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Pink Together Charity Dinner 07 Oct 2015 - 02:28 am

A Pink Together Charity Dinner was hosted by Grand Hyatt hotel yesterday in association with Qatar Cancer Society, Salem Studio and QMIN magazine...

High humidity expected to continue until Friday 07 Oct 2015 - 02:27 am

DOHA: The high humidity in the country is likely to continue until Friday with chances of fog in the early hours. Visibility could...

Municipalities to interact with people over services 07 Oct 2015 - 02:27 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning will launch an initiative to interact with people to introduce civic services and know their...

Survey: Two out of three people are ‘happy’ living in Doha 07 Oct 2015 - 02:27 am

DOHA: Almost two out of three people in Doha are “very happy” or “somewhat happy” living here, shows a new survey by Bayt.com,...

Colour Run on January 9 07 Oct 2015 - 02:26 am

DOHA: The second Colour Run in Qatar will be held on January 9 at Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC). Over 5,000 people took...

QU-CAM official honoured 07 Oct 2015 - 02:25 am

Doha: Dr Mariam Al Maadeed, Director, Qatar University Center for Advanced Materials (QU-CAM), has won the Mentorship Award in the Leadership Excellence for...

GCC parliamentary teams arrive for meet 07 Oct 2015 - 02:24 am

Doha: Delegations from GCC advisory and parliamentary councils yesterday arrived to attend the first coordination meeting for the GCC parliamentary committee responsible for...

Court orders hospital to pay QR200,000 07 Oct 2015 - 02:23 am

DOHA: In a rare verdict, a plenary court has ordered a leading hospital here to pay compensation worth QR200,000 to the dependants of...

3 Al Jazeera scribes win free speech prize 07 Oct 2015 - 02:22 am

Warsaw: Three Al Jazeera journalists who served jail terms in Egypt were honoured yesterday for standing up for freedom of speech despite intimidation...

CMC invites Ashghal officials to its session 07 Oct 2015 - 02:22 am

DOHA: The Central Municipal Council (CMC) has decided to invite officials of Ashghal (the Public Works Authority) to one of its sessions to...

Clean campaign: Garbage bags for motorists 07 Oct 2015 - 01:45 am

An illustration of a plastic bag posted on the Ministry of Municipality Urban Planning’s Twitter account. DOHA: Drivers on Doha roads will soon...

Need to strengthen Qatar, Turkey ties: PM 07 Oct 2015 - 01:30 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (centre) opening the Second High Tech Port Fair...

Unified GCC law likely to fight terrorism 07 Oct 2015 - 01:28 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with GCC Ministers of Justice in Doha yesterday....

Qatar Charity , Orbis UK Launch Campaign to Reduce Blindness in Bangladesh 07 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Representational image DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) and Orbis UK have launched a campaign to drum more than QR 4 million to reduce blindness...

Qatar Foundation concludes Summer Science Camp in the US 07 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R and D) has successfully completed a summer camp for high school students in Qatar and...

Qatar Executive recognized at Gulf Aviation Event 06 Oct 2015 - 06:10 pm

At a press conference in Washington DC, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Mr. Akbar Al Baker (centre) is joined by Chief Planning Officer...

Police College Receives Second Batch of Students 06 Oct 2015 - 06:05 pm

DOHA: The Police College received the second batch of students from officer candidates on Saturday, October 3. The students have been divided into...

State defense minister stresses need to move to advanced technology 06 Oct 2015 - 05:50 pm

Doha: HE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah stressed the increasing need for unifying international efforts...