Qatar

2,322 online applications for winter camps so far 18 Oct 2015 - 02:00 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment has received 2,322 applications online from citizens seeking space for setting up winter camps this season. Deadline for...

Qatar: Promotion of kids’ rights a priority 18 Oct 2015 - 02:00 am

New York: Qatar has underlined that it pays special attention to children’s rights at local, regional and international levels, as an integral part...

Mexican embassy opens 18 Oct 2015 - 01:58 am

Francisco Niembro Mexican Ambassador (fifth right) cuts a cake with Ambassador Ibrahim Yousif Abdullah Fakhro (fourth left), Director, Department of Protocol, Foreign Ministry, ...

QC digs 350 drinking water wells in Indonesia 18 Oct 2015 - 01:57 am

Qatar Charity project has provided people in Garut city with easy access to clean drinking water. DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has dug 350...

Biggest ‘Pink Ribbon’ to increase breast cancer awareness 18 Oct 2015 - 01:51 am

Display of the biggest Pink Ribbon in Qatar to mark “Breast Cancer Awareness event” at Banana Island Resort near Doha, yesterday. Kammutty VP...

E-commerce market in Qatar poised for growth 18 Oct 2015 - 01:47 am

By Sachin Kumar DOHA: Qatar’s e-commerce market is poised for strong growth in the coming years. The B2C (Business-to-Consumer) market or e-commerce market...

Sheikha Mayassa opens Tuymans’ solo expo 18 Oct 2015 - 01:45 am

Chairperson of Qatar Museums H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani inaugurated yesterday an exhibition of Luc Tuymans at Al Riwaq...

Qatar likely to get 3m tourists by year-end 18 Oct 2015 - 01:44 am

DOHA: Qatar’s tourism promotion agency expects tourist arrivals in the country to cross the three million-mark by 2015-end as the country’s calendar of...

Ooredoo achieves speeds of close to 600 Mbps on its supernet 18 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Ooredoo, Nokia Networks and NETGEAR have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind speed test using LTE-Advanced Cat.11 on the Ooredoo Supernet, achieving a peak...

Qatar mobilizes all means to support Syrian refugees and displaced 17 Oct 2015 - 06:31 pm

Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al -Thani, Qatar's Ambassador to Croatia. Zagreb: Qatar's Ambassador to Croatia Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al -Thani has confirmed...

Qatar to host a UN conference on human rights in the Arab World 17 Oct 2015 - 03:42 pm

Doha: Qatar's National Human Rights Council (NHRC) and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights will hold on January 13-14 an international conference...

Qatar participates in Tbilisi Silk Road forum 17 Oct 2015 - 02:09 pm

Tbilisi: The State of Qatar took part in the Silk Road Forum held in the Georgian Capital, Tbilisi. HE Qatar's Ambassador to Georgia...

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Thunderous rains likely today 17 Oct 2015 - 12:30 am

The sun sets over the iconic Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) building on the Corniche yesterday amidst cloudy weather. Qassim Rahmatullah DOHA: The...

Qatar keen to work for peace and development 17 Oct 2015 - 12:29 am

Third Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the UN, Ahmed bin Saif Al Kuwari, speaking at the general debate of the...

Qatar and Britain discuss bilateral ties 17 Oct 2015 - 12:28 am

Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs H E Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi (right), with the Middle East Minister at the British Foreign Office...

NHRC holds panel discussion on security, human rights 17 Oct 2015 - 12:28 am

Cairo: Qatar National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), in cooperation with the follow-up team to the International Conference on “Security Challenges and Human Rights...