Qatar

Emir congratulates President of Afghanistan 20 Aug 2016 - 01:54 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to President of Afghanistan, Dr. Mohammad Ashraf...

Premier meets US Ambassador 19 Aug 2016 - 03:51 pm

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met US Ambassador to Qatar Dana Shell...

Hotels gear up to welcome more tourists; 1.05 million visit Qatar in first 4 months 19 Aug 2016 - 03:34 pm

Photo courtesy: qatartourism.gov.qa By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Amid stiff competition with the opening of several new hotels across the city, the hospitality industry...

236 students from Qatar among 2,800 to graduate from London School of Marketing 19 Aug 2016 - 03:21 pm

Representative image. Courtesy: London School of Marketing DOHA: A total of 236 students from Qatar are among 2,800 from across the world to...

beIN to broadcast next four Olympic Games 19 Aug 2016 - 03:13 pm

Nasser Al Khelaifi (left), Chairman and CEO, beIN Media Group, and IOC President Thomas Bach at the agreement signing ceremony. DOHA: The International...

Al Amari creates laugh riot at Doha Comedy Festival 19 Aug 2016 - 03:11 pm

Fans enjoying the show at Qatar National Convention Center last night. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula Doha: Qatari stand-up comedian Hamad Al...

Qatari students shine in TAMUQ exams 19 Aug 2016 - 03:06 pm

Dr. Sandra Nite from Aggie STEM and the Department of Mathematics at Texas A&M’s main campus in College Station, Texas, US, conducting the...

Diversion on Al Aziziya Street from tomorrow 19 Aug 2016 - 03:05 pm

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will implement traffic diversion on Al Aziziya Street, between Ibn Aamer Street and Umm Al Kharj Street...

Kuwait Speaker highlights historic relations with Qatar 19 Aug 2016 - 03:03 pm

Doha: Kuwait’s National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al Ghanim praised close ties between Qatar and his country and said the strategic relationship is...

UN team briefed on ozone layer protection efforts 19 Aug 2016 - 03:03 pm

Doha: Experts from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme yesterday praised Qatar’s progress with respect to the...

Qatar condemns Yemen missile attack on Najran 19 Aug 2016 - 03:01 pm

Doha: Qatar expressed condemnation and denunciation of the vicious attack, which targeted the Najran region in Saudi Arabia with a missile fired from...

Qatar condemns blasts in Turkey 19 Aug 2016 - 02:57 pm

Doha: Qatar yesterday strongly condemned and denounced the two bombings that targeted the police headquarters in the eastern Turkish cites of Elazig and...

Qatar Airways says plane lands safely in Istanbul after emergency 18 Aug 2016 - 03:08 pm

A tweet by Qatar Airways DOHA: Qatar Airways said that an aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul's Ataturk...

Barshim makes Qatar proud at Rio 18 Aug 2016 - 12:22 am

Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim celebrates after winning the silver medal in Men’s High Jump Final at Olympic Stadium in Rio yesterday. By Rizwan...

Abu Samra border post to speed up procedures for travellers 18 Aug 2016 - 12:19 am

Murshid Shaheen Al Kuwari, Director, Land Customs Department. By Sidi Mohamed DOHA: Abu Samra border post will soon speed up procedures for travellers...

RAF helps 286 Yemen cancer patients 18 Aug 2016 - 12:16 am

Some of the beneficiary patients at the national centre for the treatment of tumours. DOHA: Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services...

CIRS offers grants for research on forced migration in Mideast 18 Aug 2016 - 12:15 am

The grants by CIRS at GU-Q will support field projects. DOHA: Georgetown University in Qatar’s (GU-Q) Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)...