Qatar

Bombing in Aleppo puts Qatar Red Crescent primary health care center out of service 02 Oct 2016 - 05:34 pm

The attack on the city of Aleppo has impacted a Primary Health Care Center managed by Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Al-Sakhoor...

Regency retains Leading Travel Agency awards 02 Oct 2016 - 09:21 am

Doha: Regency Travel and Tours was awarded Middle East’s Leading Travel Agency and Qatar’s Leading Travel Agency by World Travel Awards for the...

AIMAC inaugurated 02 Oct 2016 - 09:14 am

Mohamed Hasan A E Mehza (centre), Chairman of Academy of International Music, Art and Culture (AIMAC), cutting the ribbon with Girish Kumar K...

Bombay Chowpatty gets new look 02 Oct 2016 - 09:07 am

Bombay Chowpatty, Qatar’s popular meeting place for Bombay street food, has now refreshed its look with several features, including new smart uniforms for...

RAF launches medical project in Sudan 02 Oct 2016 - 09:00 am

DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has provided QR800,000 for conducting angiography and open heart surgeries on 95 children...

HBKU to hold Souqna bazaar to promote entrepreneurship 02 Oct 2016 - 08:58 am

Doha: Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), is organising Souqna bazaar from...

Qatar National Library and Unesco mark first International Day for Universal Access to Information 02 Oct 2016 - 08:57 am

Doha: Qatar National Library (QNL), in cooperation with Unesco Doha Office and Qatar National Commission to Unesco, celebrated the first International Day for...

October 7 deadline for UK-Gulf research project proposals 02 Oct 2016 - 08:53 am

Doha: Qatar University (QU) hosted a seminar on joint research proposals between research institutions in the UK and Gulf research institutions in Bahrain,...

Six projects win 2016 WISE Awards 02 Oct 2016 - 08:52 am

DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Education yesterday announced six projects winning the 2016 WISE Awards. The awards recognise innovative initiatives addressing key...

Army linked to politics in democratic and non-democratic states: Expert 02 Oct 2016 - 08:46 am

DOHA: No army is away from politics as long as they deal with war, defence and security as these issues are related to...

DFI celebrates local talent at ‘Focus on Qatar’ 02 Oct 2016 - 08:38 am

Doha: Doha Film Institute is celebrating local filmmaking talent with a spotlight on the art of documentary at this year’s ‘Focus on Qatar’...

Police College receives third batch of students 02 Oct 2016 - 08:38 am

DOHA: The Police College yesterday received the third batch of students enrolled for studying in the college. The new batch was welcomed by...

Parents seethe as some nurseries demand ‘no-liability’ declaration 02 Oct 2016 - 08:30 am

DOHA: Several parents with children in nurseries (creches) say that they have been taken by surprise by a clause in the admission form...

Promoting Unesco goals would be top priority: Al Kawari 02 Oct 2016 - 08:24 am

DOHA: Qatar has a programme to take Unesco out of its crisis which is going to be a fresh start for the organisation,...

Qatar and Pakistan sign 20-year LNG deal 02 Oct 2016 - 08:17 am

Doha: Qatargas and Pakistan-based Global Energy Infrastructure Limited (GEIL) signed a 20-year Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) in a...

All handwritten passports yet to be changed 02 Oct 2016 - 08:13 am

DOHA: Several Asian embassies in Qatar have claimed that they have almost completed phasing out the handwritten passports held by their community members,...