Qatar

No increase in consumer price in June 15 Jul 2016 - 01:09 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June is estimated at 107.6, showing no change compared to the figures of...

Bloomberg 15 Jul 2016 - 01:07 am

The minaret of Ibrahim Hassan Asmakh Mosque in Roudha, Al Thumama at dusk with new Crescent moon last Saturday. Pic: Salim M/The Peninsula...

Teach for Qatar honours first cohort 14 Jul 2016 - 03:29 pm

Teach For Qatar team and graduates while attending the graduation ceremony of Teach for Qatar’s first cohort of Fellows. Doha: Under the patronage...

QF R&D’s event stresses the need to develop Qatar’s human potential 14 Jul 2016 - 03:25 pm

Representatives from government ministries, research entities and universities during the workshop organised by Qatar Foundation Research and Development’s Human Capacity Development at its...

Qatar Foundation hosts National Reading Campaign 14 Jul 2016 - 12:47 am

Families from across Qatar gathered at Qatar Foundation’s (QF) National Reading Campaign booth at City Center during Eid Al-Fitr holidays to take part...

WISE focuses on EdTech and innovation 14 Jul 2016 - 12:45 am

Experts taking part at International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) in Montreal, Canada. Doha: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) took...

Qatar supports chemical weapons prohibition 14 Jul 2016 - 12:43 am

The Hague: Qatar has reiterated its unlimited support to the convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons (Chemical Weapons Convention), saying that this...

Georgetown University in Qatar team studies Zanzibar’s revolution 14 Jul 2016 - 12:43 am

GU-Q students with officials during a visit to Zanzibar. Doha: Fourteen Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) students have returned from a rigorous 10-day...

Ooredoo launches Direct Carrier Billing with Google 14 Jul 2016 - 12:42 am

(Photo: Ooredoo) Doha: Ooredoo has announced the launch of a Direct Carrier Billing service with Google to make it easier for Android users...

QRCS distributes gifts to kids at Al Khor Hospital 14 Jul 2016 - 12:40 am

A child with gift pack at Al Khor Hospital provided by Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) during Eid Al-Fitr. DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent...

France ‘fully supports Qatar for FIFA World Cup’ 14 Jul 2016 - 12:39 am

Eric Chevallier, French Ambassador to Qatar By Mohammed Osman DOHA: France fully supports Qatar in hosting FIFA World Cup 2022, said Eric Chevallier,...

Nepal Deputy PM meets Qatari Ambassador 14 Jul 2016 - 12:39 am

KATHMANDU: Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kamal Thapa, met HE Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal, Ahmed Jassim Al Hamar, on...

Deputy Emir and PM greet new UK Premier 14 Jul 2016 - 12:38 am

Doha: Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Theresa May on assuming the...

Eid Charity’s Ramadan projects benefit 1.5 million people worldwide 14 Jul 2016 - 12:37 am

DOHA: Over 1.5 million people benefitted from Ramadan projects launched by Sheikh Eid Charitable Foundation (Eid Charity) in Qatar and outside, at a...

Emir greets new British Premier 14 Jul 2016 - 12:36 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Theresa May on assuming the post...

Ministry panel to probe woman’s death 14 Jul 2016 - 12:35 am

(Photo: HMC) Doha: The Ministry of Public Health yesterday said it has formed a committee of experts to investigate the death of a...

UK draws more Qataris after pound’s plunge 14 Jul 2016 - 12:31 am

(Photo: Reuters) By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: With British pound plummeting after the Brexit vote, the UK has become one of the most preferred...

Diversion of Traffic to New Temporary Alignment on Leatooriya Road 13 Jul 2016 - 05:44 pm

Doha: The Public Works Authority will implement a temporary traffic diversion on Leatooriya Road, approximately two kilometres to the east of the Camel...