Qatar

QU department to be converted into College of Health Sciences 12 Jan 2016 - 02:16 am

DOHA: The Department of Health Sciences (DHS) at Qatar University College of Arts and Sciences (QU-CAS) will be converted into College of Health...

Petrol stations warned against inflated bills 12 Jan 2016 - 02:15 am

DOHA: The consumer rights watchdog has mounted vigil on petrol stations across the country after catching irregularities like price manipulations by some and...

Emir receives Kuwaiti Deputy PM 12 Jan 2016 - 02:14 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled...

Council focuses on services to villages 12 Jan 2016 - 02:04 am

Doha: The Advisory Council’s Services and Public Utilities Committee yesterday met under its Rapporteur Saqr Fahd Al Mereikhi. The committee continued its study,...

Ministry of Culture bans The Danish Girl movie from cinemas 11 Jan 2016 - 06:20 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Culture has banned The Danish Girl movie from the cinemas. The ministry has not given any reason on the...

Eid Charity implements QR454m worth projects in 2015 11 Jan 2016 - 03:22 pm

Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Association officials at the press conference. Doha: Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Association has conducted relief...

Advisory Council reviews draft law on combating smuggling of petroleum products 11 Jan 2016 - 03:09 pm

Doha: The Advisory Council held today its weekly regular meeting of the 44th ordinary session under the chairmanship of its Speaker H E...

Ministry of Economy recalls 2004-2007 Subaru Impreza vehicles 11 Jan 2016 - 02:39 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce in cooperation with Mannai Trading Company, the agent of Subaru Impreza cars, has announced the recall...

Katara and Unesco launch Cultural Diversity Festival 11 Jan 2016 - 11:49 am

By Raynald C Rivera Doha: Cross-cultural understanding is without a doubt crucial in the promotion of human dignity, tolerance and peaceful coexistence. The...

Teyseer Fuel Station in Al Wukair closed; third in recent times 11 Jan 2016 - 11:05 am

Teyseer Fuel Station in Al Wukair. Photo by Salim Matramkot Doha: Teyseer Fuel Station in Al Wukair shut shop recently. This is the...

Labour law to be strictly enforced 11 Jan 2016 - 10:12 am

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs H E Abdullah Saleh Mubarak Al Khulaifi speaking at the opening of a two-week training course for...

QC aid benefits 10,000 Syrian refugees 11 Jan 2016 - 03:26 am

Doha: Qatar Charity (QC) continues to work on its campaign ‘Syria: an Endless Winter’ inaugurated near the Syria-Turkey border. A QC delegation distributed...

Qatar Airways launches Travel Festival 11 Jan 2016 - 03:25 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) has launched a first-of-its-kind Travel Festival offering travellers an exceptional choice of dream deals suited for a variety of...

Heart Hospital research gains popularity 11 Jan 2016 - 03:24 am

Some of the members of the research team during the Stars of Excellence Awards organised by HMC recently. DOHA: A piece of research...

PHCC organises ninth training workshop for dentists 11 Jan 2016 - 03:23 am

Some of the participants at the workshop. DOHA: The Primary Health Care Corporation’s (PHCC) Oral Health Department held a workshop for dentists as...

Leabaib Intersection partially opens to traffic today 11 Jan 2016 - 03:21 am

Doha: As part of its continuous efforts to develop the roads in the area surrounding Al Duhail military camp, the Public Works Authority...

Road closed 11 Jan 2016 - 03:17 am

The road leading to Hamad International Airport (HIA) and the Corniche from F-Ring Intersection on Doha-Al Wakrah Highway (left from the intersection) has...