Qatar

Five QU faculty members receives Qatar University Scientists 2015 Scopus Award 25 Aug 2015 - 06:19 pm

Caption DOHA: Five faculty members at Qatar University (QU) were each awarded the Qatar University Scientists 2015 Scopus Award in recognition of their...

Street lights on at noon 25 Aug 2015 - 05:30 pm

In this photo street lights along the Najma Street, in front of Kahramaa Awareness Park, can be seen still switched-on in broad daylight...

Google to offer Doha ‘Street View’ soon 25 Aug 2015 - 11:26 am

DOHA: Google will start their ‘Street View’ service in Doha soon. The company had talks recently with Ministry of Municipality & Urban Planning...

Monday mayhem mauls markets 25 Aug 2015 - 01:29 am

BY MOBIN PANDIT DOHA: Qatar’s stock market plunge in the past two days has wiped out over QR41bn ($11.25bn) in investor wealth, but...

Temperature in Doha likely to reach 46 degrees today 25 Aug 2015 - 01:27 am

DOHA: The Met office warned of a very hot Tuesday with the day temperature soaring up to 46 degrees Celsius in places like...

70pc vegetable self-sufficiency seen by 2030 25 Aug 2015 - 12:39 am

An expert checking tomato plants at Zulal Oasis in Al Shahaniya farm. DOHA: Qatar is expected to achieve about 50 to 70 percent...

Elderly people urged to take precautions during extreme heat 25 Aug 2015 - 12:38 am

Doha: During extreme heat and humidity, elderly people are at a particularly higher risk of developing heat-related illnesses and need special care and...

Strong response for Nojoom, Booking.Com partnership 25 Aug 2015 - 12:37 am

Doha: Thousands of Nojoom members have earned Nojoom Points as they enjoyed their holiday experiences this summer, with new earning partner Booking.com through...

Assistant FM meets Turkish envoy 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Assistant Foreign Minister for International Cooperation Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Turkish Ambassador to Qatar...

Safari Mall gears up for Onam fest 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A view of the special display of Onam vegetables and fruits at Safari Mall. Doha: Safari Group has lined up a range of...

Registration for HBKU Summer Programme to end tomorrow 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Hamad bin Khalifa University, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, will soon close applications for its third...

Qatar Airways flies special children to Kidzania in Kuwait 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

The children with officials during their trip to Kidzania. DOHA: Twenty children from the Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs and the...

QRCS Syria housing project in full swing 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

QRCS staff during the construction of a house. Doha: Work on the ‘Honourable Life’ project, which involves building 2,200 houses using clay blocks...

190 girls benefit from QC’s L’ali & Marjan 6 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Some of the students during a workshop. Doha: QC’s Development Centre (Al Rayyan’s women’s branch) concluded its events for the summer programme, L’ali...

GU-Q to host Gunesekera for Life of Mind programme 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: To encourage lifelong reading among Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) students, the university is hosting the annual ‘Life of the Mind’ reading...

Qatar Foundation signs agreement with RAF 25 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Officials exchange documents during the signing ceremony. Doha: Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

Doha Municipality destroyed 98.086 tonnes of food this month 24 Aug 2015 - 07:40 pm

A Municipality inspector checks food validity duirng one of inspection visits Doha: The Doha Municipality recently destroyed 98.086 tones of food unfit for...

Nine luxury townhouses in Qanat Quartier to be sold through auction 24 Aug 2015 - 05:14 pm

DOHA: United Development Company (UDC), master developer of The Pearl-Qatar, today announced it will auction for sale through the envelope method nine luxury...