Qatar

Minister: Qatar is committed to climate change agreements 29 Oct 2015 - 02:50 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met GCC Ministers of Environment and wished...

331 new speed-breakers soon 29 Oct 2015 - 02:49 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has approved 331 requests for installing speed-breakers in various locations across the country and work is under...

Sheikha Moza, Michelle Obama to attend WISE 29 Oct 2015 - 02:47 am

Doha: H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), will be joined by US First...

NU-Q graduate chronicles poor’s plight 29 Oct 2015 - 02:47 am

DOHA: After winning a fellowship from the renowned Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) graduate has published an...

QLC participants in learning trip to Singapore 29 Oct 2015 - 02:46 am

Doha: Participants in Qatar Leadership Centre’s (QLC) Government Leaders Programme gained a broader outlook on governance, public policy and innovation through a recent...

Vodafone raises awareness about early detection of breast cancer 29 Oct 2015 - 02:45 am

Vodafone employees and Hamad Medical Corporation nurses. DOHA: As part of the October Breast Awareness campaign which is carried out internationally every year,...

Military band opens Turkish Festival 29 Oct 2015 - 02:44 am

Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari and Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Demirok, with the Mehteran Ottoman...

Organisations urged to spread traffic awareness 29 Oct 2015 - 02:43 am

Officials and guests attending the workshop. DOHA: Brigadier Mohammed Saad Al Kharji, Director of the Traffic Department, has called on all organisations, entities,...

QRCS hosts GCC Red Crescent meeting 29 Oct 2015 - 02:43 am

Mohsen Al Dossari (left) and Saleh Al Mohannadi during the meeting. Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has hosted the third meeting of...

QR51m to educate displaced Syrians 29 Oct 2015 - 01:28 am

Dr Abdullah Al Matouq (left), Humanitarian Envoy for Kuwait, with Yousef bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, CEO, Qatar Charity, after signing an agreement during...

Positive reaction from Qatari and expat communities 29 Oct 2015 - 01:20 am

DOHA: The new law regulating the entry, exit and residency of foreigners has evoked a positive reaction both from the Qatari and expatriate...

Fresh job contracts for expats under new law 29 Oct 2015 - 01:18 am

By Mobin Pandit & Mohamed Osman DOHA: All expatriate workers will be given fresh job contracts by their employers after the new law...

QIA, Brookfield in $8.6bn joint venture for Manhattan project 29 Oct 2015 - 01:09 am

DOHA: Brookfield Property Partners LP, one of the world’s largest commercial real estate companies, announced yesterday that one of its subsidiaries has entered...

Emir meets five new envoys 29 Oct 2015 - 01:05 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with ambassadors Merete Juhl (Denmark) and (RIGHT) Sman Manan (Cambodia) at the Emiri Diwan....

Qatar Airways, Jetblue strengthen code-share agreement 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatar Airways has announced the expansion of its code-share partnership with JetBlue, adding 29 new code-share destinations on the airline’s route network...

French jazzman Ibrahim Maalouf will perform at Katara 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Viola Falab (Saxophone), Philipp Nykrin (Piano) and Reinhold Schmölzer (Drums) performing at the 2nd Katara European Jazz Festival 2015 organised by the Cultural...