Qatar

New civil and commercial procedure codes finalised 02 Mar 2016 - 02:30 am

Prominent lawyer, Yusuf Al Zaman By Mobin Pandit & Mohammed Osman DOHA: The draft of a new civil and commercial procedure law has...

Lessons on rail networks made part of school curriculum 02 Mar 2016 - 02:28 am

Officials and children at the event. By Mohammed Iqbal DOHA: Qatar Rail has come out with several innovative programmes to familiarise the Qatari...

HIA ranked second best in Mideast 02 Mar 2016 - 02:27 am

DOHA: The Hamad International Airport (HIA) is ranked second in the Best Airport Middle East category of winners of the 2015 Airport Service...

Prime Minister meets Tunisian leaders 02 Mar 2016 - 01:47 am

Tunis: President of Tunisia Beji Caid Essebsi met with Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Qatar H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin...

IIA-Qatar member gets nominated to global forum 02 Mar 2016 - 01:32 am

DOHA: The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) USA nominated Sundaresan Rajeswar (pictured), the IIA- Qatar founder Board member and past president in the...

Power outage at the Pearl-Qatar: Kahramaa 02 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) announced that the Pearl–Qatar experienced a power outage today from 6:57am due to road works...

DFI: Nurturing creative talents of Qatar 01 Mar 2016 - 03:16 pm

Only six years since its founding, Doha Film Institute is now a major player in the creative industry supporting film-makers in the Arab...

Ministry recalls 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee 01 Mar 2016 - 02:41 pm

(Photo: Jeep) Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has announced the recall of 2014-2015 models of Jeep Cherokee cars due to a...

Georgetown alumnus utilizes technology to fight obesity 01 Mar 2016 - 12:11 pm

Nadim Rifai, a Georgetown University in Qatar graduate. Doha: In an attempt to address obesity in the Arab world and improve public health...

QU to honour Sheikh Joaan and launch fourth edition of National CSR report 01 Mar 2016 - 01:56 am

DOHA: Qatar University (QU) will launch the fourth edition of the National CSR (Leaders’ Vision) tomorrow under the patronage of Prime Minister and...

Al Kuwari submits candidacy for Unesco director-general’s post 01 Mar 2016 - 01:55 am

Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, Cultural Adviser to the Emir and former minister of culture, arts and herigage with the ambassadors. An...

Rain in Doha 01 Mar 2016 - 01:54 am

Rain drops on the windshield of a car parked near the Reach Out To Asia office in Luqta in Doha yesterday. Pic: Salim...

Over 40,000 visit Al Khor Park 01 Mar 2016 - 01:53 am

DOHA: More than 40,000 people visited the newly opened Al Khor Park last weekend. The park has a mini zoo, with animals and...

School kids enjoy cultural and educational activities 01 Mar 2016 - 01:52 am

Youngsters enjoy a boat ride. DOHA: Schoolchildren yesterday enjoyed cultural and educational activities at Katara as part of ‘Schools enrich our culture’ initiative...

Qatar Airways first platinum airline in Middle East 01 Mar 2016 - 01:51 am

From left: Ioannis Metsovitis, Vice-President Operations, Hamad International Airport; Pierre Charbonneau, Director Passenger, IATA; Mohsen Alyafei, Executive Vice-President, QA; and Srinivasan A T,...

Qatar Airways’ A350 aircraft to take centre stage at India Aviation 2016 01 Mar 2016 - 01:51 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) will exhibit its Airbus A350 new-generation jetliner at India Aviation 2016 in Hyderabad from March 16 to 20. The...

Over 72 QU students attend smoking cessation event 01 Mar 2016 - 01:50 am

Doha: Over 72 students from Qatar University (QU) College of Pharmacy (CPH) and the Department of Health Sciences, College of North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q),...

RAF begins new aid campaign for newly displaced Syrians 01 Mar 2016 - 01:50 am

DOHA: Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has launched a new campaign to collect humanitarian aid to support newly displaced...