Qatar

Service road closed for 45 days for work 20 Aug 2015 - 12:45 am

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has closed the service road from Khalifa Al Attiya Intersection to Al Asiri Interchange for 45 days. ...

Camp Qatar wraps up inaugural year 20 Aug 2015 - 12:43 am

Doha: Camp Qatar 2015 recently wrapped up its inaugural year of summer activities with more than 150 Arabic-speaking children aged 11-14 years from...

Fire at company stores 20 Aug 2015 - 12:39 am

A fire broke out in a company store at a farm in Al Shahaniya yesterday afternoon. No one was injured, officials said. Details...

Quality Group to open seventh retail outlet today 20 Aug 2015 - 12:02 am

The Quality Mall ... a convenient shopping experience. Doha: Quality Group International opens its seventh retail outlet, Quality Mall, in Hilal, Doha, today. ...

QA, Royal Air Maroc unveil code-share routes 20 Aug 2015 - 12:01 am

Akbar Al Baker (right), Chief Executive, Qatar Airways Group and Driss Benhima, Chairman and CEO, Royal Air Maroc, sign the agreement. DOHA: Qatar...

Diversion on Leabaib Roundabout from today 20 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced that a traffic diversion will be in place at Leabaib Roundabout as part of efforts...

Commercial Bank unveils summer campaign winners 20 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Commercial Bank has announced the 10th pair of winners of its summer campaign, offering customers the best deals for personal, vehicle and...

Vodafone begins two-month Happy Recharge promotion 20 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Vodafone is the first telecom operator in Qatar to introduce recharge cards that offer prepaid customers the chance to win fantastic prizes....

Family Fun Friday permanent at museum 20 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum (FBQ Museum) has announced that Family Fun Friday will be a permanent fixture in its...

Ooredoo sees strong demand for TETRA tracking solution 20 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Ooredoo has reported strong demand for its updated Tetra Automatic Vehicle Location service upgraded at the start of summer, as more companies...

Organ donors reach 75,000 after campaign 20 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Over 30,000 people in Qatar have signed up to become organ donors since the first day of Ramadan, bringing the total to...

Deal signed on Philippine School building project 20 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Philippine School Doha has signed an agreement with a bank on financing the school’s new building on a 14,375sqm government-donated plot in...

Emir meets Hadi 19 Aug 2015 - 01:45 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday met Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi at the Emiri Diwan and discussed relations...

Emir receives message from Afghan president 19 Aug 2015 - 01:44 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a written message from Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on relations and...

PM meets outgoing envoys 19 Aug 2015 - 01:39 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani separately met outgoing ambassadors Fernando Manuel de Gouveia Araujo...

Exit permit for Hajj pilgrims on the spot 19 Aug 2015 - 01:38 am

DOHA: Special counters for Hajj pilgrims will be set up at Hamad International Airport (HIA) where, among other things, expatriates will be issued...

Big firms told of online wage transfer delay in advance 19 Aug 2015 - 01:37 am

DOHA: Bigger construction and contracting companies that were to be part of the Wage Protection System (WPS) in its first phase of implementation...

355 seizures of drugs, snakes at airport last year 19 Aug 2015 - 01:32 am

DOHA: Bagfuls of poisonous snakes, rare species of other reptiles, huge quantities of narcotics were among the banned items customs officials seized last...