Qatar

Expats prepare to set up household businesses 31 Dec 2016 - 03:37 am

Several expatriates have started preparations to procure a licence to set up a business at home, following the recent decision of the Ministry...

73 greenhouses to boost local produce; Farmers selling produce to customers directly 31 Dec 2016 - 03:19 am

In a move to further strengthen food security in the country, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment is ready to set up 73...

Weekend fun at Dafna Park 31 Dec 2016 - 03:15 am

Prisoners' works fetch around QR50,000 31 Dec 2016 - 03:15 am

About 65 inmates, among them 15 females, are working in electricity, carpentry and painting workshops, an official at the Ministry of Interior said....

Expats get a chance to get 'pictured' in Qatari setting 31 Dec 2016 - 02:12 am

While the Museum of Islamic Art Park bazaar is home to a hodgepodge of products and souvenir items, one stall stands out as...

Illegal taxi services push down car rents 31 Dec 2016 - 12:48 am

The practice of providing illegal taxi services using rented cars has brought tariffs of car rental agencies down on the one hand and...

Six farms and local firms take part in flower expo 31 Dec 2016 - 12:39 am

Six farms and local companies are participating in the flower exhibition which opened on Thursday at Al Khor and Al Dakhira yards and...

New facility opens at Search and Follow Up Dept 30 Dec 2016 - 09:10 am

Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed Al Atiq, Assistant Director General of the Department of Border, Passport and Expatriates Affairs, yesterday opened the new premises of...

Temperatures likely to fall in coming days 30 Dec 2016 - 09:09 am

Strong northwesterly winds are expected to start affecting Qatar by the middle of next week causing high waves and a drop in temperatures....

Falconry festival to begin on Sunday 30 Dec 2016 - 08:29 am

More than 1,400 falconers have registered for the eighth annual Qatar International Falcon and Hunting Festival (Marmi Festival 2017) which kicks off on...

Camel race winners honoured 30 Dec 2016 - 08:20 am

Qatar welcomes Syria truce deal 30 Dec 2016 - 07:54 am

Qatar has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between opposition groups and the Syrian government struck yesterday through a Turkish-Russian mediation. The ceasefire was supposed...

Ministry scotches job change rumours 30 Dec 2016 - 07:49 am

The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs has scotched rumours circulating on social media that the labour department at the ministry...

MoI announces brief suspension of online services 30 Dec 2016 - 07:49 am

The Ministry of Interior (MoI)said yesterday that its online services will be temporally suspended today from 1 pm to 3 pm for maintenance....

QSE declares holiday on January 1 30 Dec 2016 - 07:47 am

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) has announced that Sunday, January 1, 2017 will be an official holiday, pursuant to the instructions of the Qatar...

Saudi on walking tour of GCC arrives in Qatar 29 Dec 2016 - 08:35 am

Saudi hiker Nasser Jarallah Al Qahtani arrived in Qatar from Saudi Arabia as part of his walking tour of the capitals of GCC...

Amnesty: Philippine mission issues 300 travel documents 28 Dec 2016 - 11:57 pm

The Philippine Embassy has issued around 300 travel documents to Filipinos who availed of the Qatari government’s three-month amnesty for illegal residents, according...

AC & refrigeration workshops for prisoners on the cards 28 Dec 2016 - 11:53 pm

The Penal and Correctional Institutions Department of the Ministry of Interior is set to start workshops on air-conditioning and refrigeration for prison inmates...