Qatar

Qatar Charity raises QR5.5m for Aleppo 09 May 2016 - 02:55 am

A Qatar Charity representative hands over aid to a boy in Aleppo. Doha: Qatar Charity raised QR5.5m for the Syrians through a special...

Sheikha Mayassa attends GU-Q Commencement ceremony 09 May 2016 - 02:54 am

HE Sheikha Al Mayassa with GU President , Dr. John J. DeGioia DOHA: Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) saw 68 students graduating at...

RAF builds traditional village in Tunisia 09 May 2016 - 02:53 am

Qatari Ambassador to Tunisia, Abdullah bin Nassir Al Humaidi, Tauzar Governor Lutfi Sasi and RAF delegation led by Mohammad Salah Ibrahim at the...

Beauty salon shut down over violations 09 May 2016 - 02:52 am

An official from the The Ministry of Economy and Commerce prepares a report during inspection of the beauty salon. DOHA: The Ministry of...

The Peninsula bids farewell to long-serving employee 09 May 2016 - 02:50 am

The Peninsula Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Khalid Al-Shafi, presenting a memento to Roy George Kattoor during his farewell party at the newspaper’s office last night....

Most ‘drugs seized in Qatar came through sea’ 09 May 2016 - 02:49 am

Staff Major-General Saad bin Jassim Al Khulaifi (second right), Director-General, Public Security, and President, Permanent Committee for Drugs and Alcohol Affairs, In a...

QRCS holds self-enrichment workshops at 12 schools 09 May 2016 - 02:48 am

Participants at Qatar Red Crescent Society’s ADEPTS programme at one of the schools. Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society’s (QRCS) Social Development Department is...

LG Electronics honours Video Home & Jumbo Electronics 09 May 2016 - 02:47 am

Video Home’s Board Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani (centre) and other officials receive a commemorative plaque from LG’s top management in...

QA to fly A380 on Doha-Guangzhou route from July 1 09 May 2016 - 02:47 am

Doha: Qatar Airways (QA) will upgauge its Doha-Guangzhou service with the introduction of its flagship Airbus A380 on the route. Guangzhou will be...

QRCS opens social support centre in Gaza 09 May 2016 - 02:46 am

Officials from Qatar Red Crescent Society and Palestine Red Crescent Society at the opening of the centre in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. DOHA:...

Aliyev honours Al Nasser with Presidential Medal of First Class 09 May 2016 - 02:45 am

Baku: President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has awarded the Presidential Medal of First Class to Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Nasser, High Representative of...

Qatar University ranks first in Arab region 09 May 2016 - 01:57 am

DOHA: Qatar University (QU) has been ranked number one in the Arab region, according to Round University Rankings (RUR) published recently. The university...

NHRC chairman meets Syrian ambassador 09 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: National Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met here on Sunday with Syrian Ambassador to Qatar Nizar Hassan...

Maximum temperature in Doha to hover around 40 degree today 08 May 2016 - 08:57 am

Doha: The Meteorology Department has forecast hot weather for Qatar during the day with slight dust at times and some clouds, and offshore...

Indian expatriate to help mother of rape victim in Kerala. 08 May 2016 - 04:16 am

Dr K T Rabeeullah, Chairman, Naseem Al Rabeeh Healthcare Group, and Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group, has offered Rs3 lakh and a land...

14,828 Filipinos cast vote for national elections 08 May 2016 - 04:15 am

Philippines embassy, Doha, Qatar. Photo credit: Leo-Bautista, dohape.dfa.gov.ph By Raynald C Rivera DOHA: Two days before the month-long Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) for...

Ooredoo offers compensation over beIN disruption 08 May 2016 - 04:10 am

Doha: Ooredoo yesterday ‘set the record straight’ after the announcement on Thursday that Ooredoo tv and Mozaic TV services will no longer broadcast...

‘Leaders of Learning’ event ends 08 May 2016 - 04:07 am

Participants listening to an expert during the event. DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), in collaboration with Education Development Institute (EDI),...