Qatar

Qatar to host World Tourism Day 2017 18 Sep 2015 - 01:40 am

Qatari officials at the event. Doha: Qatar has won the right to host World Tourism Day (WTD) 2017 celebrations, which will be held...

Qatar to send five trucks of aid to war-torn Yemen today 18 Sep 2015 - 01:37 am

A truck carrying emergency aid for the war-hit people in Yemen ready for dispatch in Doha yesterday. DOHA: Qatar will today dispatch five...

NHRC calls for soft stance on workers 18 Sep 2015 - 01:36 am

DOHA: Don’t catch workers who do not have identity (ID) cards or valid ID cards due to the fault of their employers, Qatar’s...

About half-a-tonne of peaches destroyed to enforce food safety laws 17 Sep 2015 - 05:51 pm

The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning today seized and destroyed about half-a-tonne of peaches which were found unfit for consumption. The decision...

Suleyman the Magnificent exhibition opens at Katara 17 Sep 2015 - 01:54 am

Hyper-realistic silicone sculptures of Kanuni Sultan Suleyman and Hurrem Sultan at the exhibition at QM Gallery, Katara. Salim Matramkot BY RAYNALD C RIVERA...

DeBakey hosts College Fair 17 Sep 2015 - 01:53 am

DeBakey High School-Qatar hosted an Education City College Fair for its Grade 11 & 12 students. Georgetown University, Texas A&M University, Carnegie Mellon...

Gold drifts near five-year low 17 Sep 2015 - 01:52 am

BY SACHIN KUMAR DOHA: Gold prices in Qatar drifted near its five-year low yesterday with 24-carat gold trading at QR136 per gramme —...

‘Heavy rains’ flooded Lebsayyer 17 Sep 2015 - 01:52 am

DOHA: The flooding on the Lebsayyer Interchange in Shahaniya last Friday was caused by “heavy and unprecedented” rains that exceeded the capacity and...

Rules for Shisha joints soon 17 Sep 2015 - 01:51 am

DOHA: Rules to tighten control over shisha joints are likely to see the light of day soon. Regulations have been framed by the...

Pakistan Defence Day marked 17 Sep 2015 - 01:51 am

Shehzah Ahmad (fifth right), Pakistan Ambassador, Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani (fifth left), Masud Akram (fourth left), Defence Attache, Pakistan embassy, and...

Lagoona Mall to host football memorabilia expo from today 17 Sep 2015 - 01:50 am

Doha: Football fans in Qatar are in for a treat as Lagoona Mall is hosting a one-of-a-kind football memorabilia exhibition of rare and...

Ritz-Carlton appoints new chef de cuisine 17 Sep 2015 - 01:50 am

Doha: The Ritz-Carlton, Doha has appointed Moreno Gianfranco ‎Miotto as (pictured) the Chef de Cuisine for Italian restaurant, Porcini. Miotto brings a wealth...

Quality ‘Shoe Stori’ opens 17 Sep 2015 - 01:50 am

DOHA: Quality Group International is opening a new retail concept store ‘Shoe Stori’ at Quality Mall, Mamoura, at 11am today. It is an...

Ashghal to test fire-fighting systems 17 Sep 2015 - 01:46 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will test the fire-fighting systems of the Hamad Medical City Fit-Out project today. Visitors to the area...

Payment default by real estate developers ‘worries banks’ 17 Sep 2015 - 01:39 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Payment default by real estate developers and contractors are causing major concerns to Qatar’s conventional banks. Defaults by infrastructure...

Use of private cars to schools causing jams 17 Sep 2015 - 01:38 am

File picture DOHA: Heavy reliance on private cars to transport children to schools and back home is a major cause of traffic jams...

Taking photos of accident victims to be an offence 17 Sep 2015 - 01:36 am

File picture DOHA: Qatar will soon criminalise taking photographs of people killed or injured in accidents through any device and transmitting them without...