Qatar

GCC Traffic Week teams honoured 20 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

GCC delegates attending one of the activities. Doha: The Interior Ministry’s Traffic Department organised a ceremony to honour delegations attending the 32nd GCC...

Qatari woman donates QR5.3m for orphanage in Indonesia 20 Mar 2016 - 09:23 am

Officials attend the ground-breaking ceremony for the orphans’ house in Sukajaya. DOHA: A Qatari woman has donated over QR5.3m to Sheikh Thani Bin...

Q-Chem ‘committed to planting more trees’ 20 Mar 2016 - 03:02 am

Saad Rashid Al Muhannadi, CEO, Q-Chem, Yusuf Khalid Al Khulaifi, Director, Agriculture Affairs, Ministry of Municipality and Environment, delegates from the Mesaieed Industrial...

Maersk Oil Qatar Professor in STEM Leadership appointed 20 Mar 2016 - 03:01 am

Doha: Dr Hussein Alnuweiri (pictured), Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ), has been appointed as the first...

GCC Traffic Week teams honoured 20 Mar 2016 - 03:00 am

GCC delegates attending one of the activities. Doha: The Interior Ministry’s Traffic Department organised a ceremony to honour delegations attending the 32nd GCC...

Cricket fun 20 Mar 2016 - 02:59 am

Fans watch Pakistan vs India cricket match on a big screen outside the Grand Mall in Asian Town yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit

WISE and QU hold workshop 20 Mar 2016 - 02:59 am

Doha: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), an initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), partnered with Qatar...

Qatar joins world for Earth Hour 20 Mar 2016 - 02:52 am

The Doha skyline before and during Earth Hour (below) yesterday. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar joined the world yesterday to...

Aljazeera to host IPI conference in Doha 20 Mar 2016 - 02:49 am

DOHA: Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aljazeera Media Network, has said that hosting the 65th...

Earth Hour in Doha 20 Mar 2016 - 02:46 am

A combo picture of the St Regis hotel in West Bay yesterday before and after lights were switched off to mark the 10th...

Doha Port saw about 15% rise in container volumes in 2015 20 Mar 2016 - 02:44 am

By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: Despite a challenging business environment and market volatility, Doha Port saw about 15 percent rise in container volumes in...

Renewal of post office boxes until March 31 20 Mar 2016 - 02:38 am

DOHA: Post box subscribers who don’t renew their annual subscriptions by March 31 risk losing the post box address, Q-Post has said. Q-Post...

Qatar ranks 36 in happiness report 19 Mar 2016 - 06:17 pm

People enjoying cloudy and cold weather at Souq waqif , Doha. (Pic: Abdul Basit) Doha: Qatar ranked 36 in happiness report released by...

Scattered rains with thunder expected on Monday and Tuesday 19 Mar 2016 - 04:33 pm

Rain soaked Salwa road on last Wednesday. (Photo: Abdul Basit) Doha: The country will be affected by an extension of a low pressure...

Family Fun Friday attracts hundreds of families to The Pearl-Qatar 19 Mar 2016 - 02:55 pm

Doha: The Pearl-Qatar hosted yet another 'Family Fun Friday' at Porto Arabia featuring a variety of entertainment activities. During the weekend, 14 La...

UN Chief commends Qatar for brokering release of Djiboutian prisoners in Eritrea 19 Mar 2016 - 08:55 am

File picture of UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon New York: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended the efforts of the Qatari mediation in...

Defence Minister meets envoys 19 Mar 2016 - 01:31 am

The Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah has met in Doha separately with Ambassadors Nizar...

Film industry experts laud second edition of Qumra 19 Mar 2016 - 01:30 am

Fatma Al Remaihi, CEO of the Doha Film Institute (DFI), with other guests. DOHA: International film industry experts have lauded the second edition...