Qatar

QA first airline to fly Airbus A350 to the US 09 Dec 2015 - 12:52 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways has become the first airline to fly the Airbus A350 to the United States. The ferry flight left Hamad International...

Ooredoo launches song to celebrate National Day 09 Dec 2015 - 12:52 am

Doha: Ooredoo yesterday launched an inspirational song for Qatar National Day celebrations, using a wealth of national stars, champions and members of the...

17 Doha Film Institute-backed films feature at Dubai international film fest 09 Dec 2015 - 12:51 am

DOHA: A record 17 Doha Film Institute (DFI)-backed films are being showcased at the 12th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) which runs from...

QDF signs MoU with Unesco 09 Dec 2015 - 12:51 am

DOHA: The Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) yesterday signed their first Memorandum of Understanding...

Tunisian Days kicks off in Cultural Village 09 Dec 2015 - 12:50 am

DOHA: Tunisian Days, organised by the Cultural Village Foundation, Katara and the Tunisian Embassy, kicked off on Monday at Katara. Speaking at the...

MMUP aims to go paperless by 2017, says Minister 09 Dec 2015 - 12:34 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP) aims to go paperless by 2017, says its minister in-charge. Speaking at an event...

Emir chairs SCEAI meeting 09 Dec 2015 - 12:32 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investment (SCEAI), chaired the Council’s...

Emir to attend GCC summit in Riyadh today 09 Dec 2015 - 12:24 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a written message from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman...

Katara to host photo gallery on Aleppo 09 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) will host a photo gallery for Syrian artist Ammar Abed Rabbu on Aleppo next March in collaboration...

Weather Forecast for Tonight 08 Dec 2015 - 05:55 pm

Doha: Weather inshore tonight until 6.00 a.m. on Wednesday will be slightly dusty with scattered clouds and cold. Offshore it will be slight...

QTA provides guided Darb Al Saie tours 08 Dec 2015 - 05:18 pm

DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) will provide guided tours of Darb Al Saie throughout Qatar National Day celebrations from today to December 20,...

Falcons and Hunting Festival registration from Dec 25 08 Dec 2015 - 12:54 pm

Doha: Registration for the seventh edition of Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival 2016 – Marmi..The Challenge will begin on December 25 and...

Qatar University ranked among top 200 universities 08 Dec 2015 - 09:56 am

Doha: Qatar University (QU) is ranked number 90 in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016. The announcement...

50,000 cruise tourists likely this season 08 Dec 2015 - 03:01 am

By Raynald C Rivera DOHA: Qatar is expected to receive over 50,000 cruise tourists in the 2016/2017 cruising season. “We are having discussions...

Deputy PM arrives in Khartoum 08 Dec 2015 - 02:58 am

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud holds talks with Sudanese...

Tatarstan President arrives 08 Dec 2015 - 02:58 am

Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah yesterday participated in a complementary ministerial meeting of the GCC’s 137th preparatory session...

PM meets UK defence official 08 Dec 2015 - 02:57 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met British Armed Forces with Chief of...

Japanese, Argentine filmmakers to be Qumra Masters 08 Dec 2015 - 02:57 am

DOHA: Acclaimed filmmakers Naomi Kawase and Lucrecia Martel are the first to be confirmed as Masters for Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) second edition...