Qatar

Registration opens for Senyar competition 20 Feb 2017 - 12:36 am

Registration for the sixth edition of Senyar traditional fishing and pearl diving competition opened yesterday at Cultural Village Foundation-Katara . The organising committee...

PM unveils initiatives to boost private sector; Panel for pricing lands in industrial areas 20 Feb 2017 - 12:26 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday announced a series of new measures to...

RAF launches pull-out public prayer carpets 20 Feb 2017 - 12:26 am

New pull-out prayer carpets fixed in different parts of the city, has become a boon for worshippers visiting places that do not have...

Mercury drops below 9 degrees 20 Feb 2017 - 12:26 am

Temperature dropped below 9 degrees Celsius yesterday, leaving most parts of the country shivering. Frosty Siberian winds caused temperature to fall below the...

Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition opens today 20 Feb 2017 - 12:18 am

The 14th Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition (DJWE) opens today at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) featuring more than 400 brands showcased...

Qatar Airways clarifies on cabin crew pictures 19 Feb 2017 - 10:57 pm

Qatar Airways has issued an official statement clarifying that the ‘inappropriate’ photos of its cabin crew being circulated in social media are old...

Qatar Airways gets award for onboard entertainment 19 Feb 2017 - 10:57 pm

Qatar Airways was recognised for content innovation for the second consecutive year at the fourth annual in-flight workshop and awards at Aircraft Interiors...

Survey soon to assess effect of MMR campaign 19 Feb 2017 - 10:57 pm

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is preparing to launch a survey soon to evaluate the recently concluded immunisation campaign against Measles, Mumps...

Arab Union for Survey opens GCC regional office in Doha 19 Feb 2017 - 09:51 pm

Qatar's first international forum for survey and geographic information systems (GIS) kicked off in Doha yesterday in the presence of delegations from the...

Female executives taught digital change 19 Feb 2017 - 09:46 pm

HEC Paris, one of the world’s top three providers of Executive Education programmes, held an event to give female business leaders a better...

Seminar discusses career planning 19 Feb 2017 - 09:35 pm

Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC) organised a seminar on the role of career guidance in developing the national workforce and contributing to Qatar’s...

Child Development Center to host meet on autism outreach 19 Feb 2017 - 09:35 pm

Child Development Center will host the 3rd Annual Autism Outreach and Training Symposium at Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) on February 25. The...

Strong wind and cold weather expected tonight 19 Feb 2017 - 06:36 pm

Doha: Weather inshore tonight until 6.00 a.m. on Monday will be slightly dusty at places at times and very cold by night, the...

QRCS Opens New Medical Services for Syrians in Lebanon 19 Feb 2017 - 06:17 pm

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent (QRCS) has opened a series of humanitarian projects with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) in the Bekaa, Lebanon....

Qatar MOI warns drivers of mobile radars today (Sunday Feb 19) 19 Feb 2017 - 01:33 pm

Doha: Drive carefully and under speed limits, it is better for your health and finance. There will be mobile cameras to monitor your...

Emir attends WTA Qatar Total Open final 19 Feb 2017 - 11:59 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended the final of WTA Qatar Total Open for women, which was held...

Fight against adult obesity in Qatar delivers result 19 Feb 2017 - 11:08 am

Intensive efforts by the health authorities to fight obesity in the country have started delivering results with the prevalence of the condition among...