Qatar

Deputy PM meets envoys 20 Jul 2016 - 01:08 am

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud yesterday met separately ambassadors ...

Qatar Airways renews FC Barcelona deal till July 2017 20 Jul 2016 - 01:03 am

Akbar Al Baker (left), Chief Executive, Qatar Airways Group, with Manel Arroyo, Vice-President, Marketing and Communication, FC Barcelona. DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has...

Qatar Development Fund and Orbis launch flying eye hospital 20 Jul 2016 - 01:02 am

DOHA: A new ‘flying hospital’ was launched in London as part of the joint ‘Qatar Creating Vision’ initiative signed between Qatar Development Fund...

Al Rayyan Municipality issued most building permits in June 20 Jul 2016 - 01:01 am

DOHA: Al Rayyan Municipality (including Shahaniya) issued the most building permits, outnumbering Doha Municipality, accounting for 32 percent of the total 536 issued...

RAF holds safety and security awareness programmes 20 Jul 2016 - 01:00 am

DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) organised safety and security awareness programmes in collaboration with Community Police at Aspire...

Qatar-Portugal ties reviewed 20 Jul 2016 - 12:59 am

Doha: Minister of Justice H E Dr. Hassan Lahdan Saqr Al Mohanadi yesterday met Portuguese Ambassador to Qatar Antonio Manuel Moreira Correa. The...

Ministry recalls Fiat Abarth 500 models of 2015 20 Jul 2016 - 12:59 am

Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce, in collaboration with New Trade Engineering, dealer of Fiat vehicles in Qatar, has announced the recall...

Chief of Staff meets envoys 20 Jul 2016 - 12:58 am

Doha: H E the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General Pilot Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem separately met yesterday...

Mowasalat regrets disruption to taxis dispatch 20 Jul 2016 - 12:54 am

Doha: Mowasalat has expressed regret for any inconvenience caused to taxi customers on Monday and yesterday due to disruption to dispatch of taxis...

QRCS harvests 9,360 tonnes of wheat in Syria 19 Jul 2016 - 04:42 pm

Doha: Building on the exceptional success last year, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed this year's project of supporting wheat crop growing...

Aspetar names football research award winners 19 Jul 2016 - 01:34 am

Doha: Aspetar, the orthopaedic sports medicine hospital in Qatar, has concluded participation in the 21st edition of the European College of Sport Science...

Minister honours Mannai with Qatar IT Business 2016 Award 19 Jul 2016 - 01:23 am

Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti (second left) presenting the award to a Mannai official. Doha: The Ministry...

RAF distributes 280,000 copies of Holy Quran 19 Jul 2016 - 01:21 am

Youngsters with their copies of Holy Quran. DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has distributed 280,000 copies of Holy...

Al Kawari: Build a new culture beyond divisions 19 Jul 2016 - 01:20 am

H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, Cultural Adviser at the Emiri Diwan, Qatar’s candidate for Unesco director-general and President of 13th...

Qatar Red Crescent Society team boosts coordination on Syrian refugees 19 Jul 2016 - 01:17 am

Lebanese Minister of Health Wael Abu Faour (right) holds talks with the QRCS delegation. Doha: In an attempt to upscale coordination with Lebanese...

HIA emergency fire drill today 19 Jul 2016 - 01:16 am

Doha: As part of its commitment to ensure preparations of its staff in the event of various situations, Hamad International Airport (HIA) will...

Draft law to monitor State Audit Bureau 19 Jul 2016 - 01:14 am

DOHA: The Advisory Council, in its weekly meeting yesterday, approved a draft law to enhance monitoring and auditing of State Audit Bureau. The...

Month-long Qatar Summer Festival to offer prizes worth QR2m 19 Jul 2016 - 01:13 am

Rashed Al Qurese (left), Chief Marketing & Promotions Officer and Mashal Shahbik, Director of Festivals and Tourism Events at a press conference yesterday...