Qatar

GCC ‘environment facing natural hazards, man-made challenges’ 27 Oct 2015 - 12:58 am

The GCC undersecretaries for environment affairs hold their meeting. By Sidi Mohamed DOHA: The undersecretaries responsible for environment affairs from the GCC countries...

QF receives health and safety award 27 Oct 2015 - 12:57 am

Mohammed Ahmed Bakhamis, Director, Health, Safety and Environment, Qatar Foundation, receives the gold award from Errol Taylor, Deputy Chief Executive, Royal Society for...

Industrial security course begins for GCC interior ministry officers 27 Oct 2015 - 12:56 am

Officers attend the course. Doha: The fifth industrial security course for GCC officials started at Officers Club at Civil Defence on Sunday. It...

QF appoints new executive vice-president 27 Oct 2015 - 12:55 am

DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QF) has appointed Hamad Al Ibrahim (pictured) as Executive Vice-President of Research and Development. Dr Al Ibrahim assumed his new...

HMC pain clinics may offer traditional treatments 27 Oct 2015 - 12:54 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Patients at Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) pain clinics are likely to get traditional treatments from the Middle East and...

Al Habal bird hunting competition ends 27 Oct 2015 - 12:53 am

Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti (second left), Hassad Qatar Director of Operations Mohammad Ismail Al Mohammad (centre), Al Habbal...

SCH campaign on flu vaccination begins 27 Oct 2015 - 12:53 am

Dr Mohammed Al Thani, Director of Public Health Department at Supreme Council of Health (SCH) being vaccinated against seasonal flu during the launch...

Over 120,000 building number plates put up 27 Oct 2015 - 12:52 am

By Mohammed Osman DOHA: Over 120,000 building number plates have been installed across the country as part of the Onwani (My address) system,...

Saudia Builders launches tools 27 Oct 2015 - 12:50 am

Saudia Builders of Saudia Group of Companies launched Total power tools and hand tools at Saudia Hypermarket in Maider. Present were Faisal bin...

Several study papers presented at Qatar University media conference 27 Oct 2015 - 12:43 am

DOHA: A key international conference which brought together top media professionals from the Arab world and USA successfully concluded here yesterday. The event...

Emir invited to Riyadh summit 27 Oct 2015 - 12:34 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a written message from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques...

Emir meets Kazakhstan President 27 Oct 2015 - 12:33 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and H H Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Special Representative of the...

Qatar-US deal for economic dialogue 27 Oct 2015 - 12:28 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Qatar and the US signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Washington, DC yesterday to establish economic and investment...

Villaggio blaze verdict overruled 27 Oct 2015 - 12:25 am

DOHA: A higher court yesterday overruled the verdict of a lower court which had held five individuals responsible for the Villaggio fire. The...

Qataris donate QAR1.7 Millions in humanitarian aid to Gambia 27 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Sheikh Hammad Abdul Qader Al-Sheik Doha: Qatar Islamic Da'wa Office in Doha has announced that Qatari people have donated QAR 1.7 million for...

Afghan quake felt in Doha; no need to panic: Met 26 Oct 2015 - 04:30 pm

Doha: Some people in Qatar reportedly felt the aftershock of the powerful earthquake that shook Afghanistan. “The Qatar Seismology Network has detected an...