Qatar

RAF builds Holy Quran centre in Khartoum 11 Oct 2016 - 12:19 am

DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has built a centre for learning Holy Quran for girls at a cost...

Aid project launched for Sri Lanka flood victims 11 Oct 2016 - 12:18 am

DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has launched a campaign to provide urgent humanitarian aid to the people in...

Income generation scheme for Syrians 11 Oct 2016 - 12:16 am

DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF), in collaboration with ‘Sham’ humanitarian organisation, has launched an income generation project for...

Katara Prize for Arabic Novel winners to be named tomorrow 11 Oct 2016 - 12:14 am

DOHA: The Cultural Village Foundation-Katara yesterday launched a three-day event to celebrate the second edition of Katara Prize for Arabic Novel. The opening...

Al Wakra Municipality collects QR83,200 in fines after raids 11 Oct 2016 - 12:13 am

DOHA: The Health Monitoring Section of Al Wakra Municipality last month caught 32 violations and collected QR83,200 in fines during 195 inspection visits....

WCM-Q alumnus discusses advances in cancer care 11 Oct 2016 - 12:11 am

Doha: Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) alumnus Dr Muhamad Baljevic (pictured) returned to the college to discuss his research in multiple myeloma, a form...

QU Club hosts Doha’s ‘100 Thousand Poets for Change’ 11 Oct 2016 - 12:10 am

DOHA: Qatar University’s (QU) Literature Club hosted for the second consecutive year Doha’s “100 Thousand Poets for Change” event aimed to make positive...

Al Khor Commercial Street Development work complete 11 Oct 2016 - 12:08 am

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced completion of majority of development works in Al Khor Commercial Street. The street was fully open...

Health workers trained for immunisation campaign 11 Oct 2016 - 12:07 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) recently organised a workshop to train health workers for the national immunisation campaign against measles, mumps...

Qatar sends $500,000 urgent donation to Haiti hurricane victims 11 Oct 2016 - 12:05 am

Doha: The State of Qatar, represented in Qatar Fund for Development (QFD), has extended urgent donations valued at $500,000 to the victims of...

Arab Forum on Data Revolution discusses importance of effective use of data 10 Oct 2016 - 03:58 pm

Doha: Arab Forum on Building Statistical Capacity for a Data Revolution was opened today by H E Dr Saleh bin Mohamed Al Nabit,...

Ministry of Economy recalls Ford Taurus and Lincoln vehicles 10 Oct 2016 - 11:36 am

Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce, in cooperation with Al Mana Motors Company, the dealer of Ford cars in Qatar, has announced...

Team to develop food control specifications 10 Oct 2016 - 08:44 am

DOHA: The Joint Human Food Control Committee at the Ministry of Public Health has set up a work team to develop health control...

First Turkish school to open next week 10 Oct 2016 - 08:33 am

DOHA: The first Turkish school in Doha is set to open its doors to students next week, Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Demirok said yesterday....

Vaccine against MERS likely by end of 2017 10 Oct 2016 - 03:02 am

DOHA: An effective vaccine to protect against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) would possibly be introduced by end of next...

New residency law to take effect in Dec 10 Oct 2016 - 02:59 am

DOHA: A two-month awareness campaign to familiarise companies and workers with the new law (No. 21 of 2015) regulating the entry, exit and...

UCI Road World Championship under way 10 Oct 2016 - 02:53 am

Cannondale-Drapac Team’s cyclists compete in the men’s team time trial event as part of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in Doha, yesterday.

Ashghal unveils e-Services portal for customers 10 Oct 2016 - 02:52 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has launched an e-Services portal that includes 23 services customers can easily avail. The services provided by...