmark...

Hajj Guide mobile app launched 02 Sep 2016 - 12:01 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has launched an updated version of a mobile application for pilgrims from Qatar to help...

QIB issues QR2bn Additional Tier 1 Perpetual Sukuk 02 Sep 2016 - 12:01 am

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), the country’s leading Shariah-compliant banking services provider, announced yesterday that it has raised QR2bn Additional Tier 1 Perpetual...

Georgetown’s CIRS researchers launch new book 01 Sep 2016 - 01:18 pm

DOHA: From North Africa to the Gulf, the impact of the Arab uprisings has reverberated far beyond trending hashtags and protests in public...

NU-Q’s new faculty include award-winning filmmaker, digital and mobile media and strategic communication experts 01 Sep 2016 - 01:04 pm

From left: Banu Akdenizli, Marco Williams and George Anghelcev Doha: Northwestern University in Qatar has announced the appointments of three distinguished professors who...

ROTA empowers marginalised women in Pakistan 01 Sep 2016 - 12:10 pm

Children attending one of the programmes. DOHA: Reach Out To Asia’s (ROTA) is working with CARE International Pakistan to help children and young...

Qatar strongly condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria 01 Sep 2016 - 12:04 pm

Doha: The State of Qatar has strongly condemned the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime and the ISIS group in Syria,...

New WCM-Q trainee doctors don white coats 01 Sep 2016 - 11:35 am

WCM-Q’s Class of 2020 were presented with their white coats in a ceremony held at Hamad Bin Khalifa University Student Center. Doha: Weill...

Kyrgyzstan keen to boost ties with GCC 01 Sep 2016 - 11:23 am

Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador Nuran Niyazaliev (centre), with other officials and community members during the 25th Independence Day celebrations and the soft opening ceremony of...