Qatar

HBKU to host lecture on ‘Secularity: Good or bad’ 05 Jan 2016 - 02:53 am

Doha: The Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID), Woolf Institute – Cambridge, and the Muhammad Bin Hamad Al Thani Center for Muslim...

HMC’s Qatari root cause analyst improves quality of patient care 05 Jan 2016 - 02:52 am

DOHA: To enhance patient safety within a hospital environment, Dr Moza Al Ishaq (pictured), Executive Director, Corporate Quality and Patient Safety Programme, Hamad...

Streetlights out of order 05 Jan 2016 - 02:51 am

Streetlights stretching from Safeer Hypermarket to Commercial Bank on D-Ring Road have not been working for two days, making it difficult for motorists...

‘Together for Benevolence’ to benefit 25,000 expat workers 05 Jan 2016 - 02:50 am

Qatar Red Crescent Society and Chevron Phillips Chemical Qatar officials at the donation presentation ceremony. DOHA: About 25,000 expatriate workers will benefit from...

Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival begins 05 Jan 2016 - 02:49 am

A falconer competes on the first day of the contest. DOHA: The seventh Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival (Marmi-The Challenge) kicked off...

HMC warns against video on diabetes treatment 05 Jan 2016 - 02:49 am

DOHA: A video circulating on social media claiming diabetes can be cured through weekly injection is baseless, warned an expert from the Hamad...

LTC-Qatar marks 11th anniversary 05 Jan 2016 - 02:48 am

LTC – Qatar, the parent company of Homes r us, Daiso, Bossini, Carters & G2000, celebrated its 11th anniversary last week, with a...

Sudan President meets Dr Al Marri 05 Jan 2016 - 02:47 am

Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir met Attorney-General Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri in Khartoum yesterday. Talks dealt with topics related to...

March 5 entries deadline for fifth Ali Hassan Al Jaber Awards 05 Jan 2016 - 02:46 am

A file photo of Ali Hassan Al Jaber in action before his martyrdom. Doha: The Board of Trustees for the Awards instituted in...

Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue 2016 next month 05 Jan 2016 - 02:46 am

DOHA: Qatar will host the 12th Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue 2016 next month under the theme ‘The role of faiths … what...

Woman delivers under care of medical team 05 Jan 2016 - 02:45 am

DOHA: In a rare incident, the medical team in Mesaimeer health centre on Sunday took care of mother with labour pains, and they...

Qatar National Library to host MetLib2016 forum 05 Jan 2016 - 02:45 am

DOHA: Qatar National Library (QNL), will host MetLib2016 – a prestigious Conference of the Metropolitan Libraries of the World in April. It is...

Qatar opens tourism office in Milan to lure more visitors 05 Jan 2016 - 02:39 am

DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has opened a representative office in Milan to reach out to travellers and tour operators in Italy, which...

Big catch brings down fish prices at Central Market 05 Jan 2016 - 02:38 am

Fish vendor Mohamed Ashiq at the Central Market yesterday. By Sanaullah Ataullah DOHA: Large fish catches this winter have turned the Central Market...

North of Qatar goes green 05 Jan 2016 - 02:34 am

Verdant landscape in Al Shamal after rains heralding the onset of the coldest month of winter in Qatar. Pic: Baher/The Peninsula

Advisory Council wants shop rent rise slab reduced 05 Jan 2016 - 02:24 am

The Advisory Council in session. DOHA: The Advisory Council wants to reduce the percentage by which owners of shops and other commercial space...

Weather forecast for tonight 04 Jan 2016 - 06:50 pm

Doha: The Department of Meteorology said Monday in its daily weather report that weather inshore tonight and until 6.00 a.m. Tuesday will have...

Qatar Armed Forces General Command issues warning 04 Jan 2016 - 12:02 pm

Doha: Qatar Armed Forces General Command has announced that the marine shooting range, located near Fasht Al-Hadid, will be active starting from Sunday,...