Qatar

Weather forecast for tonight 28 Nov 2015 - 05:56 pm

Doha: Weather inshore tonight until 6am on Sunday will be hazy to misty and will become foggy later at places. Offshore, it will...

Fahad Al-Haddad Crowned "Qatar’s Strongest Man" 28 Nov 2015 - 05:27 pm

Doha, November 28 (QNA) - Fahad Al-Haddad was crowned Qatar’s Strongest Man in the Qatari nationals’ category of the third edition of Aspire...

Ooredoo launches VSAT services in Qatar 28 Nov 2015 - 05:03 pm

Doha: Ooredoo today launched an enhanced VSAT service in Qatar, aiming to connect businesses to the Internet in a faster, secure and more...

HBKU and Siemens sign MoU for scholarships in Qatar 28 Nov 2015 - 03:00 pm

Doha: Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU) a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development (QF) and Siemens have signed a...

UCQ celebrates largest graduating class of nursing professionals 28 Nov 2015 - 02:12 pm

Doha: University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) celebrated its largest-ever graduating class at its 2015 Convocation ceremony. UCQ’s 84 graduates were awarded the...

Maj. Al Mohannadi: Lekhwiya search and rescue team participated in relief operations in over 45 countries 28 Nov 2015 - 01:36 pm

Doha: Captain of the Search and Rescue Team of the Internal Security Forces "Lekhwiya" Major Abdullah Eid Al Mohannadi said that the project...

Ministry calls for preserving environment in rainy season 28 Nov 2015 - 01:10 am

Inspectors from the Ministry of Environment have caught a tanker disposing wastewater near shrubs in the desert in Al Mazrua area. The driver...

ISESCO honours Qatar for efforts in education, cultural fields 28 Nov 2015 - 01:06 am

Baku: The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) has honoured the State of Qatar of its remarkable efforts and outstanding contributions to...

QDF donates $8m for eye treatment of poor children 28 Nov 2015 - 01:05 am

Assistant Foreign Minister for International Cooperation H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom Yousef bin Ali...

Attorney General bars defendants in rainfall cases from leaving country 28 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: HE Attorney General Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al Marri has barred from leaving the country company owners, contractors and consulting engineers who...

Today's movies in Doha 27 Nov 2015 - 12:59 pm

Global filmmakers to attend Ajyal festival 27 Nov 2015 - 03:30 am

A scene from Bambanti (Scarecrow) by Zig Madamba Dulay from the Philippines that will be screened on December 1 and 3 in the...

RasLaffan to provide leadership workshops for Qatari students 27 Nov 2015 - 03:29 am

RasLaffan and Toastmasters International Qatar officials with some of the students. DOHA: The RasLaffan Industrial City Community Outreach Programme has partnered with Toastmasters...

Traffic diversion from tomorrow for Dukhan Highway work 27 Nov 2015 - 03:29 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) yesterday said a traffic diversion will be in place on Gharrafat Al Rayyan Street between Gharrafat Al...

HMC response plan in place 27 Nov 2015 - 03:26 am

DOHA: In response to the forecast of unstable weather conditions, the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) network, including Ambulance Service and Hamad General Hospital...

Embassy holds ‘Wonderful Indonesia’ to woo tourists 27 Nov 2015 - 03:26 am

DOHA: The Indonesian embassy, in cooperation with the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism, is holding ‘Wonderful Indonesia’ at Lagoona Mall until tomorrow. Indonesia is...

Al Jazeera festival opens to unify cultures, achieve global peace 27 Nov 2015 - 03:18 am

Al Jazeera Satellite Network Chairman Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani addressing the opening ceremony of Al Jazeera International Documentary Festival at the...

UN hails Qatar role in Libya peace deal 27 Nov 2015 - 03:16 am

DOHA: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the reconciliation agreement signed in Doha on Monday between the Libyan tribes of Tuareg and...