Doha Today

QP to honour 181 Qatari graduates under its scholarship programmes 12 Jan 2014 - 03:02 pm

Qatar Petroleum (QP) will honour a total of 181 QP-sponsored graduates at a formal ceremony that will be held tonight at Qatar National...

Austrian women take up hunting: Austrian men concede: Women may be better hunters 12 Jan 2014 - 02:52 pm

By Simon Sturdee It’s raining hard and almost dark as Walter Rienzner, perched on a raised shooting platform, drops the bombshell in a...

Art and cultural events January 2014 08 Jan 2014 - 10:33 pm

Cultural fiesta The fifth Qatar International Falcon and Hunting Festival headlines the exciting array of events and activities Katara is hosting this month....

In Focus: by Shaleen Jain 08 Jan 2014 - 10:31 pm

A flock of pigeons in Al Sadd.

Who’s who: Khalid Al Amoudi, Group Chief Audit Executive, Barwa Bank 08 Jan 2014 - 10:30 pm

Khalid Al Amoudi, Group Chief Audit Executive, Barwa Bank Khalid holds Master of Science degree in Accounting from Oklahoma City University – USA,...

Media Scan January 9, 2014 08 Jan 2014 - 10:29 pm

• There was talk about the initiative of the Ministry of Economy and Trade launching electronic devices in several malls and commercial centres...

Remote-control cameras, cars create hacking risks 08 Jan 2014 - 10:28 pm

By Alwyn Scott A middle-aged man wearing a sweatshirt removes an elderly woman’s clothes and begins wiping her body late one night at...

Mediterranean diet may protect against diabetes 08 Jan 2014 - 10:27 pm

By Andrew M Seaman Without cutting back on calories, adopting a Mediterranean diet rich in extra-virgin olive oil may protect people at high...

The mysteries of Brunswick stew 08 Jan 2014 - 10:25 pm

By Jim Shahin When I arrive around 8:30am on a brilliant blue winter day in the south-central Virginia town of Alberta (population about...

CGC gets ISO certifications for three more years 08 Jan 2014 - 10:23 pm

Consolidated Gulf Company (CGC) has received the ISO re-certifications for its wide range of solutions and services. Valid for three years, the Integrated...

Infiniti reveals first image of Q50 Eau Rouge concept 08 Jan 2014 - 10:22 pm

Infiniti has revealed the first image of the Q50 Eau Rouge concept which will have its world premiere at the 2014 North American...

Arose holds New Year and Annual Day celebrations 08 Jan 2014 - 10:22 pm

Arose, the recreational entity of Al Able Trading and Contracting, organised New year and Annual day celebrations recently. The function held in Asoka...

QLC launches its 2014-2015 programmes 08 Jan 2014 - 09:47 pm

Three groups of participants in Qatar Leadership Centre’s (QLC) 2014-2015 programmes were introduced and honoured during the QLC Orientation this week, including those...

NU-Q expands leadership team 08 Jan 2014 - 09:47 pm

NU-Q Dean and CEO Everette Dennis with newly appointed members of the leadership team Northwestern University in Qatar has added two executives to...

Hubble telescope probes cosmic dawn, sees big stars, faint galaxies 08 Jan 2014 - 09:46 pm

By Joel Achenbach Two venerable space telescopes, the Hubble and the Spitzer, have teamed to study the very early universe, and here’s what...

Protesters, filmmaker traverse Egypt’s transition in The Square 08 Jan 2014 - 09:45 pm

By Mary Milliken Three years after Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim waded into Cairo’s Tahrir Square to document the early rumblings of revolution, the...

Protesters, filmmaker traverse Egypt’s transition in The Square 08 Jan 2014 - 09:45 pm

By Mary Milliken Three years after Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim waded into Cairo’s Tahrir Square to document the early rumblings of revolution, the...

In Focus: by Peman Syed 08 Jan 2014 - 11:27 am

A small bird perched on top of a wire.