Qatar

Weather forecast for today 26 Dec 2015 - 08:41 am

Doha: Qatar's weather inshore on Saturday will be misty cloudy with scattered rain, may be thundery at places at first, and cold by...

Iraqi cleric calls for release of Qataris 26 Dec 2015 - 12:37 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani called for the release of a group of Qatari hunters kidnapped in the...

Real estate transactions may cross QR60bn mark 26 Dec 2015 - 12:35 am

DOHA: The value of real estate transactions may breach the QR60bn-mark ($16bn) by 2015-end. The estimate is based on the fact that the...

Registration for Falcon Festival begins 26 Dec 2015 - 12:33 am

Falconers register for Qatar International Falcon and Hunting Festival 2016. DOHA: The persistent rain did not stop falconers from going to the Al...

ACS students celebrate International Day 26 Dec 2015 - 12:32 am

ACS Doha International School students during the celebrations. Doha: Students, parents and staff at ACS Doha International School celebrated International Day on December...

Indian embassy officials visit prison and deportation centre 26 Dec 2015 - 12:30 am

DOHA: A team of officials from the Indian embassy visited the Central Prison and Deportation Centre to enquire about the welfare of inmates...

Moderate to heavy rain lashes parts of Qatar 26 Dec 2015 - 12:28 am

Many parts of Qatar, especially low-lying areas, including Doha, witnessed water logging as heavy to moderate rains lashed the country yesterday. (Pictures: Kammutty...

Discussions with Russia’s Lavrov constructive: Foreign Minister 26 Dec 2015 - 12:23 am

Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Moscow yesterday. Moscow:...

Rains engulf Qatar over the last weekend of 2015 26 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Children are seen enjoying the rains at the Corniche on Friday afternoon. Pic by Kammutty VP Doha: Heavy downpour greeted Qatar residents over...

Chilli Pepper Van de Helle shines in wet Doha 26 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ridden by Saudi Arabia’s Abdulrahman Alrajhi, Chilli Pepper Van de Helle performs on the second day of Qatar International Show Jumping Championship yesterday...

Registration begins for falcon, hunting festival 25 Dec 2015 - 12:32 pm

DOHA: Registration for the sixth Qatar International Falcon and Hunting Festival begins today at Al Gannas Society headquarters at Katara Building No. 33,...

Training in road occupancy law organised for Ashghal employees 25 Dec 2015 - 01:52 am

Officials with Ashghal employees during the training session. DOHA: The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre organised a training course for employees of...

Qatar Red Crescent Society opens TB centre in Somalia 25 Dec 2015 - 01:52 am

Staff at the centre. Doha: As part of constant efforts to enhance the health sector in Somalia, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has...

Flower expo opens at farmers’ market 25 Dec 2015 - 01:51 am

One of the flora arrangements at the exhibition at Al Mazrouah Yard in Umm Salal. Baher Amin DOHA: A wide variety of flowers...

New residency law in force from Dec 14, 2016 25 Dec 2015 - 01:44 am

DOHA: The Law No. 21 of 2015 regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates will come in force on December 14, 2016,...

Premier inaugurates Hamad Port’s early partial operations 25 Dec 2015 - 01:42 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani gives the command to start early operations at...

Light rain reoprted in some parts of Qatar 25 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Rain seen through the windshield of a car in old airport area. DOHA: As per the forecast by the Department of Meteorology light...

Arab foreign ministers condemn kidnapping of Qatari Nationals 24 Dec 2015 - 08:45 pm

A general view shows Arab Foreign Ministers and delegation members attending the Arab Foreign Ministers emergency meeting at the League headquarters in Cairo,...