Qatar

Tunisian PM meets Education Minister 18 May 2016 - 01:03 am

Tunis: Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid met Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi and...

Greetings sent to King of Norway on National Day 18 May 2016 - 01:01 am

Doha: Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to King Harald V of Norway...

Showroom and warehouses shut down after seizure of 4,900 fake tyres 18 May 2016 - 01:00 am

An inspector checks the tyres at one of the warehouses. DOHA: Inspectors from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce seized 4,900 counterfeited car...

ACI ‘can help counter false portrayal of Arabs’ 18 May 2016 - 12:50 am

Dr John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on US-Arab Relations. DOHA: The Arab Cultural Institute (ACI) in Washington, DC would...

Stadium technologies discussed 18 May 2016 - 12:47 am

DOHA: Stadium technologies to deliver a safe and excellent fan experience were among the subjects discussed at the World Stadium Congress 2016 which...

Qatar and Tunisia set to boost bilateral ties; Qatari businessmen invited 18 May 2016 - 12:47 am

Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi was welcomed by Minister of Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi, Qatari Ambassador to Tunisia Abdullah bin...

Newly opened Medical Commission unit at Mowasalat to benefit workers 18 May 2016 - 12:46 am

Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti and Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs H E...

Qatar 2022 will be a huge success: FIFA official 18 May 2016 - 12:45 am

Walter Gagg, Director, FIFA, at the World Stadium Congress and Exhibition 2016 at WestIn Hotel yesterday. Pic: Baher A / The Peninsula By...

Qatar-South Africa ties to grow further with Zuma’s visit today 18 May 2016 - 12:38 am

File photo of South African President Jacob Zuma arriving at a rally in Durban, March 21, 2016. REUTERS / Rogan Ward Doha: Qatar...

HIA customs inspectors foil drug smuggling attempt 17 May 2016 - 03:51 pm

Doha: The General Authority of Customs at Hamad International Airport HIA succeeded of confiscating 3.277 kg of marijuana inside passenger's bag. The seizure...

Draft anti-tobacco law proposes fine upto QR3,000 for smoking in closed public place 17 May 2016 - 01:04 am

The draft law bans smoking in closed public places and stipulates fines not exceeding QR3,000 for smoking or using tobacco products and their...

Traffic congestion cost economy up to QR6.8bn in 2015; QTR introduces concept of Masarak Congestion Index 17 May 2016 - 01:00 am

Brig Muhammad Abdullah Al Malki (right), Secretary, National Traffic Safety Committee; Abdulla Zaid Al Talib (centre), Chairman, Qatar Mobility Innovations Centre; and Dr...

Tunisian President Essebsi arrives today 17 May 2016 - 12:59 am

Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi. Reuters Doha: President of the Tunisian Republic Beji Caid Essebsi will arrive in Doha today on a three-day...

WISE laureate calls for more social investment in education 17 May 2016 - 12:55 am

WISE Prize for Education Laureate Dr Sakena Yacoobi (second left) with Unesco Director-General Dr Irina Bokova and other officials at Harvard Graduate School...

Headcount of whale sharks in Al Shaheen soon 17 May 2016 - 12:55 am

Officials from the Ministry of Environment and Maersk Oil at the opening session of the conference yesterday. By Sidi Mohamed DOHA: The Ministry...

Road safety ambassadors honoured 17 May 2016 - 12:50 am

Road Safety Ambassadors at the honouring ceremony at Qatar University Library Building yesterday. Pic: Baher A / The Peninsula By Sanaullah Ataullah DOHA:...

QRCS delegation visits Rakhine State in Myanmar 17 May 2016 - 12:48 am

Qatar Red Crescent Society volunteers interview people in Rakhine State. DOHA: A team assigned by Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) to Myanmar to...

Oxy Qatar and QBIC launch Mawaheb contest 17 May 2016 - 12:44 am

Officials from Oxy Qatar and Qatar Business Incubation Center at the launch of Mawaheb Competition 2016. Doha: Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd. (Oxy...