Qatar

Indian Embassy to shift to new premises 20 Jun 2016 - 12:55 am

Doha: The task of relocating the Indian Embassy to its new premises at Villa No. 86 & 90, Street No. 941, Al Eithra...

Qatar welcomes Sudan truce decision 20 Jun 2016 - 12:54 am

Doha: Qatar has welcomed Sudan’s decision on ceasefire in Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry confirmed Qatar’s...

QC provides food parcels in Aleppo 20 Jun 2016 - 12:51 am

DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) distributed 11,000 food parcels in Aleppo City and countryside for the Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon to alleviate...

HH the Emir Arrives In Turkey 20 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended yesterday an Iftar banquet hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul....

Photo Album: Colours of Garangao 20 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Children wearing colourful dresses to celebrate Garangao in Doha yesterday. Top picture shows a sales lady arranging Garangao dresses at the Souq Waqif...

Ashghal opens new bridge on east corridor from Najma street 19 Jun 2016 - 03:38 pm

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) opened Najma Street Extension to traffic, in addition to a new bridge crossing the East Corridor along...

Qatar slams mention of its name in Egypt court verdict 19 Jun 2016 - 08:12 am

Doha: Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned mention of Qatar’s name in the verdict issued yesterday by Cairo Criminal Court in the case...

Emir meets ISCI Chairman 19 Jun 2016 - 08:10 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met the Chairman of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), Ammar Al Hakim, and...

Al Attiyah visits Qatari detachment in Najran 19 Jun 2016 - 08:06 am

Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah with officers and staff of the Qatari Armed Forces’...

The Peninsula-Malabar Gold quiz winners named 19 Jun 2016 - 08:06 am

Winners of the Ramadan Quiz Contest organised by The Peninsula and Malabar Gold with Ali Wahba (left), Advertising Manager of the newspaper, and...

Thousands attend QF’s Garangao celebrations 19 Jun 2016 - 08:03 am

Doha: More than 5,000 members of the local community took part in Qatar Foundation’s (QF’s) Garangao festivities at Al Shaqab on Friday. As...

Al Nadeeb achieves feat; benefits 16,679 firms 19 Jun 2016 - 07:58 am

DOHA: The single window customs clearance service ‘Al Nadeeb’, introduced by the General Authority of Customs (GAC), has made remarkable achievements in three...

Emir meets Palestinian President 19 Jun 2016 - 01:51 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Al Bahr Palace last evening. They discussed bilateral...

Qatar’s GDP to grow 3.9% this year 19 Jun 2016 - 01:51 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Qatar’s economic growth this year is forecast to be higher than last year as real gross domestic product (GDP)...

New govt measures to regulate gold and jewellery sale 19 Jun 2016 - 01:51 am

Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has issued a new decision regulating sale of gold and jewellery, other precious metals, stones and...

Children ready for Garangao 19 Jun 2016 - 01:45 am

Children having fun at Qatar Foundation’s Garangao celebrations. By Sidi Mohamed The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar is all set to celebrate Garangao today, the...

1,320 raids on outlets in 2nd week of Ramadan 19 Jun 2016 - 12:20 am

Ministry official conducting inspection. Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce carried out 1,320 inspection raids during the second week of Ramadan to...