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Heya Arabian fashion expo opens 13 Nov 2015 - 02:24 am

Sheikha Munira bint Nasser Al Misnad opens the exhibition. ABDUL BASIT By Raynald C Rivera DOHA: The eighth Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition opened...

FM meets new UK, Canada envoys 13 Nov 2015 - 02:23 am

Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah yesterday received new British Ambassador Ajay Sharma who submitted a copy of his...

Turkey envoy with football team 13 Nov 2015 - 02:09 am

Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Demirok with his country’s national football team at his residence in Doha yesterday. The team will play Qatar in an...

SCH reviews steps against H1N1 virus 13 Nov 2015 - 02:08 am

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) yesterday held a meeting with other authorities concerned to discuss ways to prevent a possible spread...

Emir offers prayer for Qatari soldier 13 Nov 2015 - 02:07 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani carrying the coffin of soldier Mohamed Hamid Suleiman on its arrival in Doha yesterday....

Emir Performs Funeral Prayer for Martyr Soldier 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha, November 12 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani performed funeral prayer for martyr soldier Mohamed Hamid Suleiman who...

Qatar strongly condemns Beirut bombings 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: The State of Qatar has strongly condemned the twin bombings that targeted the Burj el-Barajneh, in the southern suburb of Beirut on...

Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani Appointed Ooredoo CEO 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Ooredoo ( a Qatari Shareholding Company) announced today that HE Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani has been appointed as Group Chief...

SCH holds coordination meeting on H1N1 influenza A 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) on Thursday held a coordination meeting with other competent authorities about H1N1 Influenza A virus. The...

Education Authority urges license holders to implement updated standards 13 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: The Supreme Education Council's education authority has called license holders and principals of independent schools to implement the updated professional standards for...

Attorney General meets British working group to recover looted funds 12 Nov 2015 - 05:13 pm

London: HE Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri, Attorney General and the UN advocate for fight against corruption, met with the UK National...

Weather Forecast in Qatar 12 Nov 2015 - 08:55 am

Doha:Qatar Meteorology Department's weather forecast, valid until 6pm Thursday, warns of expected thundery rain associated with sudden strong wind at first inshore, while...

ROTA attends global social innovation forum 12 Nov 2015 - 12:23 am

ROTA Executive Director Essa Al Mannai addresses the second annual Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum 2015 in Geneva. DOHA: Reach Out To...

College begins mosque architecture award contest 12 Nov 2015 - 12:22 am

Officials at the launch of the award. DOHA: Qatar University College of Engineering has launched a competition for ‘Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for...

New QFC rules by early next year 12 Nov 2015 - 12:21 am

Yousef Mohammed Al Jaida, CEO and Board Member, Qatar Financial Centre, speaking at a press briefing yesterday.Kammutty VP By Mohammad Shoeb DOHA: The...

MoI launches 18 new e-services 12 Nov 2015 - 12:20 am

Brig. Abdul Rahman Majid Al Sulaiti (left), Director, Strategic Planning Department, Brigadier Abdul Rahman Al Maliki, Assistant Director, Information System Department, and Captain...

Workers happy at new homes in Labour City 12 Nov 2015 - 12:19 am

A view of the Labour City By Sanaullah Ataullah DOHA: Workers are very happy at their new homes in the Labour City in...

QR10,000 to QR100,000 fines for violating contractors 12 Nov 2015 - 12:17 am

Participants at the workshop. DOHA: Contractors will face fines ranging from QR10,000 to QR100,000 if they carry out any construction, demolition or maintenance...