Qatar

Citizens and children throng Entertainment City 28 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Children taking part in games and activities at Qatar Summer Festival 2016 at Entertainment City at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. The fun-filled...

Qatar Summer Festival names winners of final raffle draw 28 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Officials at the final raffle draw at Lagoona Mall. Doha: Qatar Summer Festival announced the winners of its final raffle draw held on...

Thai envoy presents books to QNL 28 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Thai Ambassador Soonthorn Chaiyindeepum donating books to Dr Claudia Lux, Project Director, QNL, in the presence of other officials. Doha: Qatar National Library...

Eid Charity projects benefit 159,000 in 23 countries 28 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Sheikh Eid bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Association has implemented 107 healthcare projects and provided medical services in 23 countries during the...

India names Kumaran as next ambassador to Qatar 27 Aug 2016 - 04:21 pm

Doha: Indian government has announced the appointment of new ambassador to Qatar. P Kumaran will take over as the next Ambassador of India...

Qatar condemns bombing at Turkish checkpoint 27 Aug 2016 - 12:17 am

Doha: Qatar expressed condemnation and denunciation of the bombing which occurred near a police checkpoint in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak yesterday,...

BeIN buys Digiturk 27 Aug 2016 - 12:16 am

Doha: Qatar’s beIN Media Group announced yesterday that it had completed the “largest deal in its history” by buying Turkish satellite sports and...

Emir condoles with Italy’s President over quake victims 27 Aug 2016 - 12:15 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday held a telephone conversation with Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella and expressed his...

Up to 80 motorists caught daily for violations: Official 27 Aug 2016 - 12:15 am

Doha: Traffic police patrols have caught 50 to 80 motorists everyday for violations, including the use of mobile phones and not wearing the...

FM receives phone call from Netherlands 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani yesterday received a telephone call from his Netherlands counterpart Albert Gerard Koenders....

Free Wi-Fi 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A man using free Wi-Fi service at Sheraton Park Doha, yesterday. The sign provides guidance to access the service, as part of iPark...

Call to remian vigilant amid weather changes 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Children playing at Sheraton Doha park as temperatures dropped in the city yesterday. Pic: Kammutty VP / The Peninsula By Raynald C Rivera...

Caution urged over online ads to hire maids; Sri Lankan mission receiving lesser complaints: Official 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Image courtesy: Twitter By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: The Sri Lankan Embassy in Doha has advised employers to be cautious about online advertisements for...

Pony Show 26 Aug 2016 - 01:19 am

Colourful pony mascots take children on a magical and musical adventure during ‘My Little Pony Show’ at Qatar Summer Festival’s Entertainment City at...

Kerry pushes Yemen peace plan 26 Aug 2016 - 01:18 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (fifth left), GCC foreign ministers and other officials pose for a photo during their meeting on Yemen,...

FM meets Head of UN Libya Mission 26 Aug 2016 - 01:17 am

Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani yesterday met UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of UN Support Mission in...

Supermarket caught storing food in labour accommodation 26 Aug 2016 - 01:15 am

Inspectors checking foodstuff at the labour accommodation in Al Saad. DOHA: The Health Monitoring Section at Doha Municipality has found a supermarket using...

First Filipino hospital and polyclinic to open in Qatar; Qatari investors to back 26 Aug 2016 - 01:14 am

Philippine Ambassador Wilfredo C Santos (sixth left), MMGHHSCP CEO Dr Jose Tiongco (fifth left), PBC-Q Chairman Greg Loayon (third left) and PBC-Q Adviser...