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Next edition of Heya before end of year 21 Jun 2015 - 03:17 am

339 stands were put up for the exhibition. DOHA: Following the successful wrap-up of the largest and most prominent edition of Heya Arabian...

Doha Festival City, The Youth Co in volunteering initiative 21 Jun 2015 - 03:14 am

Doha Festival City has tied up with The Youth Company to launch Ramadan volunteer work initiative Hasanat Olympics. Doha: Doha Festival City has...

Course on effective parenting in Qatari families 21 Jun 2015 - 03:13 am

DOHA: The Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has launched a new programme to promote effective parenting in Qatari families at a cost of QR100,000....

Emir exchanges Ramadan greetings with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince 21 Jun 2015 - 03:12 am

Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani exchanged Ramadan congratulations and blessings in a phone call he received on Friday...

5pc of IDAM’s Suhoor menu for charity 21 Jun 2015 - 03:11 am

DOHA: Qatar Museums (AQM) and IDAM, an Alain Ducasse Restaurant, are celebrating and encouraging the spirit of giving during Ramadan by donating five...

Promotions ‘fake or exaggerated’ 21 Jun 2015 - 03:10 am

DOHA: With shopping outlets vying to woo customers with summer and Ramadan promotions, many customers feel most offers are fake or exaggerated. They...

Over 100 firms to attend healthcare forum, expo 21 Jun 2015 - 03:10 am

DOHA: Over 100 companies from around the world will take part in the first edition of Qatar International Medical Devices and Healthcare Exhibition...

CILE concludes second annual summer school 21 Jun 2015 - 03:10 am

Doha: The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), a member of Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) in Hamad bin Khalifa...

Qatar Rail shares Ramadan spirit with workers 21 Jun 2015 - 03:09 am

Doha: In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, a time to bring the community closer together, Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail),...

Malabar Gold and Diamonds initiatives to benefit many 21 Jun 2015 - 03:09 am

DOHA: Malabar Gold and Diamonds, a leading jewellery retailer, is strengthening its CSR activities in the GCC countries and the Far East this...

QM restores Old Palace to its glory 21 Jun 2015 - 02:44 am

The restored historic palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani, the father of modern Qatar. Doha: The historic palace of Sheikh Abdullah...

New central markets by next year 21 Jun 2015 - 02:43 am

Land being levelled for FTZs DOHA: Work on three new central market complexes continues and they are expected to be operational in the...

Car bomb kills two in Sana’a 21 Jun 2015 - 02:13 am

Yemenis surround the wreckage of a vehicle outside the Kobbat Al Mehdi Shia mosque in the capital Sana’a yesterday after a car bomb...

Al Jazeera journalist arrested at Berlin airport 21 Jun 2015 - 02:12 am

BERLIN: A leading Al Jazeera journalist was arrested at a Berlin airport yesterday at the request of Egypt, a lawyer for satellite network...

CMC proposes Ramadan price cap for full year 21 Jun 2015 - 02:11 am

DOHA: The outgoing Central Municipal Council (CMC) wants the Ramadan price freeze on the 400 food and non-food items to continue for the...

Ministry bid to reduce weight of staff 21 Jun 2015 - 02:05 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has launched an innovative programme for its overweight or obese Qatari and expatriate employees to...

Trio gets jail for brewing illicit liquor 21 Jun 2015 - 02:03 am

DOHA: A criminal court yesterday sentenced three Asians to two years in jail and fined QR20,000 ($5,500) each for brewing and selling illicit...

A year on, no quick fix to halt IS 'caliphate' 20 Jun 2015 - 06:46 pm

Beirut - A year after its establishment, the Islamic State group's self-declared "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq remains well-funded and heavily armed, and...