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Ooredoo: Over 1 million followers on social media 30 Nov 2016 - 10:27 pm

Ooredoo has yesterday announced that it has surpassed the “one million followers” milestone on its social media pages, as the company continues to...

Amnesty period for illegal residents ends tomorrow (December 1) 30 Nov 2016 - 08:45 pm

Doha: The three-month amnesty announced by the government for expatriates staying illegally to leave the country without facing legal consequences will end on...

OPEC agrees to cut output to push up oil price 30 Nov 2016 - 08:17 pm

VIENNA: OPEC has agreed to cut its oil production for the first time in eight years, ending a strategy of high supply that...

OPEC President H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy and Industry, and OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo address a news conference after a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austr

Exhibition at Fire Station to display works of Picasso and Giacometti 30 Nov 2016 - 01:44 pm

Over 120 works by Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti, two of the most important artists of the 20th century, will be shown for...

New set of Qatar-specific parameters for assessing metabolic syndrome 30 Nov 2016 - 01:33 pm

A recent research has helped devise a new set of Qatar-specific parameters for assessing metabolic syndrome. Qatari men with a waist circumference of...

Woqod to refill metal cylinders till mid-2017 30 Nov 2016 - 01:22 pm

QATAR Fuel company (Woqod) clarified yesterday that its exchange offer on Shafaf cylinders will end on December 31, as scheduled. However, it is...

Katara’s Fine Art contest winners announced 30 Nov 2016 - 01:15 pm

The sixth edition of Katara Traditional Dhow Festival announced ‘The First Five Winners’ of Katara’s Fine Art contest in an honoring ceremony this...

Doha fifth among top 10 cities to live 30 Nov 2016 - 12:39 pm

Doha ranks fifth among the Top Ten Cities to live in based on a new survey by Bayt.com titled ‘Top Cities in the...

4th Ajyal Youth Film Festival opens tonight 30 Nov 2016 - 12:21 pm

TThe fourth Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute (DFI), opens tonight with the screening of the Kazakh film The...

Shafallah Center unveils new identity 30 Nov 2016 - 12:13 pm

Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs launched its new identity yesterday under the title ‘Hopes Immune’. The logo was unveiled by two...

Indian envoy to Qatar meet Prime Minister 30 Nov 2016 - 11:26 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met with Ambassador of the Republic of India...

Prime Minister attends meeting of GCC interior ministers 30 Nov 2016 - 11:18 am

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani participated in the opening session of 35th meeting...

WISH releases ‘Genomics in The Gulf region and Islamic Ethics’ report 30 Nov 2016 - 10:58 am

World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) yesterday released a specialised report from an Islamic perspective on ethical questions surrounding genomics — a discipline...

Ministry seizes 8,968 high-glow lamps in Qatar 30 Nov 2016 - 10:44 am

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has confiscated 8,968 high-glow lamps for not meeting the standards of the country. The lamps were seized...

Qatar Fund for Development and Tunisia sign MoU 30 Nov 2016 - 10:23 am

Tunis: Within the framework of the participation of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in the International Conference in support...

Qatar Charity opens refugee simulation exhibition 30 Nov 2016 - 10:13 am

In a unique move, Qatar Charity (QC) yesterday opened a refugee simulation exhibition showcasing life of Syrian refugees and those displaced internally in...

Hamad Port to start operations from tomorrow 30 Nov 2016 - 10:01 am

After its inauguration tomorrow, Hamad Port will be handling all commercial shipments entering or leaving the country, the rush of trucks on Corniche...

Workers hospital to open in 2017 30 Nov 2016 - 09:29 am

The Private Engineering Office (PEO), the government agency that oversees high-profile development projects in the country, handed over the workers-only hospital project at...