Qatar

QRCS distributes winter aid for displaced Iraqis 22 Feb 2016 - 02:20 am

One of the beneficiaries collects her winter aid. Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) mission in Iraq is proceeding with relief efforts to...

Bangladesh embassy marks Martyrs’ Day 22 Feb 2016 - 02:18 am

The Bangladesh embassy hosted an event to mark Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day yesterday. Pic: Baher / The Peninsula

QU in deal with dispute resolution centre 22 Feb 2016 - 02:16 am

QU President Dr Hassan Rashid Al Derham and QICDRC CEO Faisal Rashid Al Sahouti at the agreement signing ceremony. DOHA: Qatar University (QU)...

QA invites tennis spectators to its booth activities in Public Village 22 Feb 2016 - 02:14 am

Qatar Airways staff at the booth at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, the venue for Qatar Total Open 2016. DOHA: Tennis superstars...

Quality Group marks Sport Day 22 Feb 2016 - 02:14 am

Quality Group International held second inter-division football tournament to mark National Sport Day. Indian track and field athlete and Asian champion Olympian P...

Life Time opens new outlet 22 Feb 2016 - 02:12 am

A retail outlet of Life Time WLL was inaugurated yesterday at Darassalam Mall Doha by Ismail Mohd A A Al Ansari in the...

Ooredoo’s M2M solution backs falcon hunting and training 22 Feb 2016 - 02:11 am

Doha: Spotting a unique gap in Qatar’s sporting marketplace, Ooredoo has launched a new Machine-2-Machine (M2M) service that uses innovative GSM/GPS solutions on...

QA concludes Singapore Airshow on a high note 22 Feb 2016 - 02:09 am

Qatar Airways staff at the Singapore Airshow 2016. SINGAPORE: Qatar Airways (QA) concluded its successful showcase of the world’s latest technology aircraft at...

RAF volunteerism drive for students 22 Feb 2016 - 02:08 am

Officials and guests at the launch of the campaign. DOHA: Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has launched a campaign...

Crackdown on partitioned villas continues 22 Feb 2016 - 02:01 am

DOHA: The Doha Municipality has intensified crackdown on partitioned villas across the city, says a senior official. The municipality recently booked an Asian...

Qatari actor to create awareness on bowel cancer screening 22 Feb 2016 - 02:00 am

DOHA: Qatar’s highly regarded theatre and TV personality Adel Al Ansari (pictured), in a new role as an ambassador, will promote bowel cancer...

Qatar confirms first MERS case this year 22 Feb 2016 - 01:58 am

DOHA: A 66-year-old Qatari citizen has been tested positive for MERS- CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus ) in the first confirmed...

Emir watches tennis match 22 Feb 2016 - 01:56 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani watching Qatar Total Open women’s tennis match between Fatma Al Nabhani of Oman and...

923 companies banned for violating laws 22 Feb 2016 - 01:51 am

Doha: The restructured Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs has banned 923 companies last year for violating the labour law, shows...

QCS lines up activities to mark World Cancer Day 22 Feb 2016 - 01:51 am

DOHA: Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) has announced activities to mark World Cancer Day on Thursday by creating awareness about the disease and how...

WCM-Q lecture explores healing powers of arts 22 Feb 2016 - 01:50 am

Dr Rodney Sharkey, Associate Professor of English, WCM-Q DOHA: The capacity of the arts to enhance the understanding of ‘Post Traumatic Stress Disorder’...

Qatar and UK researchers to attend workshops 22 Feb 2016 - 01:50 am

Doha: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a member of Qatar Foundation Research & Development (QF R&D), in partnership with the British Council Qatar,...

QU college to organise GCC symposium on education 22 Feb 2016 - 01:49 am

Doha: Qatar University (QU) College of Education will hold a symposium ‘Education in the GCC countries: Innovations and Aspirations’ on February 27 which...