Qatar

Work on 3 specialised hospitals completed; Ambulatory Care Centre has 116 beds 12 May 2016 - 12:01 am

A partially equipped robotic surgery facility at the Ambulatory Care Centre. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Giving a...

Metrash2 adds four more languages; Smart ID card not must 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Metrash2, the mobile application of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), has been made more accessible to expatriates with the launch of a...

Independent Schools to close early from May 15 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has asked all Independent Schools to reduce their working hours from May 15. KG classes...

Qatar Construction Specification meet on May 22 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment will hold 3rd Qatar Construction Specification (QCS) conference in collaboration with Qatar Primary Materials Company (...

Qatar Foundation to launch mobile library next month 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatar Foundation (QF) will host a series of fun and interactive community-inspired activities at Ezdan Mall over the next two weekends as...

Consumer Price Index rises 3.4 percent in April over last year 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April 2016 has showed an increase of 3.4 percent compared to the same month last year....

Kutnu fabric collection debuts in Qatar 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Kutnu fabric collection debuts in Qatar Doha: A Turkish fabric symbolically linked to the Silk Road has been first launched in Qatar as...

Quiz on mobile app on Qatar’s environment 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Phinda Vilakazi, President GTL Ventures, Sasol Ltd, Fawziya Al Khater, Director of the Education Institute, Supreme Education Council, Dr Saif Al Hajri, Chairman,...

‘Animals in Islamic Art’ on show in Canada 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

“Marvellous Creatures: Animals in Islamic Art” recently opened at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada. DOHA: Museum of Islamic Art’s internationally acclaimed...

Emir Cup Fan events at Villaggio this weekend 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A child plays football as part of Emir Cup Fan activities in Souq Waqif. Doha: In celebration of the final match of the...

Ooredoo & Huawei win ‘Best 4K TV Service Award’ at TV Connect 2016 in London 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Yousuf Abdulla Al Kubaisi (third right), COO, Ooredoo, and Haiping Che, CTO & Vice-President (third left), Huawei Carrier Software Business Unit, and other...

Deputy PM reviews ties with Germany 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

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

Lekhwiya to conduct rowing landing exercises in Zekreet camp area on Monday 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: The General Command of Qatari Armed Forces has announced that Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) will conduct rowing landing exercises at an altitude...

Qatar elected President of global anti-corruption association 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Beijing: The General Assembly of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities yesterday elected unanimously Attorney-General H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri...

Surfing on cellphones can cause headaches: Expert 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Dr Basim Uthman, Vice Chair and Professor of Clinical Neurology and Professor of Clinical Neuroscience, WCM-Q DOHA: Using cellphones often for Internet surfing...

UK-based firm to use QCRI technology 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The QATS team. DOHA: The UK-based company, Speechmatics, will use technology developed by Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), of Hamad Bin Khalifa University,...

Cabinet approves draft changes to GCC unified customs tariff 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud chaired the Cabinet’s...

WISH presents report at Pakistan forum 12 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) has presented key findings from the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) and an overview...