Qatar

55 private schools get nod to increase fees 05 May 2016 - 01:40 am

A representational file photo By Mohammed Iqbal DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has granted permission to 55 private schools and...

Qatar Airways first to fly A350 to Australia 05 May 2016 - 01:38 am

Akbar Al Baker (centre), Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, with (from left) South Australia’s Minister of Tourism Leon Bignell; Qatari Chargé d’Affaires in...

Al Kawari meets Omani FM 05 May 2016 - 01:36 am

Oman’s Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah met H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, Cultural Adviser to...

120 prepare for Arab Board medical exam 05 May 2016 - 01:33 am

DOHA: Over 120 trainees from Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia attended a four-day Internal Medicine Board Review Course run by the Internal...

QFA to hold fun events in Souq Waqif this weekend 05 May 2016 - 01:32 am

Souq Waqif (photo: Abdul basit) Doha: As the Emir Cup final is approaching, Qatar Football Association (QFA) is organising exciting activities in Souq...

QIMC expects over 10,000 visitors 05 May 2016 - 01:27 am

FROM LEFT: Abdulrahman Ahmed Hamad Al Mannai, Vice-President, QIMC, Abdullah Abdulrazar Haider, CEO, QIMC, Ali Abdulla Al Khater, Chairman, Supreme Committee for Healthcare...

Singaporean troupe performs at Katara 05 May 2016 - 01:26 am

The Sri Warisan folkloric troupe performs at the Cultural Diversity Festival at Katara Esplanade. DOHA: Singaporean folkloric troupe Sri Warisan attracted crowds during...

Qatar Charity food security programme benefits 800,000 in Niger 05 May 2016 - 01:19 am

Qatar Charity representatives with farmers in a farm cultivated under the food security programme in Niger. DOHA: Some 800,000 needy people have benefited...

QM and QU to conduct first study on marine features & underwater archaeology 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar Museums (QM) and Qatar University (QU) will conduct a study of the country’s marine features and underwater archaeology, the first-of-its-kind research...

Cabinet approves draft decision on restructuring the educational certificates equation committee 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo: Students of the Batasan Hills High School attend their graduation ceremony in Quezon City east of Manila, Philippines. AFP DOHA: The...

RAF provides fresh aid for Somalia 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Beneficiaries at one of the aid distribution centres in Somalia. Doha: Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Service (RAF) has provided emergency...

QCRI technology used by emergency responders after Ecuador quake 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Technology developed by Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), one of Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) three research institutes, has been used to...

Education Minister appoints directors of departments 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi Doha: Minister of Education and Higher Education H E...

Toyota Sequoia and Lexus SC 430 models recalled 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce, in collaboration with Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co W.L.L, dealer of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, has...

PHCC to launch vaccination drive for measles 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) yesterday said it would launch a measles vaccination campaign in October as part of the national...

Filipinos to celebrate Independence Day 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Philippine Ambassador Wilfredo C Santos (fourth left) cutting a cake along with UFOQ Chairman Edgar Anami (third left), Miss Tourism International Philippines 2015...

VCUQatar holds 2016 Commencement Ceremony 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson, Qatar Museums, with other officials and guests at the ceremony. DOHA: Virginia Commonwealth...