Qatar

Ministry cracks down on erring butcheries 03 Jun 2016 - 09:01 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE DOHA: The authorities have launched a crackdown on butcheries and food outlets across the country, violating health regulations, ahead of the...

PM holds talks with Omani Deputy Premier in Muscat 03 Jun 2016 - 09:00 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani is welcomed by Omani Deputy Prime Minister for...

Hershman new Group CEO of ICSS 03 Jun 2016 - 08:58 am

Michael Hershman By Armstrong Vas Doha: Transparency International Co-founder Michael Hershman was yesterday unveiled as Group CEO of Qatar-based International Centre for Sport...

Yemeni refugees thank Qatar 03 Jun 2016 - 08:58 am

Djibouti: A vessel left the port of Djibouti carrying a group of Yemeni citizens who were trapped in Djibouti. They returned home, under...

Call for sighting of Ramadan Crescent 03 Jun 2016 - 08:57 am

Doha: The Crescent Sighting Committee at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has called upon all Muslims in Qatar to sight the...

Kahramaa ready to meet needs during Ramadan 03 Jun 2016 - 08:55 am

Doha: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has completed maintenance works for electricity and water networks to make them ready for additional...

Qatar-Kyrgyzstan ties reviewed 03 Jun 2016 - 08:55 am

Bishkek: Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev yesterday met Qatari Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Mohammed bin Arar Al Nuaimi. Talks dealt with relations between the...

Greetings sent to Italy’s President 03 Jun 2016 - 08:54 am

Doha: Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on...

Law on biological weapons issued 03 Jun 2016 - 08:54 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Law No. 4 of 2016 on biological weapons. It takes immediate...

Emir issues four decrees 03 Jun 2016 - 08:53 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Decree No. 26 of 2016 on the ratification of the Unified...

Emir issues instruments of ratification 03 Jun 2016 - 08:53 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued an instrument, approving the ratification of a memorandum of understanding signed...

Emir transfers ambassadors to Foreign Ministry 03 Jun 2016 - 08:48 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Emiri Decision No. 24 of 2016, transferring Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary...

HMC launches unified customer service programme 03 Jun 2016 - 08:45 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has launched a new unified customer service programme. The launch is part of an HMC-wide initiative to improve...

Ramadan: Emergency services to work as normal at HMC hospitals; other departments’ operating hours change 03 Jun 2016 - 08:34 am

Doha: All emergency services under Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will operate round-the-clock during Ramadan. However, operating hours of other departments of HMC hospitals...

Sheikha Jawaher attends Qatar University graduation 03 Jun 2016 - 08:30 am

H H Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani with officials at the graduation ceremony of 1,708 female students of Qatar University’s...

11 die in fire in labour accommodation 03 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Eleven people died and 12 were injured in a fire that broke out in a labour accommodation on the outskirts of the...

Starting tomorrow traffic diversion on Al Gharrafa roundabout 02 Jun 2016 - 10:00 am

Doha: The Public Works Authority announces that it will divert the traffic on Al Gharrafa Roundabout, to a new 3-leg intersection as shown...

QA Cargo adds belly-hold capacity 02 Jun 2016 - 03:36 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways Cargo (QAC), the world’s third largest international cargo carrier, has increased its capacity to Atlanta, Georgia, with the launch of...