Qatar

PM meets US Senator 21 Mar 2016 - 02:15 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met US Democratic Senator and Senate Foreign...

Cirque Le Noir set to thrill Qatar 20 Mar 2016 - 06:12 pm

Doha: A unique theatrical experience, Cirque Le Noir, is on its way to Qatar. The sold-out world tour cirque will be performing in...

PM to patronise identity seminar 20 Mar 2016 - 09:28 am

Dr Khalid Youssef Al Mulla (right), Executive Director, Qatar Heritage and Identity Centre, and Mohammed Al Yami, Director, External Affairs, Vodafone Qatar, during...

HBKU research institutes to attend ARC’16 20 Mar 2016 - 09:26 am

Hamad Bin Khalifa University will play a significant role in the Annual Research Conference (ARC ’16). Doha: Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a...

EMPOWER 2016 concludes 20 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

Youth taking part in one of the activities during the three-day conference. DOHA: The third and final day of Reach Out To Asia’s...

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...