Qatar

No serious injuries in Ramez mishap 31 Aug 2015 - 01:27 am

Civil Defence rescue teams at work at Ramez shopping outlet near Ramada traffic signal on Saturday. DOHA: The Ministry of Interior said yesterday...

DFC completes 2015 internship programme 31 Aug 2015 - 01:26 am

One of the students honoured at the event. Doha: Doha Festival City (DFC) has announced the successful completion of its internship programme 2015...

ROTA in search of volunteers for ‘Better Connections’ 31 Aug 2015 - 01:21 am

Paul Gerhard, ICT and Technology Specialist, ROTA. BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) is looking for more volunteers for...

WCMC-Q metabolism study advances diabetes knowledge 31 Aug 2015 - 01:19 am

Dr Karsten Suhre, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics and Dr Noha AbdelRahman Yousri, Postdoctoral Associate in Physiology and Biophysics. Doha: Weill Cornell Medical...

African national confesses to running money laundering network 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: An African national has confessed to running an illegal money laundering network here in Qatar, local Arabic daily Al Raya reported today. ...

QCB extends deadline for insurance regulations 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Qatar Central bank (QCB) has extended the deadline set for the insurance, reinsurance and Takaful companies to implement its new regulations....

Reliance Group to explore Qatar 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani meeting Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, Chairman of Reliance...

HBKU gets record student intake 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Hamad bin Khalifa University, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has kicked off the 2015-2016 academic year...

QMIC, traffic dept in deal to boost safety 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Director General of the Traffic Department, Brig Muhammad Saad Al Kharji, and the Executive Director and CEO of QMIC, Dr Adnan Abu-Dayya, signing...

QU orientation from tomorrow 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: As part of annual student welcoming events, Qatar University will hold student orientation from September 1 to 10 on QU policies, programmes,...

Envoys bid farewell 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Assistant Foreign Minister for International Cooperation Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani yesterday hosted a farewell ceremony for...

Deputy Emir meets new ambassadors 31 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received in his Emiri Diwan office new ambassadors who presented their...

Deputy Emir receives outgoing envoys of Bahrain, Bangladesh 30 Aug 2015 - 05:28 pm

Deputy Emir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani. DOHA: The Deputy Emir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani met here today...

Prime Minister meets India’s Reliance Group Chairman 30 Aug 2015 - 04:10 pm

Chairman of India's Reliance Group, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani. DOHA: The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa...

Fire at Doha Port 30 Aug 2015 - 02:01 am

Firefighters at work after a small fire broke out at the Doha Port yesterday. The cause of the fire was not known and...

Al Jazeera slams jailing of scribes 30 Aug 2015 - 02:00 am

Al Jazeera officials at a press conference yesterday. DOHA: Al Jazeera yesterday condemned the sentencing of three of its journalists — Egyptian Baher...

Clerics urge youth to marry divorced women, widows 30 Aug 2015 - 01:59 am

DOHA: Clerics and community elders have called on men eligible to marry to pick younger widows and divorcees as their wives. Young men...

Emadi hails Fitch report on Qatar’s economy 30 Aug 2015 - 01:55 am

Doha: Following the conclusion of a regular review, Fitch Ratings has affirmed Qatar’s long-term foreign currency sovereign rating at “AA”, the third highest...