Qatar

PM meets ILO delegation 06 Mar 2016 - 02:19 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met in Doha yesterday with a delegation from...

Cypriot envoy visits The Peninsula 06 Mar 2016 - 02:18 am

Cypriot Ambassador to Qatar Charalambos Panayides visited The Peninsula newspaper late last week and met Editor-in-Chief Dr Khalid bin Mubarak Al-Shafi. The ambassador...

Consumer rights panel uses sign language 06 Mar 2016 - 02:17 am

Officials explain to a visitor how to tell a counterfeit product from the original. DOHA: The state-run consumer rights’ watchdog has begun explaining...

Huge demand seen for edutainment parks 06 Mar 2016 - 02:12 am

Nabil Barakat, General Manager, KidzMondo Doha By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: With rising population and growing number of schools in Qatar, there is a...

Farmers’ markets extend operations 05 Mar 2016 - 12:39 am

By Sidi Mohamed DOHA: The three farmers’ markets where locally grown vegetables, locally-bred birds and livestock are sold, have decided to extend operations...

Inspection 05 Mar 2016 - 12:36 am

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce officials visiting a shop in Souq Waqif yesterday as part of the week-long consumer protection awareness programme. ...

FameLab to pick young and aspiring scientists today 05 Mar 2016 - 12:35 am

Pre-event communication training. DOHA: Twelve participants will compete at the national finals of FameLab, the world’s largest science communication competition, which takes place...

Scattered rains in some areas likely 05 Mar 2016 - 12:34 am

DOHA: The weather bureau has forecast foggy conditions early this morning and said that would affect visibility, which would be a km and...

QRCS organises lecture on international humanitarian law 05 Mar 2016 - 12:33 am

Dr Fawzi Oussedik, Head of QRCS International Relations, giving a lecture at the Doha Centre for Media Freedom. DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent Society...

CIRS monthly dialogue series 05 Mar 2016 - 12:32 am

DOHA: Dr Karen Exell (pictured), Honorary Senior Research Associate at UCL Qatar, recently delivered Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) Monthly Dialogue...

Al Bia’a signal to be operational within weeks 05 Mar 2016 - 12:31 am

DOHA: Temporary traffic lights are being installed at Al Bia’a (Environment) Roundabout by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal). The signals will be operational...

Qatar’s economy remains resilient 05 Mar 2016 - 12:28 am

DOHA: Standard & Poor’s has affirmed Qatar’s ‘AA’ long-term and ‘A-1+’ short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings. The outlook is stable....

Emir receives credentials of four envoys 04 Mar 2016 - 02:14 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Indonesian Ambassador Muhammad Basri Sidehabi. Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad...

Danish dignitaries visit Qatar Museums and QF 04 Mar 2016 - 02:12 am

H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson, Qatar Museums, with Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary Elizabeth ...

Symbols of Latin America and the Caribbean on display at Katara 04 Mar 2016 - 02:10 am

Officials tour the exhibition. DOHA: The national symbols of 11 countries which are members of Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) are featured...

Iraq urged to exert efforts for Qataris’ release 04 Mar 2016 - 02:08 am

DOHA: The Arab Interior Ministers Council has condemned the Qataris’ abduction in Iraq, calling on the Iraqi authorities to exert more efforts to...

Recalled Omafen ‘drug batches not in Qatar’ 04 Mar 2016 - 02:06 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Public Health has clarified that Qatar is free from the batches of Omafen drug recalled from some regional markers...

beIN Media Group acquires Miramax 04 Mar 2016 - 02:02 am

Nasser Al Khelaïfi DOHA: beIN Media Group has acquired Miramax, one of the most distinguished and recognisable brands in entertainment and synonymous with...