Qatar

Shelter from Sun 15 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Women walk under umbrellas to avoid the blazing sun yesterday. Qassim Rahmatullah

Calls to stop holidaying on bank loans 14 Aug 2015 - 01:26 am

DOHA: Now that it is time for many Qatari families that have gone on their dream overseas vacations to return, some in the...

Combined net profit of listed firms soars in H1 14 Aug 2015 - 01:26 am

DOHA: The combined net profit of Qatar’s publicly traded firms was over QR24.29bn ($8.04bn) in the first half (January-June) of this year, up...

Heat mirage 14 Aug 2015 - 01:25 am

The heat yesterday afternoon created a mirage that was visible almost everywhere around Doha City. Qassim Rahmatullah

Qatar No. 2 in fuel price 14 Aug 2015 - 01:21 am

DOHA: Qatar ranks No. 2 after neighbour Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest petroleum producer, in terms of low retail petrol prices in the...

SEC to monitor weather 14 Aug 2015 - 01:19 am

DOHA: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) will keep track of the weather and daily bulletins of the meteorology department during September-October and take...

‘Misinformation’ being spread to undermine Turkey’s efforts 14 Aug 2015 - 12:24 am

Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Demirok speaks at a press conference. Baher Amin BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Some advanced countries who support PKK terrorists are...

Ambassadors bid farewell 14 Aug 2015 - 12:22 am

Assistant Foreign Minister H E Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi yesterday hosted a party for outgoing ambassadors Martin Ashbachr (Switzerland), Angelika Renate Storz-Chakarji...

Qatar slams Sadr City market attack 14 Aug 2015 - 12:21 am

Doha: Qatar condemned the bombing that targeted a market in Sadr City, east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad yesterday morning, which killed some...

Silatech backs third ‘One Stop Shop’ for Somali jobless, entrepreneurs 14 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: As part of efforts to provide opportunities for young people in Somalia, Silatech and local partner Shaqodoon have launched a ‘One Stop...

Barwa Village entrance to shut for East Corridor works 14 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: The Public Works Authority — Ashghal — has announced the closure of Barwa Village entrance in Al Wakrah and an alternative traffic...

Six Qataris complete WCMC-Q biomedical research training 14 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Dr Khaled Machaca, Associate Dean for Research, WCMC-Q, with some of the interns. Doha: Certificates were presented to six Qatari research trainees on...

HMC warns of improper use of antibiotics 13 Aug 2015 - 01:06 am

DOHA: People should exercise caution in the use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial medications in order to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is...

Freak accident 13 Aug 2015 - 01:05 am

A motorist rammed his car into a shop inside a Woqod petrol station at Umm Salal Mohamed on Tuesday, after he mistakenly pressed...

Al Wakrah Port clean-up 13 Aug 2015 - 12:25 am

The Beaches and Islands Section at the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has cleared Al Wakrah Port of tyres, fishing nets, Gargoors...

New Al Fazaa premises deal 13 Aug 2015 - 12:25 am

Officials sign the contract. Doha: The Ministry of Interior, represented by Brigadier Hesham Ibrahim Al Qusaibi, Director General, Supply and Equipment, signed a...