Qatar

Freej Aspire events to draw 3,000 visitors a day 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: This year’s Freej Aspire will host new cultural events and activities in an 8,000 square metre air-conditioned open area capable of hosting...

UN envoy hails Qatar’s role in Yemen talks 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Kuwait: UN envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed has commended the efforts of Qatar, Kuwait and the United Nations, which led to...

Ramadan working hours announced 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud has issued a circular on...

EU expands cultural ties with Qatar 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The founding charter of European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) cluster in Qatar was signed at the Netherlands Embassy. The charter...

Indian Embassy receives 1,789 labour complaints this year 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Indian embassy has received 1,789 labour complaints since January, an official statement said yesterday. The number of complaints received last year...

Emir sends message to Mauritania 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a written message to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of the...

Campaign against cars displaying sale stickers 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Public Traffic Department is gearing up to launch a campaign against car owners displaying sale notices at public places, because it...

Metal cylinders to be phased out by mid-2017 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Woqod has already replaced one-third of metal cylinders with Shafaf DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod), the main retailer of energy products including cooking gas...

Japanese band enthrals audience 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Japanese band Hibikiya enthralled the audience with a musical performance at Katara Drama Theatre on Wednesday. The audience interacted with the band as...

Feeding time 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Birds cool off by feeding on a discarded watermelon at the Vegetable Market yesterday. The maximum temperature recorded yesterday was 42 degrees Celsius...

App developed in Qatar a big hit among foreign researchers 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) senior software engineer Hossam Hammady and lead scientist Dr Mourad Ouzzani. By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: A unique application...

WISE opens Tunis Forum 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Dr Sakena Yacoobi (left), winner of the WISE Prize for Education, and Ouided Bouchamaoui, Nobel e Prize Laureate, at the WISE Tunis Forum. ...

GCC and Russia join forces to fight terrorism 27 May 2016 - 04:38 am

Foreign Minister Mohamed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (third right) with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (fourth left), other GCC foreign ministers...

Qatar, Saudi Arabia to increase number of flights and air traffic rights 26 May 2016 - 04:34 pm

Doha: The aviation authorities in the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia held bilateral negotiations in Doha on the sidelines...

Met Department warns of strong winds in Qatar 26 May 2016 - 08:19 am

Doha: The weather forecast for Qatar valid until 6pm Thursday inshore will be hot daytime with blowing dust to dusty at times and...

QRCS provides aid to displaced Iraqis 26 May 2016 - 02:52 am

An internally displaced family receiving food packets in Fallujah. DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has provided urgent humanitarian aid to internally displaced...

Nawasi exhibition opens 26 May 2016 - 02:51 am

Abdullah Al Kuwari (third left), Director, Nomas Centre, and other officials touring the first Camel, Equestrian and Falcon Exhibition (Nawasi) at Doha Exhibition...

SUQ signs deal to train QBS students 26 May 2016 - 02:49 am

Ahmed Al Mahmoud (left), Principal, Qatar Banking Studies and Business Administration Independent Secondary School for Boys; and Dr Ivan Ninov, Executive Dean, Stenden...