Qatar

355 seizures of drugs, snakes at airport last year 19 Aug 2015 - 01:32 am

DOHA: Bagfuls of poisonous snakes, rare species of other reptiles, huge quantities of narcotics were among the banned items customs officials seized last...

WISH to present global research at Manila forum 19 Aug 2015 - 12:44 am

Doha: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), will present...

Al Maha Services new partner of Ooredoo loyalty programme 19 Aug 2015 - 12:43 am

Doha: Ooredoo has announced Al Maha Services as the newest partner for its Al Nokhba Loyalty Programme. Al Maha Services is a personalised...

QRC to launch WASH project in Kurdistan 19 Aug 2015 - 12:42 am

Water tanks provided by QRC as part of previous projects. Doha: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC), in partnership with Unicef, has launched a project...

Safari presents cars to five winners 19 Aug 2015 - 12:41 am

Safari Group Director and General Manager Zainul Abideen presented the keys to the winners of Safari Win 5 Nissan Patrol Mega Promotion, in...

Nightly toil 19 Aug 2015 - 12:26 am

A welder cuts an iron rod in Al Wakrah last night. Much of construction work is taking place at night due to the...

51 Qataris among 80 admitted to QU College of Medicine 19 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Eighty students were granted admission to Qatar University College of Medicine which opens next month as the country’s first national medical college....

Doha Bank offers customised, low-interest personal loans 19 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: This summer Doha Bank is offering customers customised personal loans at the most competitive interest rates. Available to all salary transfer customers,...

QRC to mark World Humanitarian Day 19 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Dr Al Hassan, the volunteer doctor, who was killed while performing his humanitarian duty in Tabka Hospital, Syria. Doha: Together with International Red...

Qatar Rail backs transport forum as platinum sponsor 19 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) has announced its participation as a platinum sponsor of the fourth Annual Qatar Transport Forum, which aims...

Yemeni President Mansour Hadi arrives in Qatar 18 Aug 2015 - 03:25 pm

DOHA: President of Yemen Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi arrived today at Doha International Airport , reports QNA. The Yemeni President and his accompanying...

Emir sends cables to Presidents of Indonesia, Gabon 18 Aug 2015 - 01:16 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent cable of congratulations to President of Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo...

High humidity expected today 18 Aug 2015 - 01:13 am

DOHA: The weather is expected to be humid particularly from midnight today until 5 in the next morning. A weather forecaster told this...

Online wage payment plan put off till Nov 18 Aug 2015 - 01:08 am

DOHA: Qatar has postponed the launch of the mandatory online wage payment system for low-income private sector workers to November 2. Called the...

New signal for Barwa Village 18 Aug 2015 - 01:06 am

New traffic signal for Barwa Village which has started functioning from yesterday. The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the closure of Barwa...

Over 50 students complete QA internships 18 Aug 2015 - 01:03 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways’ Al Darb Qatarisation Programme celebrated the third year for its Summer Internship Programme, as more than 50 summer interns completed...

427 tonnes of stale food destroyed 18 Aug 2015 - 12:52 am

Health officials from Doha Municipality conducting inspections in shops and food outlets. Doha: Doha Municipality inspectors carried out 2,146 surprise quality control checks...