Qatar

15 ROTA volunteers return from visit to Cambodia 25 Feb 2016 - 02:31 am

Reach Out to Asia volunteers and Cambodian students attend a workshop. DOHA: Fifteen volunteers from Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) have returned from...

Milipol Qatar team attends Dubai expo 25 Feb 2016 - 02:30 am

Brig. Nasser bin Fahad Al Thani, Head, Milipol Qatar Committee DOHA: A delegation from Milipol Qatar Committee and Milipol Paris participated in the...

No Dutch-made Mars and Snickers in Qatar market 25 Feb 2016 - 02:29 am

Boxes of Mars and Snickers. (AFP / ANP / Lex van Lieshout) DOHA: The Ministry of Public Health said yesterday the Qatari market...

Diversion on Temporary Truck Route 25 Feb 2016 - 02:27 am

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will implement a temporary closure and diversion on both directions of Temporary Truck Route on 1.5km from...

33 projects selected for Qumra 25 Feb 2016 - 02:27 am

The Peninsula DOHA: The Doha Film Institute (DFI) yesterday announced that 33 projects from 19 countries have been selected to take part in...

QU launches ninth annual Cultural Village 25 Feb 2016 - 02:27 am

The Peninsula DOHA: The Student Activities Department at Qatar University (QU) yesterday launched its ninth annual Cultural Village. The event themed ‘Old is...

Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra to perform ‘Video Games Live’ concert on March 4 25 Feb 2016 - 02:27 am

DOHA: Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) will perform the most popular video game soundtracks of all time in a bespoke multimedia concert ‘Video Games...

Azerbaijan embassy pays tribute to Khojaly martyrs 25 Feb 2016 - 02:26 am

Doha: The Azerbaijan embassy remembered the martyrs of Khojaly City, killed by Armenian military forces in Azerbaijan in 1992. Twenty-four years have passed...

Kuwait National Day marked 25 Feb 2016 - 02:25 am

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud with ministers and top...

Swedish education minister in Qatar to promote cooperation 25 Feb 2016 - 02:24 am

Doha: Swedish Minister for Higher Education and Research Helene Hellmark Knutsson (pictured) is on a three-day official visit to Qatar. She is accompanied...

Rare rocks found at QF stadium site 25 Feb 2016 - 02:22 am

An artist’s design of the Qatar Foundation Stadium. DOHA: Rare rock samples dating back to tens of millions of years have been unearthed...

Qatari donors offer $117m for Yemen 25 Feb 2016 - 02:12 am

Qatar Charity officials with other participants at the three-day conference on Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, in Doha, yesterday. By Mohamed Osman Doha: A...

Foreigners can start institutions for public benefit 25 Feb 2016 - 02:10 am

DOHA: A draft law was approved by the Cabinet yesterday which talks of allowing a non-Qatari to set up a private institution for...

Lebanon travel warning 25 Feb 2016 - 02:06 am

Doha: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on all Qatari citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon. In a statement, the Ministry requested...

HMC extends working time to find Zara a donor 24 Feb 2016 - 06:49 pm

Zara Al Shaikh (twitter) Doha: In response to the outpouring of community support in finding a blood stem cell donor match for Zara...

beIN adds 6 new channels in partnership with Discovery 24 Feb 2016 - 05:49 pm

Doha: beIN and Discovery Communications on Wednesday formalized the commencement of their partnership that will see six channels join the Doha-based network's line-up,...

Hundreds caught overtaking from right and changing lanes in intersections 24 Feb 2016 - 04:37 pm

Photos: MOI Doha: More than 600 violations of overtaking through right side, changing lanes in intersections and stopping in yellow box were registered...