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Turkish embassy marks Republic Day 31 Oct 2015 - 12:18 am

Dignitaries during an official reception hosted by the Ambassador Ahmet Demirok to mark Turkey’s Republic Day, in Doha on Thursday. By Feyza Gumusluoglu...

Civil Defence holds workshop on disaster management 31 Oct 2015 - 12:17 am

Dr Tricia Wetchndroff, Associate Director of Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware, addressing a workshop organised by the General Directorate of Civil Defence...

Foreign Minister attends Vienna meeting on Syria 31 Oct 2015 - 12:16 am

Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah at the talks on Syria in Vienna, yesterday. Vienna: Minister of...

Turkish Festival and Bazaar 31 Oct 2015 - 12:15 am

Hundreds of visitors yesterday thronged the Museum of Islamic Art Park to sample authentic Turkish food offered by five-star hotels and restaurants at...

Maersk Oil is Platinum Sponsor of ITMA Congress 31 Oct 2015 - 12:14 am

Brig Engineer Muhammad Abdullah Al Maliki and Faisal bin Fahad Al Thani exchanging the signed documents. Doha: Maersk Oil Qatar is the platinum...

Municipality shuts cafeteria 31 Oct 2015 - 12:13 am

Al Rayyan Municipality recently shut down a cafeteria in Mesaimeer area for ten days for selling food unfit for human consumption. It also...

UK committed to ensuring Gulf security: Hammond 31 Oct 2015 - 12:13 am

Doha: Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said his country is committed to ensuring security of the Gulf and supporting the GCC countries. Speaking...

SEC organises workshops for employees 31 Oct 2015 - 12:12 am

Doha: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) organised yesterday training courses for its employees, in cooperation with Qatar Finance and Business Academy. One of...

Internal Auditors Institute seminar 31 Oct 2015 - 12:10 am

Doha: The Institute of Internal Auditors Qatar conducted a seminar on the topic “Ethics and Compliance Programmes” at Oryx Rotana Hotel. The presenter,...

Renowned scholars to attend MEEA-DI conference 31 Oct 2015 - 12:04 am

Doha: The scientific committee of the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA) announced today that it received more than 130 scholarly abstracts to participate...

Labour City in Mesaimeer to open tomorrow 31 Oct 2015 - 12:03 am

A view of a section of the Labour City which is ready to host its residents. DOHA: The region’s most modern complex of...

Emir receives Mauritanian President 31 Oct 2015 - 12:02 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held talks with President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania...

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Indian mission receives 3,432 complaints since January 30 Oct 2015 - 02:20 am

DOHA: The Indian embassy has received 3,432 labour complaints from workers since January, an official statement said yesterday. The number of complaints last...

DFI to show Indian movies 30 Oct 2015 - 02:19 am

A scene from the movie ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (The Crow’s Egg). DOHA: The Doha Film Institute (DFI) is organising a special screening series, ‘Spotlight...

Emir meets UK Foreign Secretary 30 Oct 2015 - 02:18 am

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and his delegation at the Emiri Diwan yesterday....

Vodafone names first group of winners of ‘Happy Recharge’ 30 Oct 2015 - 02:17 am

Some of the winners. DOHA: Vodafone has announced the first group of winners of its ‘Happy Recharge’ promotion. Over 10,000 winners walked away...

Hospital holds breast cancer awareness campaign 30 Oct 2015 - 02:16 am

Officials at the event. Doha: Hamad General Hospital (HGH) held a campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer among patients, families, and visitors. ...