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Ministry shuts down Al Markhiya beauty centre for selling expired hair products 13 May 2016 - 11:15 am

Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has announced a one-month administrative closure of a beauty centre in Al Markhiya for displaying and...

Georgetown Qatar University organises roundtable on teaching Arabic 13 May 2016 - 11:12 am

Phot courtesy: qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu Doha: The Arabic Heritage Programme at Georgetown Qatar University (GU-Q) held a roundtable on teaching Arabic in the context of...

Syrian community slams Assad for ‘burning’ the country 13 May 2016 - 11:10 am

The Syrian community in Qatar organised a Solidarity stand under the theme ‘Assad is burning the country’ near Qatar Sports Club yesterday. Pic:...

Home Healthcare Services goes online on Sunday 13 May 2016 - 11:09 am

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Home Healthcare Service (HHCS) will implement the new Clinical Information System on Sunday. HHCS will replace its paper...

Body repatriation service goes under one roof 13 May 2016 - 11:05 am

REPRSENTATIVE IMAGE: AFP / Matthew Mirabelli DOHA: All services related to the procedures for dispatching the bodies of people dying in Qatar to...

Emir: China key partner of Arab world 13 May 2016 - 10:54 am

Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and other officials at the Ministerial Meeting...

British Airways to launch direct flights from Doha 12 May 2016 - 05:39 pm

Doha: For the first time in British Airways’ 57-year history of flying to Qatar, the UK carrier’s customers will soon be able to...

Russian group “Stanitsa” performs at Katara Esplanade. 12 May 2016 - 12:12 am

The Russian group “Stanitsa” performs at Katara Esplanade. DOHA: Russian group “Stanitsa” performed at Katara Esplanade on Monday and Tuesday as part the...

Doha to get first Angry Birds park in Mideast 12 May 2016 - 12:11 am

Children interact with the Angry Birds Movie characters Chuck and Red. DOHA: The first Angry Birds theme park in the Middle East will...

Water consumption rises 70% in seven years 12 May 2016 - 12:11 am

DOHA: Water consumption in Qatar increased by 70 percent in the seven years up to 2013, the first ever water statistics published by...

Emir meets China’s Foreign Minister 12 May 2016 - 12:02 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his delegation at the Emiri Diwan yesterday....

Work on 3 specialised hospitals completed; Ambulatory Care Centre has 116 beds 12 May 2016 - 12:01 am

A partially equipped robotic surgery facility at the Ambulatory Care Centre. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Giving a...

Metrash2 adds four more languages; Smart ID card not must 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Metrash2, the mobile application of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), has been made more accessible to expatriates with the launch of a...

Independent Schools to close early from May 15 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has asked all Independent Schools to reduce their working hours from May 15. KG classes...

Qatar Construction Specification meet on May 22 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment will hold 3rd Qatar Construction Specification (QCS) conference in collaboration with Qatar Primary Materials Company (...

Qatar Foundation to launch mobile library next month 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatar Foundation (QF) will host a series of fun and interactive community-inspired activities at Ezdan Mall over the next two weekends as...

Consumer Price Index rises 3.4 percent in April over last year 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April 2016 has showed an increase of 3.4 percent compared to the same month last year....

Kutnu fabric collection debuts in Qatar 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Kutnu fabric collection debuts in Qatar Doha: A Turkish fabric symbolically linked to the Silk Road has been first launched in Qatar as...