Qatar

Airport Petrol Station closed 05 Jan 2016 - 04:52 pm

A view of the closed Airpoert Petrol Station. (Salim Matramkot) Doha Airport Petrol Station on the Doha-Al Wakra road has been closed. The...

Ashghal announces alternative route for a section of Al Kassarat street in industrial area 05 Jan 2016 - 04:32 pm

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced that an alternative route of 600 meters will be put in place on a section of...

Thousands to take part in fourth Ooredoo Marathon on Friday 05 Jan 2016 - 02:55 am

Runners taking part in a previous event. Doha: The fourth Ooredoo Marathon will take place on Friday and thousands of runners of all...

Qatar Airways begins scheduled A350 Doha-Philadelphia service 05 Jan 2016 - 02:54 am

Qatar Airways is the first airline to land the A350 in the US. Doha: Qatar Airways (QA), the launch customer of the A350...

HBKU to host lecture on ‘Secularity: Good or bad’ 05 Jan 2016 - 02:53 am

Doha: The Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID), Woolf Institute – Cambridge, and the Muhammad Bin Hamad Al Thani Center for Muslim...

HMC’s Qatari root cause analyst improves quality of patient care 05 Jan 2016 - 02:52 am

DOHA: To enhance patient safety within a hospital environment, Dr Moza Al Ishaq (pictured), Executive Director, Corporate Quality and Patient Safety Programme, Hamad...

Streetlights out of order 05 Jan 2016 - 02:51 am

Streetlights stretching from Safeer Hypermarket to Commercial Bank on D-Ring Road have not been working for two days, making it difficult for motorists...

‘Together for Benevolence’ to benefit 25,000 expat workers 05 Jan 2016 - 02:50 am

Qatar Red Crescent Society and Chevron Phillips Chemical Qatar officials at the donation presentation ceremony. DOHA: About 25,000 expatriate workers will benefit from...

Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival begins 05 Jan 2016 - 02:49 am

A falconer competes on the first day of the contest. DOHA: The seventh Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival (Marmi-The Challenge) kicked off...

HMC warns against video on diabetes treatment 05 Jan 2016 - 02:49 am

DOHA: A video circulating on social media claiming diabetes can be cured through weekly injection is baseless, warned an expert from the Hamad...

LTC-Qatar marks 11th anniversary 05 Jan 2016 - 02:48 am

LTC – Qatar, the parent company of Homes r us, Daiso, Bossini, Carters & G2000, celebrated its 11th anniversary last week, with a...

Sudan President meets Dr Al Marri 05 Jan 2016 - 02:47 am

Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir met Attorney-General Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri in Khartoum yesterday. Talks dealt with topics related to...

March 5 entries deadline for fifth Ali Hassan Al Jaber Awards 05 Jan 2016 - 02:46 am

A file photo of Ali Hassan Al Jaber in action before his martyrdom. Doha: The Board of Trustees for the Awards instituted in...

Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue 2016 next month 05 Jan 2016 - 02:46 am

DOHA: Qatar will host the 12th Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue 2016 next month under the theme ‘The role of faiths … what...

Woman delivers under care of medical team 05 Jan 2016 - 02:45 am

DOHA: In a rare incident, the medical team in Mesaimeer health centre on Sunday took care of mother with labour pains, and they...

Qatar National Library to host MetLib2016 forum 05 Jan 2016 - 02:45 am

DOHA: Qatar National Library (QNL), will host MetLib2016 – a prestigious Conference of the Metropolitan Libraries of the World in April. It is...

Qatar opens tourism office in Milan to lure more visitors 05 Jan 2016 - 02:39 am

DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has opened a representative office in Milan to reach out to travellers and tour operators in Italy, which...

Big catch brings down fish prices at Central Market 05 Jan 2016 - 02:38 am

Fish vendor Mohamed Ashiq at the Central Market yesterday. By Sanaullah Ataullah DOHA: Large fish catches this winter have turned the Central Market...